When The Saints Chords

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Verse 1

DLord I have a heavy Aburden of all I've seen and Dknow

It's more than I can Ahandle

But Dyour word is burning like a Afire shut up in my Dbones

and I can't let it gAo

Pre-chorus

And when I'm Emin7weary and overGwrought

with so Bm9many battles left uEnfought

Chorus

I think of GPaul and DSilas in the Gprison Dyard

I hear their Gsong of Dfreedom Arising to the stars

And when the Bm9SaintsA go marchingG in

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

Verse 2

DLord it's all that I can't Acarry and cannot leave beDhind

It often overAwhelms me

But Dwhen I think of all who've gone beAfore and lived the faithful Dlife

their courage comApells me

Pre-chorus

And when I'm Emin7weary and overGwrought

with so Bm9many battles left uEnfought

Chorus

I think of GPaul and DSilas in the Gprison Dyard

I hear their Gsong of Dfreedom Arising to the stars

I see the Gshepherd DMoses in the GPharohs Dcourt

I hear his Gcall for Dfreedom for the Apeople of the Lord

And when the Bm9SaintsA go marchingG in

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

And when the Bm9SaintsA go marchingG in

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

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I see the Glong quiet Dwalk along the GUnderground RailDroad

I see the Gslave aDwakening to the Avalue of her soul

I see the Gyoung missioDnary and the Gangry Dspear

I see his Gfamily reDturning with no Atrace of fear

I see the Glong hard Dshadows of GCalcutta Dnights

I see the Gsisters Dstanding by the Adying man's side

I see the Gyoung girl Dhuddled on the Gbrothel Dfloor

I see the Gman with a Dpassion come and Akicking down the door

I see the Gman of Dsorrows and his Glong troubled Droad

I see the Gworld on his Dshoulders and my Aeasy load

And when the Bm9SaintsA go marchingG in

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

And when the Bm9SaintsA go marchingG in

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

I want to Dbe one of Gthem

I want to Dbe one of Gthem