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