Heaven on their minds (midi)

Am

My mind is clearer now –

C D C D Am

at last all to well I can see where we all soon will be.

Am

If you strip away -

C D C D Am

the myth from the man you will see where we all soon will be.

Bm

Jesus ! You’ve started to believe the things they say of you,

C D - Am

you really do believe this talk of God is true.

Bm

And all the good you’ve done will soon get swept away,

C D - Am

you’ve begun to matter more than the sings you say.

Am C

1. Listen, Jesus, I don’t like what I see,

Am D

all I ask is that you listen to me.

F G C - E

and remember – I’ve been your right-hand man all along.

Am - F

You have set them all on fire,

C

they think they’ve found the new Messiah,

Am D F

and they’ll hurt you when they find you’re wrong.

Am C

I remember when this whole thing began,

Am D

no talk of God then, we called you a man,

F G C - E

and believe me – my admiration for you hasn’t died.

Am - F

But every word you say today,

C

gets twisted round some other way,

Am F

and they’ll hurt you if they think you’ve lied.

F C Dm Am

Nazareth, your famous son, should have stayed a great unknown,

Dm Am E Am

like his father carving wood, he’d have made good –

F C Dm Am

tables chairs and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best,

Dm Am E Am

he’d have caused nobody harm, no-one alarm.

Am C

2. Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race,

Am D

don’t you see we must keep in our place,

F G C - E

we are occupied – have you forgotten how put down we are?

Am - F C

I am frightened by the crowd, for we are getting much too loud,

Am D F

and they’ll crush us if we go too far.

Am C

Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give,

Am D

please remember that I want us to live,

F G C - E

but it’s sad to see our chances weakening with every hour.

Am - F C

All your followers are blind, too much heaven on their mind,

Am D F Am F - Am

it was beautiful but now it’s sour, yes, it’s all gone sour.

(Rice / Webber)