THE ANTENNA

Words and Music: Micah

Inspired by "The Call of David," ML #79

Intro: (Am)-(Em) [Six times]

Verse 1:
I'll (Am)never for(Em)get that (Am)night, (Em)
As (Am)I stood (Em)there in the dark(Am)ness, (Em)
(Am)Telling the (G)Lord I'd (F)done every(G)thing He'd (Am)asked me.(Em)-(Am)-(Em)
He (Am)drew my (Em)attention to a (Am)beaming red (Em)light
On a (Am)radio (Em)broadcast (Am)antenna. (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
He said, "I (Am)want you to (Em)be like the (F)red light (Em)high,
(Fmaj7)High up(G)on My (Am)antenna! (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
And (Am)beam (G)My (Fmaj7)warning (G)to the (Am)world!"
(Em)-(Am)-(Em)

Chorus:
The (Dm)torch of a (Am)watchman (F)in my (G)hands,
A (Dm)beaming red (Am)light in the (F)dark(G)ness,
The (Dm)words of a (Am)prophet to (F)under(G)stand,
It was (Am)time (Em)for the last (Am)warning!
(Em)-(Am)-(Em)
(Am)-(Em)-(Am)-(Em)

Verse 2:
(Am)Forty-nine (Em)years to (Am)wait (Em)
For the (Am)key to un(Em)lock my (Am)receiver, (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
(Am)Watching (G)for, and (F)waiting to (G)hear what to (Am)do! (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
And then the (Am)chord was (Em)struck (Am)upon the (Em)harp,
As if (Am)awakening (Em)me from (Am)slumber, (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
And I (Am)felt His (Em)hands up(F)on my (G)head
To con(Fmaj7)firm what He (G)wanted from (Am)me: (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
(Am)"Beam (Em)My (Fmaj7)warning (G)to the (Am)world!" (Em)-(Am)-(Em)

[Repeat chorus two times]

Now I'm (Am)passing the (Em)torch to (Fmaj7)you,
Do what is (G)left to (Am)do!
(Em)-(Am)-(Em)-(Am)-(Em)-(Am)

Listing of All Chords in This Song