HOMELESS PEOPLE

Words and music: Nat Spencer

Intro: (E)-(B/E)-(A/E)-(B)-(E)-(B/E)-(A/E)-(B)

(A)Did you ever stop and wonder (E)what it is,
What we're all here (B)for?
(A)Could it be just for an (E)existence?
There must be something (B)more.

Verse 1
(E)Walking home (B)late one night
(C#m)Down an alley (A)road,
I (E)met a little boy who was (B)barely dressed,
(C#m)Shivering in the (A)cold.
(E)A look of pain, a (B)tear in his eye,
He (C#m)held out his (A)hand,
And in a (E)trembling voice he (B)softly spoke,
(C#m)And I could hardly (A)understand,
He said...
(C#m)"We ain't got (B)no place to live,
(C#m)And since I'm the (A)oldest kid,
It's what I've (E)gotta do
To pull my (F#)family through.
(A)We could sure use some (C#m)help from (B)you."

Chorus 1
(Emaj7)Have you seen them (A)in our streets?-
(F#m)Homeless people (B)living there,
(Emaj7)Wondering just how (A)long it'll be
'Til (B)someone (C#m)will really (D)care;
(Emaj7)The saddened look on a (A)young girl's face
(F#m)As she starts (B)crying,
(Emaj7)'Cause she's seen (A)all her hopes and (B)dreams,
They are (C#m)dying. (B)

(E)-(Asus2)-(E)-(Asus2)

Verse 2
(E)Children without their (B)fathers,
(C#m)And mothers all (A)alone,
(E)Doing their best to (B)make from this mess
(C#m)A place to call (A)home.
(E)The baby cries, and (B)mama sighs
And (C#m)says through her (A)tears,
"It's the (E)last thing (F#)that I need-
(A)Another hungry (B)mouth to feed."
(C#m)And are we all too (B)blind to see
(C#m)They need the help of (A)you and me
To (E)lend an ear to their (F#)hopeless plight
And (A)give them light in their (C#m)darkest (B)night?

Chorus 2
(Emaj7)Have you seen them (A)in our streets?-
(F#m)Homeless people (B)living there,
(Emaj7)Wondering just how (A)long it'll be
'Til (B)someone (C#m)will really (D)care;
(Emaj7)The saddened look on a (A)young girl's face
(F#m)As she starts (B)crying,
(Emaj7)'Cause she's seen (A)all her hopes and (B)dreams,
Are just (C#m)dying. (B)

Music break:
(G#m)-(E)-(G#m)-(A)
(E)-(A)-(E)-(A)-(G#m)-(C#)

Chorus 3
(F#)I know what (B)we're here for:
(G#m)To help these (C#)desperate lives,
(F#)Let them know that (B)Jesus cares.
And (C#)one day,
He'll wipe (D#m)away their (E)tears.

Chorus 4
(F#)I know what (B)we're here for:
(G#m)To help these (C#)desperate lives,
(F#)Let them know that (B)Jesus cares.
And (C#)one day,
He'll wipe (D#m)away their (E)tears.
From their ey(B)-(F#) - es.
He'll wipe those tears.
(B)-(C#)-(F#)-(C#/F#)-(B)-(C#)-(F#)

Listing of All Chords in This Song