THE LAST WARNING

Composed by Micah T. Bear
Taken from "Call of David" and "Key of David" by Father David

[Original version; see songbook for "Hearts Aflame"
for revamped version, titled "The Antenna."]

Intro:
(Am)-(Em)-(Am)-(Em)
(Am)-(Em)-(Am)-(Em)

I'll (Am)never for(Em)get that (Am)night(Em)
As (Am)I stood (Em)there in the (Am)darkness,(Em)
(Am)Telling the (Em)Lord I'd (F)done every(G)thing
He'd (Am)asked me.(Em)-(Am)-(Em)

He (Am)drew my at(Em)tention to a (Am)beaming red (Em)light
On a (Am)radio (Em)broadcast an(Am)tenna. (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
Said, "I (Am)want you to (Em)be like the (Am)red light (Em)high,
(F)High u(G)pon my an(Am)tenna, (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
And (Am)beam (Em)my (F)warning (G)to the (Am)world."(Em)-(Am)

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)

(Am)Forty-nine (Em)years to (Am)wait(Em)
For a (Am)key to un(Em)lock my (Am)receiver, (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
(Am)Watching (Em)for and (F)waiting to (G)hear what to (Am)do.(Em)-(Am)-(Em)
Then the (Am)chord was (Em)struck u(Am)pon my (Em)harp,
As if a(Am)wakening (Em)me from (Am)slumber, (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
And I (Am)felt his (Em)hands u(Am)pon my (Em)head
To con(F)firm what He (G)wanted (Am)from me: (Em)-(Am)-(Em)
"To (Am)beam (Em)My (F)warning (G)to the (Am)world." (Em)-(Am)

[Repeat chorus twice]

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

(Em)-(Am)[Three times]

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