SUCCESSFUL MEN

Music by Brother Sun
Words by Brother Sun and Apollos

Intro:
(Bb7)-(A7)-(Dm)-(Gm)-(A)-(Bb7)-(A7)-(Dm)-(Bb7)-(A7)

What a (Bb7)sad, (A7)sad (Dm)story, the (Gm)successful (A)men,
Whose (Bb7)wealth (A7)and (Dm)glory's all (Gm)lost in the (A)end.
Oh, they (Dm)get that money, and they (Gm)get that power,
And they (C)keep on running till the (Dm)final hour,
When they (Gm)hear the sound and they (A)look around,
And they (Bb)see their towers fallin' (A)to the ground, and they say:

Chorus:
(Dm)"Lord, Lord, I (Gm)should have (A)rea(Dm)lized,
(Bb7)-(A7)I (Dm)got that money just a (Gm)little too (A)close to my (Dm)eyes.(A7)
(Dm)Lord, I can't (Gm)say I (A)didn't (Dm)know,
(Bb7)-(A7)I (Dm)gained the a World but I (Gm)went and (A)sold my (Dm)soul."

What a (Bb7)sad (A7)sad (Dm)story, the (Gm)successful (A)men,
Whose (Bb7)wealth (A7)and (Dm)glory's all (Gm)lost in the (A)end.
Oh, they (Dm)play that game just to (Gm)make a name,
And they (C)live in fame, but they (Dm)die in flames,
When they (Gm)hear the sound,
And they (A)look around, and they (Bb)see their towers fallin' (A)to the ground,
And they say:

[Repeat chorus]

(Em)-(C)-(B)-(Em)

Don't be de(Em)ceived and lay up for yourself
(Am)Earthly treasures and Worldly wealth,
That (D)worms eat and thieves steal,
(Em)Put your faith in (B)something real.
(Em)Set your heart on things Above,
E(Am)ternal Life and Heaven's Love.
(F#)Then upon that Judgement Day(B),
You won't be heard to say, you won't be heard to say:

Chorus:
(Em)Lord, Lord, I (Am)should have (B)rea(Em)lized,
(C)-(B)I (Em)got that money just a (Am)little too (B)close to my (Em)eyes.
Oh (B)Lord, (Em)Lord, I can't (Am)say I (B)didn't (Em)know(C)-(B),
I (Em)gained the World but I (Am)went and (B)sold my (Em)soul."(C)-(B)

I (Em)gained the World but I (Am)went and (B)sold my (Em)soul.(C)-(B)
I (Em)gained the World but I (Am)went and (B)sold my (Em9)soul.

Listing of All Chords in This Song