Chords:

C:         C7/Bb:    Am7:
E = 8      E = x     E = 5
B = 8      B = 5     B = 5
G = 9      G = 5     G = 5
D = 10     D = 5     D = 5
A = 10     A = 7     A = 7
E = 8      E = 6     E = 5



Verse 1:

C
He got a new mercy, a new grace
C7/Bb
Street corner preacher with the angry face
Am7
He got two years off, for good behavior
C7/Bb
Back in the neighborhood, working for the savior

C
There's two old ladies and a junkie, noddin off
C7/Bb
He can see for sure that his work is cut out
Am7
Though he walks through the shadows, he won't fear his neighbor
C7/Bb
Back in the neighborhood, working for the savior


Chorus:

C
Bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
C7/Bb
Ah bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
Am7
Ah bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
C7/Bb
Ah bau bau yeah yeah


Verse 2

C
Well he understands the need for livin it large
C7/Bb
But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge
Am7
Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes
C7/Bb
Walking though the fields of lost inhibitions

C
Every step, every breath a new benediction
C7/Bb
To save the liver from the waking death is his conviction
Am7
The eyes of man well he seeks no favor
C7/Bb                                           C
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the savior


Bridge:

              C7/Bb        Am7             C
But there's a whole lot of trouble all around
C7/Bb            Am7           C
Every night the same old siren sound
             C7/Bb        Am7           C
Ah there's a whole lot of trouble all around
C7/Bb                Am7           C          C7/Bb
Children, soldiers, in this battle ground


Chorus:

          C
Ah boo da di Bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
Am7
Ah bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
C7/Bb
Ah bau bau yeah yeah


Verse 3:

C
Well a new sun and a second chance
C7/Bb
He unbolts the door and hops ever the fence
Am7
Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her
C7/Bb
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the savior

C
But all around the war rages on
C7/Bb
Burnt out houses with the front door gone
Am7
Well his faith is his fountain his love is his labor
C7/Bb                                           C
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the savior

        C7/Bb   Am7    C7/Bb
Whoa oh oh oh,  yeah,  ahhh


Chorus:

C
Bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
C7/Bb
Ah bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
Am7
Ah bau bau boo da di ba ah boo da di
C7/Bb
Ah bau bau yeah yeah


Verse 4:

C
He got a new mercy, a new grace
C7/Bb
Street corner preacher with the angry face
Am7
He got two years off, for good behavior
C7/Bb
Back in the neighborhood, working for the savior

C  C7/Bb  Am7  C7/Bb C