Capo 3rd Fret Intro: G5 D5 E5 C5 G5 G5 D5 On an icy road one night Eb5 E5 Young man loses his life C5 D5 G5 D5 They marked the shoulder with a cross G5 D5 An' his family gathers round Eb5 E5 On a piece of Hallowed ground C5 D5 Their hearts are heavy with their loss E5 D5 C5 D5 As the tears fall from their eyes E5 D5 C5 D5 There's one who'll always sympathise. Chorus G5 D5 E5 D5 God only cries for the living C5 D5 G5 D5 'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on G5 D5 E5 G5 An' all the angels up in Heaven C5 D5 They're not grieving because they're gone E5 D5 There's a smile on their faces G5 'Cause they're in a better place than... C5 D5 C5 D5 They've ever known G5 D5 E5 D5 God only cries for the living C5 D5 G5 'Cause it's the living that are so far from home. It still makes me sad When I think of my Grand-dad I miss him each and every day But I know the time will come When my own gradnson Wonders why I went away Maybe we're not meant to understand Till we meet up in the Promised Land. Chorus G5 D5 E5 D5 God only cries for the living C5 D5 G5 D5 'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on G5 D5 E5 G5 An' all the angels up in Heaven C5 D5 They're not grieving because they're gone E5 D5 There's a smile on their faces G5 'Cause they're in a better place than... C5 D5 C5 D5 They've ever known G5 D5 E5 D5 God only cries for the living C5 D5 G5 'Cause it's the living that are so far from home. C5 D5 E5 Yeah so far from home. G5 D5 E5 C5 G5
