?Silver and Gold? Key of G Intro (Recorded) G-C repeated during reading into - Intro (Live) G-C-G-C-Am 4 Times Verse 1 G Charlie stood at the back of the Salvation Army line C G (G D G C) where he?d go each Saturday for food. G Em Am Some call him hopeless, but he was only homeless, and he tried to do his best to D ? Dsus2 make it through. G They would gather round the fire from of the trashcan in the wintertime, C G (G A D C) and listen to the stories he would share. G Em He would tell them ?bout a Savior and a place that he called Heaven, Am D ? Dsus2 and a mansion that was waiting for him there. Em Am They would all ask him why he lived such a life, C Bm7 and they wondered how he?d make it. Em G C But, he?d just smile and say, ?One day I met Jesus Christ, and He gives me strength D to take it.? Chorus C G D Am7 G Silver and gold have I none. But I?ve got all I need and that?s God?s only Son. G C D G D Am Em I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end. (Em D) C Am He?s building me a home where milk and honey flow. C D C G ? into intro ?C-G-C-Am 4 Times So for right now I can live without silver and gold. Verse 2 G All the homeless people gathered at the Salvation Army line C G (G D G C) one Saturday but Charlie didn?t show. G Em The police department found him by a dumpster in an alley Am D ? Dsus2 and they buried him discretely as John Doe. G No attendance at his funeral and no family there to say good-bye. C G (G A D C) No one even knew that he was dead. G Em They never noticed he was missing and though they?ve forgotten Charlie. Am D They still remember all the things he said. Chorus Bridge Em Am They would all ask him why he lived such a life. C Bm7 It was more than they could imagine. Em But he?d just smile and say, G C D ?One day I?ll see Jesus Christ and I?ll trade this cardboard box for a mansion.? Chorus C G D Am7 G Silver and gold have I none. But I?ve got all I need and that?s God?s only Son. G C D G D Am Em I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end. (Em D) C Am He?s building me a home where milk and honey flow. C D D D D E So for right now I can live without Chorus (Repeated for recorded version) D A E Bm7 A Silver and gold have I none. But I?ve got all I need and that?s God?s only Son. A D E A E Bm F#m I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end. (F#m E) D Bm He?s building me a home where milk and honey flow. D E So for right now I can live without.... ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus (Live) D A E Bm7 A Silver and gold have I none. But I?ve got all I need and that?s God?s only Son. A D E A E Bm F#m I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end. (F#m E)D Bm He?s building me a home where milk and honey flow. D E D A ? into intro ?D-A-D-Bm 4 Times So for right now I can live without silver and gold ? 1996 Words and Music by: Jason Milligan
