This is the way I play it....capo 2   G 
 
    G
As I walked down the sidewalk 

Of a sin stricken city 
                         C
I see the misfortunes at hand 
  D7
A man in the gutter, lying there lifeless 
                         G
Clutching a bottle in his hand 

He was some mother's darling 

Maybe some young son's father 
                           C
But now he's a prisoner to sin 
   D7
No hugs in the morning and no family altar 
                           G
He gets by the best way he can 
                  C                       G
Thank God for the preacher who told me of Jesus 
             D      D7            G
For I'd be a begger if not for His grace 
                  C                         G     G/F#
Lord, help me show others your love and your mercy 
Em             Am     D7           G
Make my life a witness to others I pray  
     G
In a little white church,  

At an old tearstained altar 
                             C
A prayer for God's mercy was heard 
       D7
Though his sins were many  

And his burdens heavy 
                       G
He took the Lord at His word 

The angels rejoiced as he was forgiven 
                              C
Shouts filled the temple that day 
       D7
I will never get over that trip to the altar 
                          G
For I was that sinner who prayed 

Chorus  twice 
 
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                  C                         G     G/F#
Lord, Help me show others your love and your mercy 
Em             Am      D7         G
Make my life a witness to others I pray