People Need the Lord - Avalon
(Written by Greg Nelson and Phil McHugh)

Capo 2

Intro:

G   C   G   C


Verse 1:

G             D/F#    Em
Everyday they pass me by
G            D/F#     Em
I can see it in their eyes
G/B          Em
Empty people filled with care
Am                 Dsus-D
Headed who knows where
G                  D/F#    Em
On they go through private pain
G/B            Dm  C
Living fear to fear
C/G                  G/B
Laughter hides their silent cries
Am          Dsus-D
Only Jesus hears


Chorus 1:

G                Am
People need the Lord
G/B              C
People need the Lord
D       C     G/B     C
At the end of broken dreams
Am             Dsus-D
He’s the open door
G                Am
People need the Lord
G/B              C
People need the Lord
D      C     G/B   C
When will we realize
Am      D        G
People need the Lord


Interlude:

G   C   G   C


Verse 2:

G                D/F#      Em
We are called to take His light
G                 D/F#        G
To a world where wrong seems right
G/B                Em
What could be too great a cost
Am                    Dsus   -   D
For sharing life with one who’s lost
G                     D/F#      Em
Through His love our hearts can feel
G/B               Dm   C
All the grief they bear
C/G                 G/B
They must hear the Words of Life
Am          Dsus-D
Only we can share


Chorus 2:

G               Am
People need the Lord
G/B              C
People need the Lord
D      C      G/B     C
At the end of broken dreams
Am             Dsus-D
He’s the open door
G               Am
People need the Lord
G/B             C
People need the Lord
D     C      G/B   C
When will we realize
D     C      G/B       C
That we must give our lives
Am      D       Em   Am
People need the Lord
Am     Dsus-D    G
People need the Lord

Coda:

G   C   G/B   C
Oh how we need the Lord