This is the way I play it....capo 2   G 
 
    G5
As I walked down the sidewalk 

Of a sin stricken city 
                         C5
I see the misfortunes at hand 
  D5
A man in the gutter, lying there lifeless 
                         G5
Clutching a bottle in his hand 

He was some mother's darling 

Maybe some young son's father 
                           C5
But now he's a prisoner to sin 
   D5
No hugs in the morning and no family altar 
                           G5
He gets by the best way he can 
                  C5                       G5
Thank God for the preacher who told me of Jesus 
             D5      D5            G5
For I'd be a begger if not for His grace 
                  C5                         G5     G5
Lord, help me show others your love and your mercy 
E5             A5     D5           G5
Make my life a witness to others I pray  
     G5
In a little white church,  

At an old tearstained altar 
                             C5
A prayer for God's mercy was heard 
       D5
Though his sins were many  

And his burdens heavy 
                       G5
He took the Lord at His word 

The angels rejoiced as he was forgiven 
                              C5
Shouts filled the temple that day 
       D5
I will never get over that trip to the altar 
                          G5
For I was that sinner who prayed 

Chorus  twice 
 
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                  C5                         G5     G5
Lord, Help me show others your love and your mercy 
E5             A5      D5         G5
Make my life a witness to others I pray