Verse
E D#
I was listening to the voices of death on parade
D A
Singin' about conspiracy, wanting me to be afraid
Am6 E
Working for a system I couldn't understand or trust
Bsus4 B
Suffering ridicule and wanting to give it all up in disgust.
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 2]
E D#
Talk about salvation, people suddenly get tired
D A
They got a million things to do, they're all so inspired
Am6 E
You do the work of the devil, you got a million friends
Bsus4 B
They'll be there when you got something, they'll take it all in the end
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 3]
E D#
Well, the nature of man is to beg and to steal
D A
I do it myself, it's not so unreal
Am6 E
The call of the wild is forever at my door
Bsus4 B
Wants me to fly like an eagle while being chained to the floor
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 4]
E D#
I was eating with the pigs off a fancy tray
D A
I was told i was looking good and to have a nice day
Am6 E
It all seemed so proper, it all seemed so elite
Bsus4 B
Eating that absolute garbage while being so discreet
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 5]
E D#
You were glowing in the sun while being peaceably calm
D A
While orphans of man danced to the beat of the palm
Am6 E
Your eyes were on fire, your feet were of brass
Bsus4 B
In the world you had made they made you an outcast
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 6]
E D#
There was someone in my body that I could hardly see
D A
Invading my privacy making my decisions for me
Am6 E
Holding me back, not letting me stand
Bsus4 B
Making me feel like a stranger in a strange land
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.
[Verse 7]
E D#
My Lord and my Savior, my companion, my friend
D A
Heart fixer, mind regulator, true to the end
Am6 E
My creator, my comforter, my cause for joy
Bsus4 B
What the world is set against but will never destroy
[Chorus]
E A E
But you changed my life
E A B
Came along in a time of strife
A E
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
E B E
You changed my life.