Intro
F#m C#m Fb Cb D C#m F#m
[verse 1]
F#m D
A# preacher shuns his brother cause his bride's a different color
Cb D F#m
And this is not acceptable his Papa thaught him so
F#m D
It was love that he'd been preaching, but this was overreaching
Cb D F#m
The boundaries stretched further than his heart would choose to go
D Fb A C#m F#m
Like an angel with no wings
D Fb A C#m D
Like a kingdom with no king
F#m
What have we become, a self indulgent people
F#m F#m7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Cbm C#m D
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Fb F#m
What have we become
F#m
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
F#m
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
F#m7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
F#m7
You got the right to do whatever you want
D
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Fb F F#m
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
[verse 2]
F#m D
Mom and Dad are fighting as Rosie lies there crying
Cb D F#m
For once again she's overheard regrets of their mistake
F#m D
With Christmas bells-a-ringing, lit' Rosie'd leave them grieving
Cb D F#m
The gift she'd give her family would be the pills she'd take
D Fb A C#m F#m
An inconvenient child
D Fb A C#m D
She wasn't worth their while
F#m
What have we become, a self indulgent people
F#m F#m7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Cbm C#m D
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Fb F#m
What have we become
F#m
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
F#m
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
F#m7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
F#m7
You got the right to do whatever you want
D
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Fb F F#m
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
[bridge]
F#m
What about love?
F#m
What about God?
Cbm Cbm/A# Cbm/A Cbm/G#
What about holiness?
Cbm Cbm/A# Cbm/A Cbm/G#
What about mercy, compassion and selflessness?
[instrumental]
D Fb A C#m F#m
D Fb A C#m D
F#m
What have we become, a self indulgent people
F#m F#m7
What have we become, tell me where are the righteous ones
Cbm C#m D
What have we become, in a world degenarating
Fb F#m
What have we become
F#m
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
F#m
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
F#m7
Grab all you can cause you live just once
F#m7
You got the right to do whatever you want
D
Don't worry about others or where you came from
Fb F F#m
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become