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