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