Written by Glen Ballard/Shelby Lynne
Intro A A A A verse 1 A A A A I was on my way to somewhere to the Mexicali sand F#m D A A A man sat down beside me, he had scars upon his hands A A A A He told me some stories - I told him some lies F#m D A A Light shone through my darkness, cast shadows from my mind C#m C#m D A His eyes they looked right through me, oh I knew he carried weight C#m C#m E E Something real was going down that dayverse 2 A A A A We talked about the world gone bad, the troubles we had seen F#m D A A We talked about the dirt brown shoes he wore on his feet A A A A He said I'm tired and weary, I've been riding a long way F#m D A A Let me rest my eyes for now, let me drift away C#m C#m D A He acted like he knew me, then he fell asleep C#m C#m E E I had no more secrets I could keepD A E F#m D A E F#m Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k. D A E F#m G G I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around D D A A A A Was that Jesus - Jesus on a GreyhoundBridge B B Somewhere in the sunlit mornin' I stepped off the bus in the D D middle of the city of angels B B And that long haired hippie was up and gone where devils run and D D play and lust lookin for the danger B B Oh and I looked at my feet and saw the shoes that he had worn and D D Thank God for that beautiful stranger E E E E Was that Jesus, was that Jesus, was that Jeeee - susD A E F#m D A E F#m Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k. D A E F#m G G I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around D D A A A A Was that Jesus - Jesus on a GreyhoundOutro A A A A And I'll rise, I'll rise again, F#m D A A ain't no power on earth can keep me down A A A A And I'll rise, I'll rise again, F#m D A A There ain't no death can keep me in the ground A A A A Was that Jesus F#m D A A On a greyhoundD A E F#m D A E F#m Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k. D A E F#m G G I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around D D A A A A Was that Jesus - Jesus on a Greyhound