INTRO: G D G D G D Em G D Em
VERSE 1:
C F C
Good sister, won't you let me in?
G C
I'm in need of some warmth and shelter
F C
It's a hard luck story, don't know where to begin
G C
I've been riding on life's helter-skelter
BRIDGE:
G D Em G D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em G
I got a heart of gold
CHORUS:
C D Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C G D
I need a savior and you're the one
G C D Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C D G
There's still hope for the runaway son
VERSE 2:
C F C
My good father, he say to me,
G C
"Better come back to your senses
F C
There's an empty bottle lying on the floor
G C
And it's undermined your defenses"
BRIDGE:
G D Em G D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em G
I got a heart of gold
CHORUS:
C D Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C G D
I need a savior and you're the one
G C D Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C D G
There's still hope for the runaway son
CHORUS:
C D Em
Ooh, for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C G D
I need a savior and you're the one
G C D Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C D G
There's still hope for the runaway son
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INSTRUMENTAL (With weird demonic background shit):
G D Em G D Em
VERSE 3:
C F C
Good brother, show me how to get home
G C
I've been walking in the backyard of Satan
F C
I'm so stubborn that I'll never give in
G C
But now my heart's cold and aching
BRIDGE:
G D Em G D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em G
I got a heart of gold
CHORUS:
C D Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C G D
I need a savior and you're the one
G C D Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C D G
Salvation for the runaway son
INSTRUMENTAL (With more weird demonic background shit):
G F Cm G F A G Am G
BRIDGE: ## Key Change ##
A D F#m A D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
F A
I got a heart of gold
CHORUS: ## Back To Original Key ##
G C D Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C G D
I need a savior and you're the one
G C D Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C D G
There's still hope for the runaway son
CHORUS: ## Key Change ##
A D E F#m
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
D A E
I need a savior and you're the one
A D E F#m
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
D E Am
Salvation for the runaway son
OUTRO (Also with weird demonic background shit):
Am G Am G Am G Am
A G A G A G
Am G Am G A
