E5 G5 A5 [Verse] E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun C5 To look for some better days G5 A5 A better day had not yet dawned E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 Tried to cross where the water was wide C5 G5 A5 Thought I saw eden across on the other side [Chorus] C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord don't you hear me C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord can't you hear me [Bridge] E5 G5 A5 x8 [Chorus] C5 G5 A5 x1 C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord don't you hear me [Verse] E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun C5 To look for my woman G5 A5 My woman she was gone E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 Kept a hammering away at the gate C5 I kept on knocking G5 A5 But I was far too late [Chorus] C5 Woman G5 A5 Woman don't you hear me C5 Woman G5 A5 Woman don't you hear me [end] E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun