Man of No Reputation
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Eb2(no3) [ / / / / / / ] [ / / / / / / ] Eb Ab [ / / / / / / ] Eb/G Fm7 Eb Ab Eb It was said this Man was of no repu-ta-tion Gm Ab Yet he could stop the rising storm Gb Bbsus With a ges-ture of his hand Bb Eb Ab Eb But he chose to use his hands to heal Bb/D Cm Bb Ab Eb/G Bbm Ab Gb Hearts of dark-ness, hearts of stone Fm Eb Ab Eb Just like mine, would be re-vealed Bb7sus Bb7 Eb Eb/F He was a Man of no reputa- tion Ebmaj7/G Abmaj7 And by the wise, considered a fool Eb Ab/Eb When he spoke about faith and for-give- ness Bbsus Bb In a time when the strongest arms ruled Ab Eb But this Man of no reputa- tion Cm Bb Ab Loved the weak with re-lent-less affec- tion Eb/G Eb/F Ebmaj7/G Abmaj7 And he loved all those poor in spir- it just as they were Bbsus Bb Eb Ab/Eb He was a man of no repu-ta-tion Eb Bb7sus Eb Ab [ / / / / / / ] [ / / / / / / ] It was said this Man brought only confusion That He'd achieve His ends by any means That the truth would bring revolution And for once they were right The truth set us free The hearts of the captive were His only concern And the powerful knew their days were ending He was a man of no reputation By the wise, considered a fool Where he spoke about faith and forgiveness In a time when the strongest arms ruled But this man of no reputation Loved the weak with relentless affection And he loved all those poor in spirit just as they were He was a man of no reputation Gb2 Fm7 Eb One day soon the gates of Heav-en will open wide Bb7sus Bb7 G2 Fm7 Bbsus And the Prince of Peace will come back for His bride Bb Eb But for now we live on these streets Ab/Eb Eb For- bid- ding and tough Gm7 Ab2 Where push always comes to shove Gbmaj7 Bbsus And it's said love's never e-nough Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb/D Where a proph-et in rags gives hope to a fear-ful world Cm Bb Ab Eb/G Bbm Ab Gb No in- jus-tice, no heart of dark-ness Fm Eb Ab Eb Will keep this voice from be-ing heard He was a man of no reputation By the wise, considered a fool When he spoke about faith and forgiveness In a time when the strongest arms ruled Ab Eb/G But this man of no reputa- tion Cm Bb Ab Loves us all with re-lent-less affec- tion Ebmaj7/G Eb/F Ebmaj7/G Abmaj7 And he loves all us poor in spir- it, come as you are Bbsus Bb Eb Ab/Eb To the Man of no repu-ta-tion Eb Bb7sus Eb Ab [ / / / / / / ] [ / / / / / / ] Eb/G Bb7sus/F Eb [ / / / / / / ] [ / / / / / / ]
Words and music by Rick Elias
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