Verso 1:
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I bought a product they should not have sold
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I called the help line
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They put me on hold
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I've been waiting for an hour
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Now my phone's losing power
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And I'm gonna explode
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I hear, "How may I help you today?"
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I know a very rude answer
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But I'm wondering, hey
C# F#
What if everybody talked like my friend Jesus?
C# F#
If everybody loved like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everyone forgave like my friend Jesus
D# F#
It would give the world a new beginning
D# F#
What if this is like an early inning?
Verso 2:
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I state my business;
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She puts me on hold
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I'm back to thinking;
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I'm gonna explode
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And the dog wants dinner
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And the music they're playing
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Is the sound-track of hell
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You say, "Two wrongs don't make a right?"
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Just try listening to Celine Dion all night
C# F#
But if everybody talked like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everybody loved like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everyone forgave like my friend Jesus
D# F#
If we want to mend world relations
D# F#
Surely I can show a little patience
Ponte:
D#m A#
I've been waiting around for this world to change
A# F#
Another day cut loose, another lame excuse
F# G#
I've got the why and how to start here and now...
C# F#
...Then my cellphone drops the call
C# F#
...And I spew out vitriol
C# F# D# F#
...And as my fist goes through the wall, a voice says, "Be the change you wanna see!"
C# F#
But if everybody talked like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everybody loved like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everyone forgave like my friend Jesus
D# F#
What a changed world this could be
C# F#
But if everybody talked like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everybody loved like my friend Jesus
C# F#
If everyone forgave like my friend Jesus
D# F#
What a changed world this could be
D# F# C#
Starting now, Maybe I can start the change in me