D A D My buddies tell me that I should have waited D A E A They say I'm missing a whole world of fun D A D G But I still love them and I say with pride D A D I like the Christian life A G D I won't lose a friend while heeding God's call A G A For what is a friend who'd want you to fall D A D G Others find pleasures in things I despise D A D I like the Christian life SOLO D A D My buddies shun me since I turned to Jesus A E A They say I'm missing a whole world of fun D A D G I live without them walking the line D A D I like the Christian life A G D I won't lose a friend while heeding God's call A G A For what is a friend who'd want you to fall D A D G Others find pleasures in things I despise D A D I like the Christian life G D A D I like the Christian life From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" LP Columbia Records 1968