Held Up chords by Glen Phillips

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Verse 1
Em 
I've been dreaming of
the day of judgment
Bm 
Em 
Wondering what I'll say
For the seasons I lost to sorrow
Bm 
Em 
G 
The sin of my wasted days
Em 
For the beauty I should
have noticed
The kindness I did not give
The bounty I took for granted
Bm 
Em 
The life that I could have lived

Verse 2

Held up at the gates of heaven

Held up before the light

Stretched out 'til i was transparent

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Verse 3
There was nowhere i could hide
Em 
The preacher he talks of glory
Of streets to be paved in gold
He's got a book and he's got a story
And we all have heard it told
Well I wonder how he came
to thinking
That he's speaking for the one above
G 
Em 
'Cause the only rule I
know is true
Bm 
Em 
There's no limit to the reach of love
No Limit to the reach of love

Verse 4
Em 
Held up  at the gates of heaven
Held up before the light
Stretched out 'til i was transparent
B 
Em 
G 
There was nowhere i   could hide
Em 
Sent back to the living world
I've got so much more to learn
Everybody makes the same
mistakes

Verse 5
Everybody takes their turn
Em 
How can you sit in judgment
How do you cast that stone
When everybody here's
a sinner
And everybody feels alone
Brother you aren't so broken
Sister you ain't so small
Everybody leaves together
Or nobody goes at all

Verse 6
Em 
Held up  at the gates of heaven
Held up before the light
Stretched out till i was transparent
There was nothing i could hide
Sent back to the living world
I've got so much more to learn
Everybody makes the same
mistakes
Everybody takes their turn
Everybody makes the same
mistakes
And everybody takes their