Intro (rundown) C Verse 1 D C Somewhere in Vietnam a 19 year old soldier walked out of a bar room, C D And he said I must be seeing things that bourbon hit me like a baseball bat. D C In Belfast, Ireland a little lady dropped her shovel in her garden, C D She raced across the yard and asked her neighbor Mrs. Clancy what was that? Verse 2 D C In Memphis, Tennessee a teacher raised the window closest to the river, C D And the children in her classroom swore they heard a choir singing down the street. D C In Washington, DC a private secretary's lips began to quiver, C D And the President just put aside his papers and rose quickly to his feet. Verse 3 E D I lay in a cheap motel in the arms of someone else's woman D E When a loud explosion rocked the room and turned the morning into night. E D I jumped out of bed and ran into the streets with hardly any clothes on D E As the sky lit up my heart stood still and I could feel my face was turning white. Refrain A E All at once the clouds rolled back and there stood Jesus Christ in all his glory, E B And I realized the saddest eyes I'd ever seen were looking straight at me. Verse 4 D C I guess I was awakened by the penetrating sound of my own screaming, C D And it didn't take me long to stumble out of bed and fall down on my knees. D C As tears rolled down my face I cried dear God I'm thankful I was only dreaming, C D And if I never go to Hell, Lord, it'll be because you scared it out of me.