F#m If this river be my death bed
A Made by the madness of this man
And E my words to him be D thank you,
F#m Would the heavens unders-E4 tand?

All my F#m life I’ve been a good girl,
Every A night I’ve said my prayers
And I E hope that Jesus D heard me
F#m Through all my D tears.

Here’s my F#m angels come to take me.
They are A haloed in the light,
But E I wish they’d touch me D softly,
They’re ag-F#m gressive and they’re up-D tight.

F#m Lift me gently
Or A leave me where I am.
Bm I thought you’d be the hand of god.
F#m But you’re just the same as D him.

F#m Lift me gently.
A Please not with human touch.
Bm Christ knows I’ve had my B7/C share alive.
And it A/C# never felt like D love E4

F#m So I’m face down in this river
And my A body is cold and useless
And the E angels pull at my D soul
F#m But it’s anxious and it’s E4 nervous
And they F#m tell me

“You’re not the only one who A waits for their delivery,
E And your world’s too full of D lonely souls.
F#m And we’re rushed off our D feet”,
But I say, E please…

F#m Lift me gently
Or A leave me where I am.
Bm I thought you’d be the hand of god.
F#m But you’re just the same as D him

F#m Lift me gently.
A Please not with human touch.
Bm Christ knows I’ve had my B7/C share alive.
And it A/C# never felt like

Instr. D love Dm A Ddim Dmaj7 Dm A C#7

Dmaj7 Lift me Dm gently A Ddim
Dmaj7 Lift me Dm gently A