Hand of a Man Written by: Ed Bruce and Ron Peterson Recorded by : B.J. Thomas on Myrrh album MSB-6705 Album Name: Miracle Copyright 1980 by Sugarplum Music Co. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (Tree Group). Posted by: dakhouse@lcc.net (Dak) ============================================================= This is a great album from years past, the message is still with us today! Hope you enjoy...........................it well! ============================================================ 4/4 Time, Moderato Intro: G Gmaj7 Am/G Gsus ============================================================= G G/D G7 C I have_ had the cour - age___ to stand up and call Him my G Bm/D Em/G G/D friend_______________ Or would G D/F# Em I have___ de - nied that I'd ev - er__ known some - one__ like D Him? Would C G/B Am I have__ been kneel - ing in the shadows__ and throw - ing__ the G dice?_________________ or would D7/A D7 I have__ been hold - ing__ the hand of ____ the man____ when He G G7 died? 1. Would C G/B Am I have___be - lieved__ He made that dead man walk a- I have_________ been one of those cho - sen as a fish - er of G round? ______ Or men? _______ Or would D/F# Em would I_______ have laughed_ at the loaves and the fish - es__ He I have____ held silver_ in my hand, or been serv - ing__ a D found? Would friend? As He C G/B Am I have_ believed__ that_ His hands could_ calm Gal - i- climbed the last mile up that hill, ____ would I have stoned Him or G lee?_______________ Or cried?_____________ Would D7/A D7 2nd x to 0 would I have driv - en__the first nail through His hand to the I have been holding the hand of the man when He G D.S. al CODA tree?__________________Would 0 CODA G7 died?_________________Would C G/B Am I have_ had the cour - age__to stand up and call Him my G friend?________________Or would D/F# Em I have denied_____ that I'd ev - er__ known someone like D Him?_____________ Would C G/B Am I have been kneeling in the shadows and throw - ing___ the G dice?_______________ Or would D7/A D7 I have been holding the hand of the man__ when He G died?_______________Oh, I D7/A hope I'll_________ be hold - ing___ the hand of the D7 G man__________ when I die.___________________ [END]