BPM:      141
Released: 1986
Album:    Reconciled


Note: after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.


[Chords]
[E6  022120]
[E7  020130]


Capo: No


[Intro]
N.C.
One, two, one, two, three.
E   x5


[Verse 1]
E
We were shaking in our beds that night,
E
There were strangers in the streets that night,
G
Preacher cried out hell's been raised,
G
The preacher cried out hell's been raised,
E
Another hot Oklahoma night,
E
Another hot Oklahoma night,
G
The kind of night where you just sit still,
G
The kind of night where you just don't move,
A
We were shaking in our beds that night,
A
We were shaking in our boots that night,
B
Tornado hit and the roof gave way,
B                                   E
Tornado hit and all we could do was pray.


[Chorus]
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6 E
What I   was to think,
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6  E
What I   was to  feel,
E      A    E
How am I to fake,
E      A        E
What I can't describe,
E      A    E
How am I to face,
E      A*
What I cannot hide.


[Interlude]
E   E7
E


[Verse 2]
E
We were looking in our hearts that day,
E
There was movement in our hearts that day,
G
They were talking but we could not hear,
G
They were talking but we could not hear,
E
Fever broke and the dead raised up,
E
The ground broke open and the dead were raised,
G
The kind of night where you just sit spooked,
G
It's a hard life, it's a hard life,
A
We were knocking in our hearts that day,
A
We were hugging in our beds that night,
B
Storm hit and the roof gave way,
B
When a man cries it ain't easy,
B                           E
But he swore duty, body and soul.


[Chorus]
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6 E
What I   was to think,
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6  E
What I   was to  feel,
E      A    E
How am I to fake,
E      A        E
What I can't describe,
E      A    E
How am I to face,
E      A*
What I cannot hide.


[Bridge]
N.C.
One, two, three,
E
Momma said you know she ain't down,
E
Oe, oe, oe, oe, oe, oe, oe, oe,
E
E


[Verse 2]
E
We were lying in our hearts that day,
E
We were praying in our hearts that day,
G
We were praying but we could not feel,
G
They were praying but we could not feel,
E
Another hot Oklahoma night,
E
Another Oklahoma night,
G
Fools part as the day breaks wide,
G
Heaven's fools who were opened wide,
A
I quit, so I said give up,
A
Said I can't stop the light's not gone,
B
I met a full moon again that day,
B                                             E
And my heart rips open and all I could do was pray.


[Chorus]
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6 E
What I   was to think,
E   E6  E7  E6 E
How was I   to know,
E    E6  E7  E6  E
What I   was to  feel,
E      A    E
How am I to face,
E      A      E
What I cannot hide,
E      A    E
How am I to say,
E      A*
What I cannot hide.


[Outro]
A
(Fade out)