In (C)my home town,
for an y one who sticks a round,
you’re eith er lost or you’re (Am)found.
There’s not much in be tween.
In (C)my home town,
ev ’ry thing’s still black and white.
It’s a long, long way from wrong to right,
from Sun day morn in’ (Gsus)to Sat ur day night.
(C)Ev ’ry bod y just wants to get high,
(C)sit and watch a per fect world go (F)by.
(Fsus2)We’re all look ing for love and mean ing in our lives.
We (C)fol low the roads that (Gsus)lead us
to drugs or Je sus.
(C)My whole life,
I’ve tried to run, I’ve tried to hide
from the stained glass win dows in my mind, re fus in’ to let God’s light shine
down (F)on me,
(F)down on me.
drugs or Je sus,
yeah.
Ev ’ry (Am)bod y wants ac cep tance, we all just want some (Fmaj7)proof.
(Am)Ev ’ry one’s just (G)look in’ for the
(F)truth.
(C)Ev ’ry bod y just wants to get high,
(C)sit and watch a per fect world go by.
We’re all look ing for love and mean ing (F#11)in (F)our lives.
We (C)fol low the roads that (Gsus)lead us
to drugs or Je sus,
to drugs or Je sus.
(F)Oh, I need you, Je sus.
Hal le lu (C)jah, hal le (F)lu (C)jah, hal le lu jah.
This page shows “Drugs Or Jesus” by Tim McGraw in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 152 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.