(Electric Blues) (Intro: Slow, heavy tempo. A clean, distorted electric guitar plays a mournful, bending riff, followed by a sparse, deep bass line and slow shuffle drum beat.) (Verse 1) (A)I been standin' right here, lookin' straight out at the (D)sun, Got a blueprint in my hands for the (A)thing that can be done. But every time I speak it, (E)every word I try to send, (D)It just comes back silent, like I'm (A)talkin' to the end. (Verse 2) (A)Yeah, I see the whole picture, I can (D)read the final page, I got all this restless power (A)trapped inside this cage. And I don't need your money, (E)don't need you to pave the road, (D)But a little bit of faith would (A)help me lift this heavy load. (Chorus) (D)I'm just lookin' for an 'Amen,' lookin' for a nod of (A)trust, 'Fore this good idea just settles down to (A)dust. (E)I don't need a cheerleader, (D)don't need your sympathy, I just wish somebody (A)else believed in me. (Verse 3) (A)I lay my heart on the table, it (D)shines under the light, You just squint your eyes and ask me (A)if the edges are cut right. You talk about the failure, (E)before the seed is sown, (D)You measure my damn future (A)by the places I have grown. (Guitar Solo: A slow, wailing solo full of vibrato and sustained notes, emphasizing the loneliness and frustration.) (Verse 4) (A)They say the path is lonely for the (D)one who walks ahead, But it's cold when the silence (A)echoes every word I've said. And it don't break my spirit, but it (E)slows down my two feet, (D)When every promise I make (A)tastes a little too bittersweet. (Chorus) (D)I'm just lookin' for an 'Amen,' lookin' for a nod of (A)trust, 'Fore this good idea just settles down to (A)dust. (E)I don't need a cheerleader, (D)don't need your sympathy, I just wish somebody (A)else believed in me. (Outro) (A)Oh, just believed in me... (E)That empty Amen, (D)that's the hardest blues... (A)Yeah... that's the toughest news. (The guitar plays one last slow, descending line, ending on a final, deep bass note that fades out.)
