Jersusalem Tomorrow  
written by David Olney 
sung Emmylou Harris   




Am

Man you should have seen me way back 
Dm
then 
Am
I could tell a tale 
               E7
I could make it spin 
Dm
I could tell you black was white 
        Am
I could tell you day was night 
                               E7
Not only that I could tell you why 
                                Am
Back then I could really tell a lie 
Am                                Dm
Well I'd hire a kid to say he was lame 
         Am                           E7
Then I'd touch him and make him walk again 
Dm                             Am
Then I'd pull some magic trick I'd pretend to heal the sick 
                                    E7
I was takin' everything they had to give 
                                Am
It wasn't all that bad a way to live 
Am                                           Dm
Well I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell 
    Am                            E7
But no one's buyin' what I got to sell 
Dm                      Am
I make my lame kid walk I make a dumb guy talk 
                                        E7
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day 
                                  Am
But everyone just turns and walks away 
Am                                   Dm
Well I can see that I'm only wasting time 
     Am                                 E7
So I head across the road to drink some wine 
     Dm
This old man comes up to me 
             Am
He says I've seen you on the street 
                                E7
You're pretty good if I do say myself 
                                                            Am
But the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin' else 
Am                                   Dm
Instead of callin' out for fire from above 
   Am                                   E7
He just gets real quiet and talks about love 
         Dm
And I'll tell you somethin' funny 
          Am
He didn't want nobody's money 
                                       E7
Now I'm not exactly sure what this all means 
                                              Am
But it's the damndest thing I swear I've ever seen 

SOLO

Am                                      Dm
Well since that time every town is the same 
Am
I can't make a dime, 
                   E7
I don't know why I came 
Dm
I decide I'll go and find him 
    Am
And find out who's behind him 
                                        E7
He has everyone convinced that he's for real 
                                   Am
Well I figure we can work us out a deal 
Am                              Dm
So he offers me a job and I say fine 
   Am                                 E7
He says I'll get paid off on down the line 
       Dm
Well I guess I'll string along 
              Am
Don't see how too much can go wrong 
                                       E7
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow 
                               Am
We're headed for Jerusalem tomorrow 

From Emmylou Harris "Cowgirl's Prayer"
Asylum Records 1993
Hayes Court Music/Irving Music(BMI)

Roy Huskey Jr    bass
Al Perkins       steel guitar
David Hoffner    keyboards
Chris Leuzinger  acoustic guitar
Richard Bennett  acoustic guitar
Sam Levine       clarinet