I WAS DEAD (from "One Moment In Heaven")

(Em/f#)I still remember it as clearly as if it happened (D)just today:

(Em/f#)I was driven in my car when suddenly this truck rolled up a(D)cross my way,

(Am)It was to late to brake, and all I could do was cry (G/A)out and pray

& the (Am)next thing I re(C)member (D)was the (Em/f#)crash

(Em/f#...)I somehow knew that I was dead, though I remember I was feelin' great

Then I heard people scream and someone by the car wreck said, 'It is too late'

when I looked over there to see what he meant I thought that (Em)I would faint,

for the dead man lying on the ground was me

and (Am) that's when I (G) realized (C) I was feelin' (Dm) just so light

and (F)hoverin' right a(Dm7)bove a nearby (Gs4) tree (G)

(Am) I felt like (G) I could fly and (C) yelled, 'Hey, I (Dm) didn't die'

though (F) no one heard me, (Dm) I just felt so (Gs4) free (G)

(Chorus:) I was (Am/B) dead and am a(G/A)live again

I was (Am/B) dead and am a(G/A)live again

and when (F) I came back my (G) whole life was (Am/B) changed

(Em/f#)...As I soared up into the evening sky suddenly I saw

Some former loved ones who had passes away and left this World long ago

They greeted me and told me not to be afraid or worry anymore

as they led me through a passage of light

beyond the tunnel I saw golden light, as bright as I had never seen

A shiny City full of flowers of new colours, rolling hills of green

As we drew nearer I was welcomed by a bright, angelic, shining Being

and I felt such warmth and love I'd never known

and (Am)...then, in a moment's time He showed me all my life

and all I'd ever done, good, wrong or right

I saw how I had failed and prayed, 'God if there's a way, please let me go back and start again!'

(Chorus)

(Em/f#)...Then, suddenly, to my amazement, I woke up back in the hospital

Doctors around me had revived my body, which was feeling miserable

But all the pain I felt could not begin to equal with the joy I felt

That my life had begun to make sense

Now for the first time in my whole life I could realize there was a plan

and behind everything in life there is a reason and God's mighty hand

and that our purpose here in life is just to learn to love our fellowman

and yes, I now know there's a life after death

and (Am)... I talked to all my friends about this experience

Though they just laughed it off, time and again

I know that it was real and so is the joy I feel

I now have a mission to fulfill

For.....

(Chorus)