Dave John Comeaux - Were Not So Different Me And You Cifras

This is a song about respect and acceptance; about seeing the good in each other, and seeking
common ground. It is inspired by our Unitarian Universalist principles of honoring the worth of every person,
seeking justice and compassion in our relations, acceptance of one another and respecting
all of our rights to a free and responsible search for truth. It also heavily inspired
by the teachings of Jesus, particularly John 8.7, in which Jesus says
something like “Let one of you who has never sinned cast the first stone.”
This statement has always resonated with me, and reflecting on it inspired me to write this song.
 
 
 
[Instrumental]
E EEDE  E EEDE CC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE CC
D DDCD  D AAGA
 
[Verse 1]
E                          E  E D
We may be strangers, it is true
D                                  A
But we’re not so different, me and you
E                            E D
Can’t we just live our lives
D          A
the way we choose?
 
[Instrumental with lead overlay]
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
 
[Verse 2]
E                       E      E D
If they’re part of your family,
D                        A
Would you cast the first stone?
E                        E      E D
If it’s someone that you love,
D                        A
Would you leave them all alone?
E
all alone
 
 
[Bridge]
E
drop your sticks and stones
 
 
Chorus
 
D     E    D     E
Let's open our doors...
D   C    D
And open our hearts
DD    C  D
Lend out our hands
DD  C D
All do our parts
 
D     E    D     E
Let's open our minds...
D     E    D     E
And open our ears
D    C    D   C
Trust in our faiths
D    C    D   C
And let go of our fears
 
E    E    D   E
Just live our lives
E    E    D   E
Be thankful each day
D    C    D   C
For all that we have
D    C    D   C
For all that we save...
E
Could be swept away
D
Could be swept away
 
Bridge
 
[Verse 3]
E                           E      E D
We’re not the same in every way,
D                         A
in how we love or how we pray,
E                 D    D   E     E D
But can’t we live just our lives 
D       A
our own way?
 
[Intrumental with lead overlay]
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
 
[Verse 4]
E                         E      E D
If it’s someone that you know
D                A
knocking at your door,
E
Would you turn him away
D                A
in the freezing cold?
 
[Instrumental with lead overlay]
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
E EDBE  E EDBE EEECC
D DDCD  D AAGA
 
[Verse 5]
E                               E D
We may be strangers, it is true
D                               A
But we’re not so different, me and you
E
Can’t we just live our lives
D          A
the way we choose?
 
Lyrics Only
 
We may be strangers, it is true
But we’re not so different, me and you
Can’t we just live our lives
the way we choose?
 
If they’re part of your family,
Would you cast the first stone?
If it’s someone that you love,
Would you leave them all alone?
 
We’re not the same in every way,
The way we love or how we pray,
But can’t we live just our lives
our own way?
 
If it’s someone that you know
knocking at your door,
Would you turn him away
in the freezing cold?
 
We may be strangers, it is true
But we’re not so different, me and you
Can’t we just live our lives
the way we choose?
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