Theres A Person There

( G ) she walks around the block with a silver plated cutter on her shoulder ( Cadd9 ) to chase the wolves off when they come . she’d rather fight ( C ) than run , so just be aware . ( G ) everybody thinks she’s crazy . i think maybe she just needs A ( Cadd9 ) patient ear to listen to her stories , let her know somebody cares ( C ) and there’s a person there . ( G ) ( Em7 ) i gave her a pair of shoes for ( C ) christmas . ( Em7 ) she looked up and smiled and said ( D ) somebody must’ve listened . ( G ) i got shoes on . my ( C ) feet are off the ( D ) ground . thank you ( G ) jesus , this old ( C ) world won’t get me ( D ) down . as ( Em7 ) long as i got ( D ) prayers to pay and ( Cadd9 ) bills to pay and ( G ) i’m still breathin’ ( C ) air and there’s a person there . ( G ) last one she told me she was all down on her luck when the ( Cadd9 ) landlord wanted her to kill her ex for a little money and A ( C ) truck . mmm , but i ain’t scared . ( G ) layin’ in my bed i hear the water run , the ceiling creak , ( Cadd9 ) i don’t think she ever sleeps . but i love to hear those ( C ) feet upstairs ’cause there’s a person there . ( G ) ( Em7 ) who knows? maybe i’m a litte ( C ) crazy too . but ( Em7 ) crazy people always seem to ( D ) pull each other through . ( G ) i got shoes on . my ( C ) feet are off the ( D ) ground . thank you ( G ) jesus , this old ( C ) world won’t get me ( D ) down . as ( Em7 ) long as i got ( D ) prayers to pay and ( Cadd9 ) bills to pay and ( G ) i’m still breathin’ ( C ) air and i know there’s a person there . ( G ) i got shoes on . my ( C ) feet are off the ( D ) ground . thank you ( G ) jesus , this old ( C ) world won’t get me ( D ) down . as ( Em7 ) long as i got ( D ) prayers to pay and ( Cadd9 ) bills to pay and ( G ) i’m still breathin’ ( C ) air and there’s a person there . ( G ) her name’s sophia but she makes me call her mama and i don’t ( Cadd9 ) mind ’cause my family’s far away . it’s nice sometimes , when ( C ) life ain’t fair , to know there’s A person there . ( G )