[C]nI picked up this mornings paper,n[F                         C]ntears of sorrow filled my eyes,nnread where a church spends forty million,n     [Am                G]nto rebuild and to modernize,n[F]nthe walls will be made of granite,n                       [C]nimported marble on the floors,nnthere'll be lots of stained glass windows,n[G                           C          A]nthe finest wood for all the doors.nn    [D                         G]nThe church invited the mayor, n                             [D]nand half the folks from city hall,nnto take part in the dedication,n       [Bm                          A]nof the church, that would stand so tall,n             [G]nit said, the local t.v. station,n                          [D]nwill cover the story that day,nnbut I wonder if they invited Jesus,n[A                             D]nor would he just get in their way.n

			[D D7 G]nWhat I wanna know is what about Jesus,n [D]nwould he be welcomed there,n [A Ab G]nif he came walking in with sandles,n [D]ndressed in sackcloth, and long hair,n[D D7 G]nwon't you tell me about the sinner,n [D]nhooked on drugs and alcohol,n [A Ab G]noh Lord, it makes me wonder,n [D]nwould he be welcomed there at all.

n----n(chorus; one more time)n----n[D]nI picked up this mornings paper,n[G                             D]nand tears of sorrow filled my eyes.