D          A            D 
 
My buddies tell me that I should have waited  
D            A         E              A 
They say I'm missing a whole world of fun  
D           A             D           G 
But I still love them and I say with pride  
   D       A         D  
I like the Christian life  
  A                         G              D 
I won't lose a friend while heeding  God's call  
    A                      G           A 
For what is a friend who'd want you to fall  
D           A            D           G 
Others find pleasures in things I despise  
  D        A         D 
I like the Christian life 
 
SOLO 
 
D          A             D  
My buddies shun me since I turned to Jesus  
             A         E              A 
They say I'm missing a whole world of fun  
D          A        D           G 
I live without them walking the line 
   D       A         D 
I like the Christian life 
  A                         G              D 
I won't lose a friend while heeding  God's call  
     A                     G           A 
For what is a friend who'd want you to fall  
D           A            D            G 
Others find pleasures in things I despise  
  D        A         D 
I like the Christian life 
G D        A         D 
I like the Christian life 
 
        
      From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"   LP  
      Columbia Records 1968