Death You Terrible Thing chords by Caroline Cobb
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner
*Slow 62bpm, in 6/8
Verse 1:
Bm G D
I remember the sounds in his hospital room
Bm G D
Saw his heart give out after what he′d been through
Bm G D
I remember the words when they said he was gone
Bm A Bm
The way we cried, how it felt so wrong
Chorus:
G A
Oh death, you terrible thing
Bm A G
I know in my bones it's not the way it′s supposed to be
G A
But oh death, where is your sting?
Bm A G
'Cause I have a God who knows, who sits and weeps with me
Bm A G
And I have a steady hope that all will be redeemed
Bm G D
But you're a terrible thing
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Interlude:
Bm G D
Verse 2:
Bm G D
I can see her crying on the bathroom floor
Bm G D
The baby they loved isn′t there anymore
G A Bm
In the ICU, in the highway crash,
F#m G
The chemo drip and the heart attack
A Bm
In the gone too young, in the getting old
Bm F#m G
The empty chair, the quiet home
A Bm
Oh Lord, how long?
Chorus:
G A
Oh death, you terrible thing
Bm A G
I know in my bones it's not the way it′s supposed to be
G A
But oh death, where is your sting?
Bm A G
'Cause I have a God who knows, who sits and weeps with me
Bm A G
And I have a steady hope that all will be redeemed
Bm G D
But you're a terrible thing
Interlude:
Bm G D
Verse 3:
Bm G D
I can see Jesus hanging on that cross
Bm G D
His shallow breathing, his failing heart
G A Bm
I can see Him weeping at his friend′s tomb
F#m G
I know He's weeping with me too
G A Bm
I can see Him rising from the grave
F#m G
I know he′ll wipe my tears away
G A Bm
But until then, we wait
Chorus:
G A
Oh death, you terrible thing (You terrible thing)
Bm A G
I know in my bones it's not the way it′s supposed to be
G A
But oh death, where is your sting? (Where is your sting)
Bm A G
'Cause I have a God who knows, who sits and weeps with me
Bm A G
And I have a steady hope that all will be redeemed
Bm G D
But you're a terrible thing
Outro:
Bm G D
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