El Shaddai Live chords by Dogwood And Holly

Chords with lyrics

Capo 3

G/F# 200233

Intro:
B minorBm    G+G   D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
B minorBm    G+G   D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus

Verse 1:
   G+G  G/F#  B minorBm     G+G  G/F#    B minorBm
A minorAm I foolish to ask, laying motionless and black,
    G+G  G/F#   B minorBm     A augmentedA    A/F#  G+G
Father, if you have a reason for lack of better words
    G+G  G/F# G+G G/F# A augmentedA
For the pain and suf-fer-ing
 G+G  G/F# G+G G/F#  A augmentedA
I shake my fist and scream

Chorus:
      B minorBm              G+G     D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Where were you, in the night, when the roof came down?
      B minorBm              G+G     D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Where were you, holding light, when the fire went out?
      B minorBm           G+G      D MajorD   DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Where were you, El Shaddai, El Shaddai, El Shaddai?
      B minorBm                G+G    D MajorD DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Where were you, where were you, where were you, we cry

Verse 2:
     G+G  G/F#   B minorBm      G+G  G/F#   B minorBm
When the gunman in the town, twenty babies in the ground
     G+G   G/F#     B minorBm      A augmentedA
Were you listening, did you hear the same sounds?
    A/F# G+G
Were you around?
     G+G  G/F# G+G G/F# A augmentedA
For the pain and suf-fer-ing
  G+G  G/F# G+G G/F# A augmentedA
I gnash my teeth and scream

[Chorus]

Instrumental:
B minorBm    G+G   D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus (x4)

Bridge:
   A augmentedA      B minorBm       G+G    D MajorD
I've served you whole, and I've loved you so
   A augmentedA     B minorBm      G+G      D MajorD
I've placed my hope, in your streets of gold
   A augmentedA    B minorBm      G+G    D MajorD
My anguish holds what my harvest soothes [?]
   A augmentedA    B minorBm      G+G   D MajorD
My questions flow from my bitter soul

Chorus 2:
      B minorBm             G+G     D MajorD
Where were you, in the night, when the roof came down?
      B minorBm             G+G     D MajorD
Where were you, holding light, when the fire went out?
      B minorBm           G+G      D MajorD
Where were you, El Shaddai, El Shaddai, El Shaddai?
   G+G
You answer me, you answer,
      B minorBm             G+G     D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Where were you, little child, when the world was made?
     B minorBm            G+G     D MajorD   DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
Who made you, reconciled, when the blood was paid?
   B minorBm           G+G      D MajorD    DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
It was I, El Shaddai, El Shaddai, El Shaddai
   B minorBm           G+G     D MajorD    DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus
It was I, El Shaddai, El Shaddai, you cry

Outro:
B minorBm    G+G   D MajorD  DsusDsus D MajorD  DsusDsus