Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC
C FF C majorC G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC FF
Listen to my words, oh Lord,
C majorC G+G
Consider what’s in my way.
C majorC FF
Give ear to my cry for help,
C majorC G+G
For to you I pray
C majorC FF
In the morning you hear my voice
C majorC G+G
I lay my requests before you
C majorC FF
And I wait in expectation
C majorC G+G C majorC
Lord, all your promises are true
Chorus 1:
A minorAm FF
Oh I, by your mercy
C majorC G+G
Will enter your great house,
A minorAm FF
In surrender I’ll bow down to you
C majorC G+G
Lord, I need your help
A minorAm FF
Lead me oh Lord, make straight a way
C majorC G+G
In your righteousness
A minorAm FF
Deliver me from my enemies
C majorC G+G
Who by my own I can’t resist
Verse 2:
C majorC FF
Help me resist my enemies
C majorC G+G
Their throat is an open grave
C majorC FF
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted
C majorC G+G
And You alone they don’t behave
C majorC FF
They’ll be declared guilty, oh God
C majorC G+G
Their plans will cause their collapse
C majorC FF
For their many sins they’ll be banished
C majorC G+G C majorC
They fell for the evil one’s trap
Chorus 2:
A minorAm FF
But I, by your mercy
C majorC G+G
Will enter your great house,
A minorAm FF
In surrender I’ll bow down to you
C majorC G+G
Because Lord, I need your help
A minorAm FF
All who take refuge in You’ll be glad
C majorC G+G
You protect them and you heal
A minorAm FF
Oh Lord, you bless the righteous
C majorC G+G
Your favor upon them is a shield
Bridge:
A minorAm C majorC
Give me that promise, oh God
FF G+G
You give it to me, for free, by your mercy
A minorAm C majorC
I need that promise, oh God
FF G+G
You give to me, for free, by your mercy
A minorAm C majorC
Give me that promise, oh God
FF G+G
You give it to me, for free, by your mercy
A minorAm C majorC
I need that promise, oh God
FF G+G
You to me, for free, by your mercy
Chorus 3:
A minorAm FF
So I, by your mercy
C majorC G+G
Will enter your great house,
A minorAm FF
In surrender I’ll bow down to you
C majorC G+G
Because Lord, I need your help
A minorAm FF
All who take refuge in You’ll be glad
C majorC G+G
You protect them and you heal
A minorAm FF
Oh Lord, you bless the righteous
C majorC G+G
Your favor upon them is a shield
A minorAm FF
Oh I, by your mercy
C majorC G+G
Will enter your great house,
A minorAm FF
In surrender I’ll bow down to you
C majorC G+G
Because Lord, I need your help
A minorAm FF
All who take refuge in You’ll be glad
C majorC G+G
You protect them and you heal
A minorAm FF
Oh Lord, you bless the righteous
C majorC G+G C majorC
Your favor upon them is a shield
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G
Listen to my words, oh Lord,
C majorC G+G
Consider what’s in my way.
C majorC FF
Give ear to my cry for help,
C majorC G+G C majorC
For to you I pray