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Intro: (x2)
Dadd9 A5/F# E A
Verse 1:
Dadd9 F#m E A
I am guilty
Dadd9 F#m E A
Ashamed of what I've done; what I've become
Dadd9 F#m E A
These hands are dirty
Dadd9 F#m E A Dadd9 A5/F# E
I dare not lift them up to the Holy one
Chorus:
A Bm7
You plead my cause You right my wrongs
A/C# Dadd9
You break my chains You overcome
A Bm7
You gave Your life To give me mine
A/C# Dadd9
You say that I am free
E A Bm7
How can it be
A/C# Dadd9
How can it be
Verse 2:
Dadd9 F#m E A
I've been hiding
Dadd9 F#m E A
Afraid I've let you down; inside I doubt
Dadd9 F#m E A
That You could love me
Dadd9 F#m E A Dadd9 F#m E A
But in Your eyes there's only grace now
Chorus:
A Bm7
You plead my cause You right my wrongs
A/C# Dadd9
You break my chains You overcome
A Bm7
You gave Your life To give me mine
A/C# Dadd9
You say that I am free
E A Bm7
How can it be
A/C# Dadd9
How can it be
Bridge:
A/C# D E
Though I fall, You can make me new
A/C# D E
From this death I will rise with You
A/C# D E
Oh the grace reaching out for me
A/C# D E A/C# D E
How can it be How can it be
Chorus 2:
A Bm7
You plead my cause You right my wrongs
F#m E
You break my chains You overcome
A Bm7
You gave Your life To give me mine
A/C# Dadd9 E
You say that I am free
A/C# Bm7
You plead my cause You right my wrongs
A/C# Dadd9
You break my chains You overcome
A Bm7
You gave Your life To give me mine
A/C# Dadd9
You say that I am free
E A Bm7
How can it be
A/C# Dadd9
How can it be
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Last Updated: March 30, 2026