Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Difficulty: Intermediate I Am Ashamed By: Sandra McCracken Verse 1: Em C G B7 I used to nuture bitterness, to count up every slight Em C G B7 The world's a moral wilderness and I have felt its blight Em C Em C Self-pity ruled, resentment rained, no one understood my pain Em C G B7 Em C G B7 I spiraled down in murky night insisting that I had the right Em B/D# D To hate and hate again
Chorus 1: Em C G B7 B/D# I am ashamed, ashamed Em C G B7 B/D# O my Lord, forgive Verse 2: Em C G B7 But then the gospel taught me how to contemplate the cross Em C G B7 For there Christ died for me and now I've glimpsed the bitter cost Em C Em C He bore abuse and blows and hate, He did not retaliate Em C G B7 Em C G B7 Triumphant malice sneered and tossed, blind rage at him, He never lost Em B/D# D The love that conquers hate Chorus 2: Em C G B7 B/D# I am ashamed, ashamed Em C G B7 B/D# O my Lord, forgive Em C G B7 B/D# I am ashamed, ashamed Em C G B7 B/D# O my Lord, forgive Verse 3: Em C G B7 To make no threat, to smile, forgive, to love and not because I must Em C G B7 For Jesus showed me how to live and trust the one who's just Em C Em C To suffer all and feel the pain, certain that the loss is gain Em C G B7 Em C G B7 Oh God I want so much to trust, to follow Jesus on that cross Em B/D# D Em B/D# D To love and love again, to love and love again Chorus 3: Em C G B7 B/D# I am ashamed, ashamed Em C G B7 B/D# O my Lord, forgive Em C G B7 B/D# I am ashamed, ashamed Em C G B7 B/D# O my Lord, forgive Em forgive
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