Bearing Witness chords by Carrie Newcomer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G  C    G  C

Verse:
G           C         D/F#        G
You found redemption, you found relief
             C             D/F#         G
To be a safe haven, do you promise to believe?
        C               G/B       D/F#              G
When I tell you this story, every pain and hard won glory
     C       G/B  G                 D                  Em     C
Bear witness to a journey that's been well travelled so far
          G C  D/F# G   G C  D/F# G
So very far

Verse:
                       C           D/F#        G
Don't you wanna know sometimes how close we're getting
                 C                D/F#       G
Seems like we're leaping into the kingdom of god
             C            G/B       D/F#           G
But I'm, I'm coming undone, I'm all loose ends and ravels
     C       G/B  G                 D                  Em     C
Bear witness to a journey that's been well travelled so far
          G C  D/F# G   G C  D/F# G
So very far

Chorus:
      D/F#  G   C
So, believe me, heal me
  D/F#      G              D
Believe me, it's all true
  D/F#  G           C    G/B  C G/B
Believe me, you can heal me
           D
It's all true

Verse:
  G             C        D/F#          G
I hear my heart beating, feel my chest heaving
                       C    D/F#           G
I close my eyes and wonder, did I run this far?
          C          G/B         D/F#        G
Could you be some forgiveness by not passing judgment
     C       G/B    G                 D                      Em    C
Bear witness to the shouting and every pregnant stillness so far
          G C  D/F# G
So very far
          G C  D/F# G
So very far

Chorus:
      D/F#  G   C
So, believe me, heal me
  D/F#      G              D
Believe me, it's all true
  D/F#  G           C    G/B  C G/B
Believe me, you can heal me
           D
It's all true

Instrumental:
G C  D/F# G   C  D/F#
C G/B  D G   C G/B G  D
Em    C    G C  D/F# G

Chorus:
      D/F#  G   C
So, believe me, heal me
  D/F#      G              D
Believe me, it's all true
  D/F#  G           C    G/B  C G/B
Believe me, you can heal me
           D
It's all true

Verse:
      G                 C             D/F#           G
Now I haven't always known you, but I never tried to hurt you
                    C       D/F#           G
I've always had the hunger, changed my own rules
         C          G/B        D/F#    G
And I've made my mistakes, too many to mention
     C       G/B  G              D                   Em    C
Bear witness to a life lived with good intentions so far
          G C  D/F# G
So very far
          G C  D/F# G
So very far
          G C  D/F# G
So very far

Outro:
G C
       G C
Ooh ooh
       G C
Ooh ooh