He Gave Himself chords by Niki Lott

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Verse :
C                       B/G
Before the fall of man
God has a perfect plan
    F                         Gsus
To fellowship with us was his desire
     C                B/G
But Adam disobey to sin became a slave
       F                             G
Now a perfect sacrifice would be required



Verse :
     D
An ofring has been made
A/C#
the sin that must be paid
    G                          A
So God and man now reconciled be
    D                    A/C#
So Jesus said "I'll go" because he loves me so
    G                             Asus A
He shed his blood to pay sin's penalty

Chorus:
         D                A
He gave Himself to pay a debt i could not pay
           Bm            G
When i was lost
          G
He gave Himself to be my way
         Em             D                    Bm
Though i deserve to be upon that cross that day
           Gsus       A             D
In love he took my place and gave himself.

Interlude:
D G  Asus



Verse :
  D
No greater love is known
    A
No greater love is shown
      G                                 A
Then when one lays his life down for a friend
    D                       C#/A
But Jesus died for me when i was his enemy
   G                           Asus4  A
A love like this I cannot comprehend

 Chorus:
         D                A
He gave Himself to pay a debt i could not pay
           Bm            G
When i was lost
          G
He gave Himself to be my way
         Em             D                    Bm
Though i deserve to be upon that cross that day
           Gsus       A             D
In love he took my place and gave himself.

Interlude:
D G  Asus D

Refrain:
    G
My nails were in his hand
    Gm/E
My crown of thorns he wore
   D                   A/C#
My stripe were on his head
    Bm            Bm7
My heavy cross he bore
      G
And when God turn his back
    Em
He turned it on my sin.
E7                         Asus4          A
Jesus won the victory that i could never win

Chorus:
          D                A
 He gave Himself to pay a debt i could not pay
           Bm            G
When i was lost
          G
He gave Himself to be my way
         Em             D                    Bm
Though i deserve to be upon that cross that day
           Gsus       A             D
In love he took my place and gave himself.

Interlude:
D G  Asus

Outro:
           Em     Asus4            D       G
In love he took my place (In Love He Took My Place) and gave Himself
         D
He gave Himself