Chords with lyrics
Intro: [ C minorCm ] [ AbAb ] [ C minorCm ] [ F/AF/A ]
[F minorFm - Eb/GEb/G ] [DdimDdim - G+G ] [ C majorC ]
VERSE 1
C majorC+2 FF G/BG/B
We rode into town the other day,
C majorC C/EC/E FF G+G
Just me and my daddy.
C majorC FF G/BG/B
He said I'd finally reached the age
C majorC G minorGm C majorC FF C/EC/E
And I could ride next to him on a horse
DmDm G/BG/B
That of course was not quite as wide
C/EC/E FF G/BG/B C majorC
We heard a crowd of people shouting,
C/EC/E FF G/BG/B
And so we stopped to find out why.
C majorC G minorGm C majorC FF C/EC/E
There was that man that my dad said he loved
DmDm [GsusGsus F minorFm Bb/DBb/D]
But today there was fear in his eyes.
CHORUS
Eb MajorEb Bb/DBb/D
So I said, "Daddy why are they screaming?
C minorCm Eb/BbEb/Bb Eb/GEb/G
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
AbAb Eb/GEb/G
Why is he dressed in that bright purple robe?
F minorFm AbAb Bb/DBb/D
I'll bet that crown hurts him more than he shows.
Eb MajorEb Bb/DBb/D
Daddy, please, can't you do something?
C minorCm Eb/GEb/G F/AF/A
He looks as though he's gonna cry.
F minorFm Eb/GEb/G
You said he was stronger than all of those guys.
AbAb G/BG/B C minorCm Eb/BbEb/Bb
Daddy please tell me why,
F minorFm Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb [ DmDm G+G ]
Why does everyone want him to die "
VERSE 2 (same chords as VERSE 1)
Later that day the sky grew cloudy
And Daddy said I should go inside.
Somehow he knew things could get stormy.
Boy, was he right! But I could not keep from wonderin'
If there was something he had to hide
So after he left I had to find out.
I was not afraid of getting lost.
So I followed the crowds to a hill where I knew men
had been killed,
And I heard a voice call from the cross
CHORUS 2 (same chords except where noted)
And he said, "Father why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why are they casting their lots for my robe?
This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows.
Father, please, can't You do something?
I know that You must hear my cry.
I thought I could handle a cross of this size.
AbAb G/BG/B C minorCm Eb/BbEb/Bb F minorFm Eb/GEb/G F/AF/A
Father remind me why, why does everyone want me to die
C/DC/D G minorGm F/AF/A G/BG/B [Bb/CBb/C Bb/DBb/D C/EC/E]
Oh, when will I understand why?
CHORUS 3
FF E minorEm A augmentedA
My precious Son, I hear them screaming,
DmDm F/CF/C
and I'm watching the face of the enemy beaming.
Bb majorBb DmDm
But soon I will clothe You in robes of my own.
G minorGm Bb/DBb/D
Jesus, this hurts Me much more than You know.
C/EC/E FF EdimEdim
But this dark hour I must do nothing
A7A7 DmDm F/CF/C G+G
Though I've heard Your unbearable cry.
G minorGm F/AF/A
The pow'r in Your blood destroys all of the lies.
Bb majorBb DmDm
Soon You'll see past their unmerciful eyes.
G minorGm Bb/FBb/F EdimEdim A7A7
Look there below, see the child
DmDm G7G7
Trembling by her father's side.
G minorGm F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Now I can tell You why,
Bb/DBb/D C7C7 DmDm [Bb majorBb] [DmDm F/AF/A]
She is why You must die.
[Bb majorBb C/EC/E] [D MajorD]