Chords with lyrics
Verse :
E MajorE E7E7
To be well known of men
A augmentedA
I may not ever be
B7B7
I'm sure my name will not
A augmentedA E MajorE
Go down in history
BB E MajorE E7E7
There'll be no marble plaque
A augmentedA
To tell of my good deeds
E MajorE
Nor any great parades
B7B7 E MajorE
To honor me
Chorus:
BB E MajorE E7E7
But there's a Record Book
A augmentedA
My name is written in
B7B7
It was recorded there
A augmentedA E MajorE
When I was born again
BB E MajorE
No one can blot it out
E7E7 A augmentedA
It's sealed for evermore
E MajorE
It's in that Book of Life
BB E MajorE
Kept by the Lord
Verse :
BB E MajorE E7E7
For every deed I do
E MajorE A augmentedA
For every word I say
B7B7
There is a record kept
A augmentedA E MajorE
Until the Judgement Day
BB
My name will not be lost
A augmentedA
Misplaced or overlooked
E MajorE
For it's kept safely in
B7B7 E MajorE
God's Record Book
Chorus:
BB E MajorE E7E7
For there's a Record Book
A augmentedA
My name is written in
B7B7
It was recorded there
A augmentedA E MajorE
When I was born again
BB E MajorE
No one can blot it out
E7E7 A augmentedA
It's sealed for evermore
E MajorE
It's in that Book of Life
BB E MajorE
Kept by the Lord
Chorus:
(sing acapella for the last part slowly)
BB E MajorE E7E7
For there's a Record Book
A augmentedA
My name is written in
B7B7
It was recorded there
A augmentedA E MajorE
When I was born again
BB E MajorE
No one can blot it out
E7E7 A augmentedA
It's sealed for evermore
E MajorE
It's in that Book of Life
BB E MajorE
Kept by the Lord