A Strange Way to Save the World Chords by Fred Hammond

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[D] I'm sure he must have _ [A] been [E] surprised _ _ [G] [D] Where this road had taken _ [E] him
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He's never [G] in a _ million [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ lives [D] But he had a dream to _ [A] _ _ Buckingham _ _
[B] And _ [F#m] standing at [G] the manger He [C#m] [A] saw with his [D] own eyes
The [Bm] message from [E] the angel [A] come _ alive And Joseph said, [D] why _ _ me?
[C#] _ [A]
Just [Bm] a simple man [D] of trade Why [G] _ him?
With [F#m] all the [Bm]
rulers of the [E] _ _ world _ [A]
Why her?
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [A]
Inside [Bm] a stable filled [A] with [D]
hate [G] Why her?
She's [F#m] just an [Bm]
ordinary [Em] _ _ _ girl _ _
[Gm] _ [Bm] Now I'm not one [A#] to second guess [Am] What [D] angels had to [E] _
say
_ _ But this is such a strange [A] way To save [G] the [E] world
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh [Bm] yes it is [G] for me _ To think of how it _ could [E] have been
_ [G] _ _
[D] If Jesus had come as he is [A] said _ _ _ There would have [G] been no _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] Bethlehem _
No [D] lowly shepherds at [A] his bed _ But _ _ _ [F#m] _
Joseph knew [G] the reason
[C#m] Love had to reach [D] so far [B] And as [Bm] he held [E] the Savior in [Am] his arms
[A] He must have thought, [D] why me?
_ [C#] _ Just [Bm] a simple man [A] of trade [D] _ [G] Why him?
With [F#m] all the [F#m] rulers of [Em] the _ _ [A] world Why [D] her? _
_ _ [A] _ _ Inside [Bm] a stable filled [A] with hate _ [G] Why her?
[F#] She's just an ordinary [Em] _
girl
_ [A] _ _ [A#] _ [Bm] Now I'm not one [A#] to second guess [A] [D] What angels had to [E] _ _ say _
But this is [Em] such a strange [E] way To [D] save the _ world
[C#] Why _ [A] him?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] Now [A#] _ [B] I'm not one [A#] to second guess [D] What angels had to [G#] _
say
_ _ But [Em] this is such a [B] strange _ _ way _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] To _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] save the world
Just a such a strange [G] way
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I [B] don't claim to really [G] know [Em] Why [B] you gave this [G] gift
I really thank you, [B] thank you Thank you for [G] your service
Thank you, thank [B] you On this Christmas [G] day
Thank you, [Bm] thank you With [A] praise and [G] glory _
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