Chords for Angie Smith - Author of "I Will Carry You"
Tempo:
155.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] I was about 18 weeks along in my pregnancy and we got the diagnosis that she had several
issues with her body that made her what they considered incompatible with life.
And it was in the winter, I remember they actually scheduled a termination for [G] that
day or the next [Bb] day and they just said, you'll have a very different shape when you go home
[Fm] because [Gm] this is something we need to [Eb] do.
Basically from a human [Bb] perspective, there was no point in [Gm] carrying her because she couldn't
survive the [Bb] diagnosis.
But we really, [F] of course that wasn't something that we felt like we [Gm] wanted to do and we wanted
to
[Bb] give God the chance to perform a miracle.
So we decided to carry her
[F] and it was an amazing [Bb] time when I was pregnant with her because
we [Eb] made the girls a [Bb] really big part of it [F] and we kind of [Gm] sat them down and said, [Bb] we
don't know how long we're going to have [F] with Audrey but we have her right now [Bb]
and so we're
going to live life [Gm] with her.
[Eb] And we asked them what they would want [Bb] to do
[F] while we had her [Gm] and one of our daughters
[Eb] really wanted to show her Cinderella's [Bb] castle.
So we scheduled a trip for a few weeks and we took them to Disney World and we have some
really special memories and several pictures of that trip and Ellie [Gb] talking to my stomach
and pointing to the castle and telling Audrey this is what she had told her about.
[Gm] And we [Bb] have rolls of film of my stomach [G] in various places [Gm] where they said this [Bb] is Audrey
at the ballet, this is Audrey at the library.
[F] [Bb] We loved her, she was a part of our family knowing that we probably wouldn't get to bring
her home [F] to the crib we had set up.
[Gm] I ended up having [Bb] a C-section.
I delivered her on April 7th and she [F] lived for about two and a half hours.
[Bb]
So during that time we had the chance to bring our [Eb] girls and introduce [Bb] them and let them hold her.
It was really, I think Todd would say the same, [F] it was one of the most peaceful days
of my life.
The Lord really [Eb]
showed up and was really with us through it [Bb] all, as difficult as it was.
We all [F] as a group, I just remember singing hymns over her and [Eb] praying for her.
I had told the nurse [F] that I would like for her to be very subtle because they would come
in and check the heartbeat [Bb] every so often and it was slowing down pretty rapidly.
I just asked her if she could be subtle about it because the girls were around and I didn't
want to alarm them.
We had prepared them but that can be a very scary [F] thing.
There was a time about two [Bb] and a half hours after she was born that the [Eb] nurse came in
and my [F] daughters were all on the bed with me and they [Gm] were all looking at [Bb] her.
The nurse just took her heart rate [F] and kind [Bb] of looked at me and just nodded her head.
[F] So [Bb] I knew that she was gone at that point.
[G] [Bb] It was incredibly difficult but there was something so profound about that moment and
recognizing [F] even then [Bb] that I had been a witness to someone leaving [Eb] my arms and going [F] straight
to the Lord.
[Gm] I [F] did explain to the girls a few minutes [Gm] later
[Eb] that she had left.
[Bb] I feel like we had [F] prepared them very [Gm] well for it.
[F] It wasn't a scary moment.
[Gm] They just [Eb] knew, [Bb] this is what mommy told you.
It really was after all of those months, of course, [F] as a mother [Gm] anticipating that.
That's the [C] moment that you just can't imagine ever going through.
[Gm] I [C] felt like the Lord was [F] so faithful in giving us [Eb] peace in that what really could [Bb] have been
one of the most traumatic experiences.
We definitely grieved it later but I'm so grateful that during that time with her we
were able to really [F] enjoy her [Bb] and love her.
In a short amount of time.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] I was about 18 weeks along in my pregnancy and we got the diagnosis that she had several
issues with her body that made her what they considered incompatible with life.
And it was in the winter, I remember they actually scheduled a termination for [G] that
day or the next [Bb] day and they just said, you'll have a very different shape when you go home
[Fm] because [Gm] this is something we need to [Eb] do.
Basically from a human [Bb] perspective, there was no point in [Gm] carrying her because she couldn't
survive the [Bb] diagnosis.
But we really, [F] of course that wasn't something that we felt like we [Gm] wanted to do and we wanted
to
[Bb] give God the chance to perform a miracle.
So we decided to carry her
[F] and it was an amazing [Bb] time when I was pregnant with her because
we [Eb] made the girls a [Bb] really big part of it [F] and we kind of [Gm] sat them down and said, [Bb] we
don't know how long we're going to have [F] with Audrey but we have her right now [Bb]
and so we're
going to live life [Gm] with her.
[Eb] And we asked them what they would want [Bb] to do
[F] while we had her [Gm] and one of our daughters
[Eb] really wanted to show her Cinderella's [Bb] castle.
So we scheduled a trip for a few weeks and we took them to Disney World and we have some
really special memories and several pictures of that trip and Ellie [Gb] talking to my stomach
and pointing to the castle and telling Audrey this is what she had told her about.
[Gm] And we [Bb] have rolls of film of my stomach [G] in various places [Gm] where they said this [Bb] is Audrey
at the ballet, this is Audrey at the library.
[F] [Bb] We loved her, she was a part of our family knowing that we probably wouldn't get to bring
her home [F] to the crib we had set up.
[Gm] I ended up having [Bb] a C-section.
I delivered her on April 7th and she [F] lived for about two and a half hours.
[Bb]
So during that time we had the chance to bring our [Eb] girls and introduce [Bb] them and let them hold her.
It was really, I think Todd would say the same, [F] it was one of the most peaceful days
of my life.
The Lord really [Eb]
showed up and was really with us through it [Bb] all, as difficult as it was.
We all [F] as a group, I just remember singing hymns over her and [Eb] praying for her.
I had told the nurse [F] that I would like for her to be very subtle because they would come
in and check the heartbeat [Bb] every so often and it was slowing down pretty rapidly.
I just asked her if she could be subtle about it because the girls were around and I didn't
want to alarm them.
We had prepared them but that can be a very scary [F] thing.
There was a time about two [Bb] and a half hours after she was born that the [Eb] nurse came in
and my [F] daughters were all on the bed with me and they [Gm] were all looking at [Bb] her.
The nurse just took her heart rate [F] and kind [Bb] of looked at me and just nodded her head.
[F] So [Bb] I knew that she was gone at that point.
[G] [Bb] It was incredibly difficult but there was something so profound about that moment and
recognizing [F] even then [Bb] that I had been a witness to someone leaving [Eb] my arms and going [F] straight
to the Lord.
[Gm] I [F] did explain to the girls a few minutes [Gm] later
[Eb] that she had left.
[Bb] I feel like we had [F] prepared them very [Gm] well for it.
[F] It wasn't a scary moment.
[Gm] They just [Eb] knew, [Bb] this is what mommy told you.
It really was after all of those months, of course, [F] as a mother [Gm] anticipating that.
That's the [C] moment that you just can't imagine ever going through.
[Gm] I [C] felt like the Lord was [F] so faithful in giving us [Eb] peace in that what really could [Bb] have been
one of the most traumatic experiences.
We definitely grieved it later but I'm so grateful that during that time with her we
were able to really [F] enjoy her [Bb] and love her.
In a short amount of time.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
Key:
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F
Gm
Eb
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Bb
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Gm
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] I was about 18 weeks along in my pregnancy and we got _ the diagnosis that she had several
issues with her body that made her what they considered incompatible with life. _
_ _ And it was in the winter, I remember they _ actually scheduled a termination for [G] that
day or the next [Bb] day and they just said, you'll have a very different shape when you go home
[Fm] because _ [Gm] this is something we need to [Eb] do.
Basically from a human [Bb] perspective, there was no point in [Gm] carrying her because she couldn't
survive the [Bb] diagnosis. _ _ _
_ _ But we really, [F] of course that wasn't something that we felt like we [Gm] wanted to do and we wanted
to _
[Bb] give God the chance to perform a miracle.
So we decided to carry her _
[F] _ and it was an amazing [Bb] time when I was pregnant with her because
we [Eb] made the girls a [Bb] really big part of it [F] and we kind of [Gm] sat them down and said, [Bb] we
don't know how long we're going to have [F] with Audrey but we have her right now [Bb] _
and so we're
going to live life [Gm] with her.
[Eb] And we asked them what they would want [Bb] to do _
[F] while we had her [Gm] and one of our daughters
[Eb] really wanted to show her Cinderella's [Bb] castle.
So we scheduled a trip for a few weeks and we took them to Disney World and we have some
really special memories and several pictures of that trip and Ellie [Gb] talking to my stomach
and pointing to the castle and telling Audrey this is what she had told her about.
_ [Gm] And we [Bb] have rolls of film of my stomach [G] in various places [Gm] where they said this [Bb] is Audrey
at the ballet, this is Audrey at the library.
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] We loved her, she was a part of our family knowing that we probably wouldn't get to bring
her home [F] to the crib we had set up. _ _
[Gm] _ I ended up having [Bb] a C-section.
I delivered her on April 7th _ and she [F] lived for about two and a half hours.
[Bb]
So during that time we had the chance to bring our [Eb] girls and introduce [Bb] them and let them hold her.
_ _ It was really, I think Todd would say the same, [F] it was one of the most peaceful days
of my life.
The Lord really _ _ _ [Eb]
showed up and was really with us through it [Bb] all, as difficult as it was.
We all [F] as a group, I just remember singing hymns over her and [Eb] praying for her.
I had told the nurse [F] that I would like for her to be very subtle because they would come
in and check the heartbeat [Bb] every so often and it was slowing down pretty rapidly.
I just asked her if she could be subtle about it because the girls were around and I didn't
want to alarm them.
We had prepared them but that can be a very scary [F] thing.
_ There was a time about two [Bb] and a half hours after she was born that the [Eb] nurse came in
and my [F] daughters were all on the bed with me and they [Gm] were all looking at [Bb] her.
The nurse just took her heart rate [F] and kind [Bb] of looked at me and just nodded her head. _ _ _
[F] _ So [Bb] I knew that she was gone at that point. _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ It was incredibly difficult but there was something so profound about that moment and
recognizing [F] even then [Bb] that I had been a witness to someone leaving [Eb] my arms and going [F] straight
to the Lord.
_ [Gm] _ I [F] did explain to the girls a few minutes [Gm] later _
[Eb] that she had left.
[Bb] I feel like we had [F] prepared them very [Gm] well for it.
[F] It wasn't a scary moment.
[Gm] They just [Eb] _ _ knew, [Bb] this is what mommy told you.
It really was after all of those months, of course, [F] as a mother [Gm] anticipating that.
That's the [C] moment that you just _ can't imagine ever going through.
[Gm] _ I [C] felt like the Lord was [F] so faithful in giving us [Eb] peace in that _ what really could [Bb] have been
one of the most traumatic experiences.
We definitely grieved it later but I'm so grateful that during that time with her we
were able to really [F] enjoy her [Bb] and love her.
In a short amount of time.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] I was about 18 weeks along in my pregnancy and we got _ the diagnosis that she had several
issues with her body that made her what they considered incompatible with life. _
_ _ And it was in the winter, I remember they _ actually scheduled a termination for [G] that
day or the next [Bb] day and they just said, you'll have a very different shape when you go home
[Fm] because _ [Gm] this is something we need to [Eb] do.
Basically from a human [Bb] perspective, there was no point in [Gm] carrying her because she couldn't
survive the [Bb] diagnosis. _ _ _
_ _ But we really, [F] of course that wasn't something that we felt like we [Gm] wanted to do and we wanted
to _
[Bb] give God the chance to perform a miracle.
So we decided to carry her _
[F] _ and it was an amazing [Bb] time when I was pregnant with her because
we [Eb] made the girls a [Bb] really big part of it [F] and we kind of [Gm] sat them down and said, [Bb] we
don't know how long we're going to have [F] with Audrey but we have her right now [Bb] _
and so we're
going to live life [Gm] with her.
[Eb] And we asked them what they would want [Bb] to do _
[F] while we had her [Gm] and one of our daughters
[Eb] really wanted to show her Cinderella's [Bb] castle.
So we scheduled a trip for a few weeks and we took them to Disney World and we have some
really special memories and several pictures of that trip and Ellie [Gb] talking to my stomach
and pointing to the castle and telling Audrey this is what she had told her about.
_ [Gm] And we [Bb] have rolls of film of my stomach [G] in various places [Gm] where they said this [Bb] is Audrey
at the ballet, this is Audrey at the library.
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] We loved her, she was a part of our family knowing that we probably wouldn't get to bring
her home [F] to the crib we had set up. _ _
[Gm] _ I ended up having [Bb] a C-section.
I delivered her on April 7th _ and she [F] lived for about two and a half hours.
[Bb]
So during that time we had the chance to bring our [Eb] girls and introduce [Bb] them and let them hold her.
_ _ It was really, I think Todd would say the same, [F] it was one of the most peaceful days
of my life.
The Lord really _ _ _ [Eb]
showed up and was really with us through it [Bb] all, as difficult as it was.
We all [F] as a group, I just remember singing hymns over her and [Eb] praying for her.
I had told the nurse [F] that I would like for her to be very subtle because they would come
in and check the heartbeat [Bb] every so often and it was slowing down pretty rapidly.
I just asked her if she could be subtle about it because the girls were around and I didn't
want to alarm them.
We had prepared them but that can be a very scary [F] thing.
_ There was a time about two [Bb] and a half hours after she was born that the [Eb] nurse came in
and my [F] daughters were all on the bed with me and they [Gm] were all looking at [Bb] her.
The nurse just took her heart rate [F] and kind [Bb] of looked at me and just nodded her head. _ _ _
[F] _ So [Bb] I knew that she was gone at that point. _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ It was incredibly difficult but there was something so profound about that moment and
recognizing [F] even then [Bb] that I had been a witness to someone leaving [Eb] my arms and going [F] straight
to the Lord.
_ [Gm] _ I [F] did explain to the girls a few minutes [Gm] later _
[Eb] that she had left.
[Bb] I feel like we had [F] prepared them very [Gm] well for it.
[F] It wasn't a scary moment.
[Gm] They just [Eb] _ _ knew, [Bb] this is what mommy told you.
It really was after all of those months, of course, [F] as a mother [Gm] anticipating that.
That's the [C] moment that you just _ can't imagine ever going through.
[Gm] _ I [C] felt like the Lord was [F] so faithful in giving us [Eb] peace in that _ what really could [Bb] have been
one of the most traumatic experiences.
We definitely grieved it later but I'm so grateful that during that time with her we
were able to really [F] enjoy her [Bb] and love her.
In a short amount of time.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _