Chords for C.T. & Becky Townsend - "When I Lay My Isaac Down"
Tempo:
63.975 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
Abraham [F] prayed [C] for the day [F] God would give [C] him a son.
[F] [C] Blessed Isaac [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who [C] would have dreamed [F] God would say,
You gotta [C] give him back to me.
And [C] on this mountain [Gm] [F] you must prove
That it's [C] you and Isaac, [G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say
[F] Oh, we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
That it's not your Isaac that [G] God wants
But [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And [C] when I lay [F] [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him
But [Cm] God [F]
wanted me.
[C]
[F] [C] [F] All to [C] Jesus [B] [E] I surrender
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] [C] I freely [F] [Fm] [C] give
I, [F] I [C] will ever
[Dm] I'll [E] love and I'll [Am] trust him
In [Dm] his [C] [F] presence [C] daily [F] live
[G] [Am] Oh, I [Bb] [Dm] surrender all
[G] Yeah, I surrender [A]
[F] all
[C] All [F] to [C] thee [E] my [G] blessed [F] [C] Savior
I [G] surrender [C]
[F] all
And [C] when I lay [F] [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him [C] God [F] wanted me.
[C]
[G] [C]
Abraham [F] prayed [C] for the day [F] God would give [C] him a son.
[F] [C] Blessed Isaac [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who [C] would have dreamed [F] God would say,
You gotta [C] give him back to me.
And [C] on this mountain [Gm] [F] you must prove
That it's [C] you and Isaac, [G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say
[F] Oh, we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
That it's not your Isaac that [G] God wants
But [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And [C] when I lay [F] [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him
But [Cm] God [F]
wanted me.
[C]
[F] [C] [F] All to [C] Jesus [B] [E] I surrender
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] [C] I freely [F] [Fm] [C] give
I, [F] I [C] will ever
[Dm] I'll [E] love and I'll [Am] trust him
In [Dm] his [C] [F] presence [C] daily [F] live
[G] [Am] Oh, I [Bb] [Dm] surrender all
[G] Yeah, I surrender [A]
[F] all
[C] All [F] to [C] thee [E] my [G] blessed [F] [C] Savior
I [G] surrender [C]
[F] all
And [C] when I lay [F] [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him [C] God [F] wanted me.
[C]
Key:
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[C] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ Abraham [F] prayed [C] for the day _ [F] God would _ give [C] him a son. _
[F] [C] Blessed Isaac [E] _ [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who [C] would have dreamed [F] God would say,
You gotta [C] give him back to me.
And [C] on this mountain [Gm] [F] you must prove
That it's [C] you and Isaac, [G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say _
[F] Oh, we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
That it's not your Isaac that [G] God wants
But [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And [C] when I lay _ [F] _ [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him
But [Cm] God [F]
wanted me.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] All to [C] Jesus [B] _ [E] I surrender
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] [C] I freely [F] _ [Fm] [C] give
I, [F] I [C] will ever
[Dm] I'll [E] love and I'll [Am] trust him
In [Dm] his [C] [F] presence [C] daily [F] live
[G] [Am] Oh, I _ [Bb] [Dm] surrender all
[G] Yeah, I surrender _ [A]
[F] all
_ [C] All [F] to [C] thee [E] my [G] blessed [F] [C] Savior
I [G] surrender [C] _ _
[F] all
And [C] when I lay _ [F] _ [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him [C] God [F] wanted me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ Abraham [F] prayed [C] for the day _ [F] God would _ give [C] him a son. _
[F] [C] Blessed Isaac [E] _ [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who [C] would have dreamed [F] God would say,
You gotta [C] give him back to me.
And [C] on this mountain [Gm] [F] you must prove
That it's [C] you and Isaac, [G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say _
[F] Oh, we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
That it's not your Isaac that [G] God wants
But [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And [C] when I lay _ [F] _ [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him
But [Cm] God [F]
wanted me.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] All to [C] Jesus [B] _ [E] I surrender
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] [C] I freely [F] _ [Fm] [C] give
I, [F] I [C] will ever
[Dm] I'll [E] love and I'll [Am] trust him
In [Dm] his [C] [F] presence [C] daily [F] live
[G] [Am] Oh, I _ [Bb] [Dm] surrender all
[G] Yeah, I surrender _ [A]
[F] all
_ [C] All [F] to [C] thee [E] my [G] blessed [F] [C] Savior
I [G] surrender [C] _ _
[F] all
And [C] when I lay _ [F] _ [C] my Isaac down
With a [F] broken heart but my [C] father's pride
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay
Just to find that it [G] wasn't him [C] God [F] wanted me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _