For What Earthly Reason Chords by The Cathedrals

Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:

D

C#

G#

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For What Earthly Reason-The Cathedrals chords
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Danny Thunderbird, would you do something for me?
[F#]
In a moment.
[D] [Fm] In a moment we'll do some things that Danny just really raises the roof on,
but while we're doing songs, we don't do a lot of songs as soundtrack.
Maybe this particular night we'll do more than we normally would because of what we're doing.
But I want you to listen to Danny do something.
We did this in London.
Most tenor singers are concerned with how high they can sing and raising the roof.
And Danny can do that better than anybody in the world.
But he can also do this.
Take a song and sing it with such heart and feeling.
The way he ends this song just flabbergasts me.
This is a little different than anything you'd hear most tenor singers do.
Listen as Danny sings a song called For What Earthly Reason.
[G#]
[C#]
[Fm] [Cm]
[C#] [D#]
[G#m] For what [D#] earthly reason [Fm] would the [Cm] heavenly Father [C#] send down His Son
[G#] to [A#m] suffer [F] rejection [C#] and pay for [D#] crimes He [G#] had not [A#m] done?
[D#] What [C#] [G#]
[D#] earthly reason [G#] would the Father [Cm] let Him hang [C#]
on a [G#] tree?
[A#m] I wept with [F] the answer [A#m]
that what [D#] earthly reason [G#] was [C#] me.
[F#]
[G#] My Lord, [C#]
[Fm] reason, [A#m]
that [D#] on [C#] earthly [G#] reason [D#m] I [F] [A] [F#] was the [A#m] guilty.
[G#] [D#]
He was [C#] the
[G#] sacrifice, [F#]
[C#] [G#] [C#]
[Fm] [A#m] He
[D#] [C#] was the [G#] giver.
[D#m]
[F] Dying [C#]
while I go [D#] free, [C#] that what earthly reason [G#] was me.
[Cm]
[C#] Thank [D#] you Lord.
[F#m] [C#m]
[D] [E]
[A] The fairest [E]
of angels [F#m] were not summoned [C#m] from the throne [D] up in the [G#] sky
[A] to [Bm] purchase [F#] my pardon.
[Bm] Not [E] even the [A] angels could [Bm] die.
[D] [E]
[D] [A] The only
[E] provision [F#m] for my freedom's [C#m] destined [D] to [A]
be
[E] for the [Bm] sweet Lamb [F#]
of glory [Bm] and His [E] only reason [A] was [D] me.
For what earthly reason would the Father let Him hang on a tree?
[A]
I [D] [F#m] wept with the answer [Bm] [E] that what [D] earthly [A] reason was [Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[E]
[D] me.
[A]
He [D] [A]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] was the sacrifice, [E] He [D] was the [A] giver.
[Em] [F#]
Dying [Bm] while [D] I go [F#m] [E] free, [D] that what [Bm] earthly [E] reason [Fm] [F#m]
was me.
[B] [C#m] That [Bm] what [F#m] [F#] earthly reason,
[D] His only
[E] reason was [A] me.
Key:  
D
1321
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
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Learn the basic chords of The Cathedrals - For What Earthly Reason chords, with this master sequence: G#, D#, C#, D, A, E, F#m, C#m and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Major in mind.

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Danny Thunderbird, would you do something for me?
_ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ In _ _ a moment.
_ [D] _ _ [Fm] In a moment we'll do some things that Danny just really raises the roof on,
but while we're doing songs, we don't do a lot of songs as soundtrack.
Maybe this particular night we'll do more than we normally would because of what we're doing.
But I want you to listen to Danny do something.
We did this in London.
Most tenor singers are concerned with how high they can sing and raising the roof.
And Danny can do that better than anybody in the world.
But he can also do this.
Take a song and sing it with such heart and feeling.
The way he ends this song just flabbergasts me.
This is a little different than anything you'd hear most tenor singers do.
Listen _ as Danny sings a song _ called For What Earthly Reason.
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] For _ what [D#] earthly reason _ [Fm] would the _ [Cm] heavenly Father _ [C#] send down His Son
[G#] _ _ to [A#m] suffer _ _ [F] rejection _ _ [C#] and pay for [D#] crimes He [G#] had not [A#m] done?
_ _ _ [D#] What _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [D#] earthly reason [G#] would the Father [Cm] let Him hang [C#] _
on a [G#] tree?
_ _ [A#m] I wept with [F] the answer _ [A#m] _
that what [D#] earthly reason [G#] was _ [C#] me.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G#] My Lord, [C#] _ _
_ _ [Fm] reason, _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ that [D#] on _ [C#] earthly _ _ [G#] reason _ _ [D#m] I _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ [F#] was the _ _ [A#m] guilty.
_ [G#] _ [D#] _ _
_ He _ was [C#] the _
_ _ [G#] _ _ sacrifice, [F#] _ _
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [A#m] He _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] was the _ [G#] giver.
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ Dying [C#] _
while I go _ [D#] free, _ _ [C#] that what earthly reason _ [G#] was me.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ [C#] Thank _ _ [D#] you Lord.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] The fairest _ [E]
of angels [F#m] were not summoned _ [C#m] from the throne [D] up in the [G#] sky
[A] _ _ to [Bm] _ purchase [F#] my pardon.
_ [Bm] _ Not [E] even the _ _ [A] angels could _ [Bm] die.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] The only _ _
[E] provision _ [F#m] for my _ freedom's [C#m] destined _ _ [D] to _ [A]
be
_ [E] for the [Bm] sweet Lamb _ [F#]
of glory [Bm] and His _ [E] only reason _ [A] was _ [D] me.
For what earthly _ reason would the Father let Him hang on a tree?
_ [A]
I _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] wept with the answer _ [Bm] _ _ [E] that what _ [D] earthly _ _ [A] reason _ was [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ me.
[A] _
He _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ was the sacrifice, [E] He _ [D] was the _ [A] giver. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Dying [Bm] _ _ while [D] I go [F#m] [E] free, _ _ _ [D] that what [Bm] earthly _ [E] reason [Fm] _ [F#m]
was me.
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] That [Bm] _ _ what [F#m] [F#] earthly reason, _
[D] _ _ His only _ _
[E] _ reason _ _ _ was _ _ [A] _ me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Symphony of Praise album.

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