Chords for God Gave The Song (Lyric Video/Live At The Indiana Roof Ballroom, Indianapolis, IN/2000)
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bb
A
Cm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You ask me why [Bm] my [Em] heart keeps singing
[A] Why [Em] I can sing [A] when [D] things go wrong
But [Am] since I [C] found [Am] the [D] source of music
[Gm] I [Bm] just [Bb] can't help [G] it, [A] God [D] gave [Bm] the [D] song
[A] [D] Do do [Gbm] do do [Bm] do [Em] do do [A] [Em] [A] do
[Em] do do [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do [Am] do do do do do do [C] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
[D] [Bm]
[Gm] do do do do do do do do do do do do [Bm] [Bb]
[G] do do do do do [A] [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
[Eb] come [Cm] walk with me through [F] [Bb] fields and [Fm] [Bb] forests [Fm] we'll climb [Bb] the [Fm] hill and [Bb] we'll still hear that song
[Bbm] for even hills they [Eb] [Cm] resound [Ebm] with music [Abm] they [Cm] just can't [B] help [Ab] it is [Bb] god [Eb] gave the song
[Cm]
yes god gave [A] the song [Dm] the song's always been with [Am] us [Dm] the
[A] [Bb] [Ebm]
song came into our [Bbm] world through a manger
[Ebm]
a manger in bethlehem [B] it [Em]
was a simple little song a simple [B] lovely [Em] song for every [Fm] man to sing
[Cm] [Fm]
[C] [Gbm] right from the first [Db] some tried [Gbm] to ignore it they said there's no song [Gm] it simply doesn't exist
others tried [D] to [Bb] change the tune [Abm] they made laws to stop it
[Am] armies marched against
they killed some who sang the song [Bbm] [Am] they screamed at it in fury they tried to ground [Abm] down
[Am] [F] finally they nailed that song to a tree and [Cm]
[Eb]
[B] [B]
they said to themselves there that should take care of
but
[D] [Gbm]
[D] it didn't [Gbm]
[D] what's that i [Db] hear [Gbm]
i [Em] still hear that music [A]
[Em] day after day
[A] his [D] souls
[Am] [Gb]
[D] [Dm] uh
[Gm]
[Bm] [Bb] [G] god [Gbm]
[D] gave
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab] [D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
oh
[Db]
[G] [Ab]
[F] [Cm]
[B] [Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
for [Bbm] once i found [G] and i knew the [Ab] source of a [Cm] [G] music
[Abm] if [Cm] i just [B]
can't help [Ab] it [Bm] god gave
[Em] the [Eb]
song
[Cm]
[Db] [Eb] [B]
[Db] he gave [Eb] the song
[A] Why [Em] I can sing [A] when [D] things go wrong
But [Am] since I [C] found [Am] the [D] source of music
[Gm] I [Bm] just [Bb] can't help [G] it, [A] God [D] gave [Bm] the [D] song
[A] [D] Do do [Gbm] do do [Bm] do [Em] do do [A] [Em] [A] do
[Em] do do [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do [Am] do do do do do do [C] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
[D] [Bm]
[Gm] do do do do do do do do do do do do [Bm] [Bb]
[G] do do do do do [A] [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
[Eb] come [Cm] walk with me through [F] [Bb] fields and [Fm] [Bb] forests [Fm] we'll climb [Bb] the [Fm] hill and [Bb] we'll still hear that song
[Bbm] for even hills they [Eb] [Cm] resound [Ebm] with music [Abm] they [Cm] just can't [B] help [Ab] it is [Bb] god [Eb] gave the song
[Cm]
yes god gave [A] the song [Dm] the song's always been with [Am] us [Dm] the
[A] [Bb] [Ebm]
song came into our [Bbm] world through a manger
[Ebm]
a manger in bethlehem [B] it [Em]
was a simple little song a simple [B] lovely [Em] song for every [Fm] man to sing
[Cm] [Fm]
[C] [Gbm] right from the first [Db] some tried [Gbm] to ignore it they said there's no song [Gm] it simply doesn't exist
others tried [D] to [Bb] change the tune [Abm] they made laws to stop it
[Am] armies marched against
they killed some who sang the song [Bbm] [Am] they screamed at it in fury they tried to ground [Abm] down
[Am] [F] finally they nailed that song to a tree and [Cm]
[Eb]
[B] [B]
they said to themselves there that should take care of
but
[D] [Gbm]
[D] it didn't [Gbm]
[D] what's that i [Db] hear [Gbm]
i [Em] still hear that music [A]
[Em] day after day
[A] his [D] souls
[Am] [Gb]
[D] [Dm] uh
[Gm]
[Bm] [Bb] [G] god [Gbm]
[D] gave
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab] [D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
oh
[Db]
[G] [Ab]
[F] [Cm]
[B] [Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
for [Bbm] once i found [G] and i knew the [Ab] source of a [Cm] [G] music
[Abm] if [Cm] i just [B]
can't help [Ab] it [Bm] god gave
[Em] the [Eb]
song
[Cm]
[Db] [Eb] [B]
[Db] he gave [Eb] the song
Key:
D
Bb
A
Cm
Em
D
Bb
A
_ _ You ask me why [Bm] _ _ my [Em] heart keeps singing
_ [A] Why [Em] I can sing _ _ [A] when [D] things go wrong
_ But [Am] since I [C] found [Am] _ _ the [D] source of music
[Gm] _ I [Bm] just [Bb] can't help [G] it, [A] God [D] gave [Bm] the _ [D] song
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Do do [Gbm] do do [Bm] do [Em] _ _ do do _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] do _
[Em] do do _ [D] _ _ do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do [Am] do do do do do do [C] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Gm] do do do do do do do do do do do do _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] do do do do do [A] _ _ [D] _ _ do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ come [Cm] walk with me through [F] _ [Bb] fields and [Fm] _ [Bb] forests [Fm] we'll climb [Bb] the [Fm] hill and [Bb] we'll still hear that song
_ _ [Bbm] for even _ hills they _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] resound [Ebm] with music [Abm] they [Cm] just can't [B] help [Ab] it is [Bb] god [Eb] gave _ the song
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ yes god gave [A] the song _ [Dm] the _ song's always been with [Am] us [Dm] the _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ song came into our [Bbm] world through a manger
[Ebm] _ _
a manger in bethlehem [B] it [Em] _ _
_ was a simple little song a simple [B] lovely [Em] song for every [Fm] man to sing _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] right from the first [Db] some tried [Gbm] to ignore it they said there's no song _ [Gm] it simply doesn't exist
_ _ _ _ _ others tried [D] to [Bb] change the tune [Abm] they _ _ made laws to stop it _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ armies _ marched against
_ _ they killed some who sang the song [Bbm] [Am] they screamed at it in fury _ they tried to ground [Abm] down
_ [Am] _ _ [F] finally they nailed that song to a tree and _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
they said to themselves _ there that should take care of
but _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[D] it didn't _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[D] what's that i [Db] hear _ [Gbm] _
i [Em] still hear that music [A] _
[Em] day after day
_ [A] his [D] souls _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] uh
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] god _ [Gbm] _
[D] gave
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ oh
[Db] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ for [Bbm] once i found [G] and i knew the [Ab] source of a [Cm] _ [G] music
[Abm] if [Cm] i just [B]
can't help [Ab] it _ [Bm] god gave _
[Em] _ the _ _ _ [Eb] _
song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Db] he gave _ [Eb] the song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Why [Em] I can sing _ _ [A] when [D] things go wrong
_ But [Am] since I [C] found [Am] _ _ the [D] source of music
[Gm] _ I [Bm] just [Bb] can't help [G] it, [A] God [D] gave [Bm] the _ [D] song
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Do do [Gbm] do do [Bm] do [Em] _ _ do do _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] do _
[Em] do do _ [D] _ _ do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do [Am] do do do do do do [C] do do do do do do do do do do do do do do _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Gm] do do do do do do do do do do do do _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] do do do do do [A] _ _ [D] _ _ do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ come [Cm] walk with me through [F] _ [Bb] fields and [Fm] _ [Bb] forests [Fm] we'll climb [Bb] the [Fm] hill and [Bb] we'll still hear that song
_ _ [Bbm] for even _ hills they _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] resound [Ebm] with music [Abm] they [Cm] just can't [B] help [Ab] it is [Bb] god [Eb] gave _ the song
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ yes god gave [A] the song _ [Dm] the _ song's always been with [Am] us [Dm] the _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ song came into our [Bbm] world through a manger
[Ebm] _ _
a manger in bethlehem [B] it [Em] _ _
_ was a simple little song a simple [B] lovely [Em] song for every [Fm] man to sing _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] right from the first [Db] some tried [Gbm] to ignore it they said there's no song _ [Gm] it simply doesn't exist
_ _ _ _ _ others tried [D] to [Bb] change the tune [Abm] they _ _ made laws to stop it _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ armies _ marched against
_ _ they killed some who sang the song [Bbm] [Am] they screamed at it in fury _ they tried to ground [Abm] down
_ [Am] _ _ [F] finally they nailed that song to a tree and _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
they said to themselves _ there that should take care of
but _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[D] it didn't _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[D] what's that i [Db] hear _ [Gbm] _
i [Em] still hear that music [A] _
[Em] day after day
_ [A] his [D] souls _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] uh
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] god _ [Gbm] _
[D] gave
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ oh
[Db] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ for [Bbm] once i found [G] and i knew the [Ab] source of a [Cm] _ [G] music
[Abm] if [Cm] i just [B]
can't help [Ab] it _ [Bm] god gave _
[Em] _ the _ _ _ [Eb] _
song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Db] he gave _ [Eb] the song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _