Chords for God's Own Fool by Michael Card (With Lyrics)
Tempo:
111.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]
It seems I've imagined [G] Him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind.
[F] But if God's holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, He must have [G] seemed out [C] of His mind.
[F] Even [C] His family [G] said He [D] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said He demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young man [C] could not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [C] the fool [Gm] and the open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we [A] were strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G]
[C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the [G]
unbelievable, [C] I'm here to rule as well.
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a madman [C] who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll [C] have the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and you'll feel the weight [C] of the beam.
[F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G]
believe.
[F] For the power [C] of [G] paradox opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say [C] they can see.
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool and the [F] open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we were strong.
[A] He [Am] became helpless [G] to show we were [C] wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
To [F] be [C] the [G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] I'm here to [C] rule as well.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C]
the [G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [C] I'm here to rule as well.
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
It seems I've imagined [G] Him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind.
[F] But if God's holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, He must have [G] seemed out [C] of His mind.
[F] Even [C] His family [G] said He [D] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said He demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young man [C] could not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [C] the fool [Gm] and the open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we [A] were strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G]
[C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the [G]
unbelievable, [C] I'm here to rule as well.
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a madman [C] who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll [C] have the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and you'll feel the weight [C] of the beam.
[F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G]
believe.
[F] For the power [C] of [G] paradox opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say [C] they can see.
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool and the [F] open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we were strong.
[A] He [Am] became helpless [G] to show we were [C] wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
To [F] be [C] the [G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] I'm here to [C] rule as well.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C]
the [G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [C] I'm here to rule as well.
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [D]
[G] [C]
Key:
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Am
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
It seems I've imagined [G] Him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind. _ _
[F] But if God's holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, He must have [G] seemed out [C] of His mind.
_ [F] Even [C] His family [G] said He [D] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said He demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young man [C] could not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
_ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [C] the fool [Gm] and the open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we [A] were strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] _
[C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _ [G] _
unbelievable, _ [C] I'm here to rule as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a madman [C] who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll [C] have the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and you'll feel the weight [C] of the beam.
_ [F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G]
believe.
_ [F] For the power [C] of [G] paradox opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say [C] they can see.
_ _ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool and the [F] open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we were strong.
[A] He [Am] became helpless [G] to show we were [C] wrong.
_ [F] So [C] we follow [G] _ [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
To _ [F] be [C] the _ [G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] I'm here to [C] rule as well.
_ _ [F] So [C] we follow [G] _ [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C]
the [G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [C] I'm here to rule as well.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
It seems I've imagined [G] Him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind. _ _
[F] But if God's holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, He must have [G] seemed out [C] of His mind.
_ [F] Even [C] His family [G] said He [D] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said He demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young man [C] could not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
_ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [C] the fool [Gm] and the open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we [A] were strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] we follow [G] _
[C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _ [G] _
unbelievable, _ [C] I'm here to rule as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a madman [C] who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll [C] have the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and you'll feel the weight [C] of the beam.
_ [F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G]
believe.
_ [F] For the power [C] of [G] paradox opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say [C] they can see.
_ _ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool and the [F] open-eyed wise.
[C] But we in our weakness [G] believed we were strong.
[A] He [Am] became helpless [G] to show we were [C] wrong.
_ [F] So [C] we follow [G] _ [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
To _ [F] be [C] the _ [G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] I'm here to [C] rule as well.
_ _ [F] So [C] we follow [G] _ [C] God's own fool, [F] but only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C]
the [G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [C] I'm here to rule as well.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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