Chords for He Holds the Keys - Steve Green - Live
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Ab
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bb]
[Ab] [F]
[Bb]
[Em] [F]
[Bb]
[N] The bridge of the song that I sing next says,
unto all [G] the things that have kept you away,
that keep you defeated day after day after day,
the heartache that nobody sees,
those things that eat at your soul like a cruel disease,
he who set the captives free, [Cm] it is he who holds your keys.
[C]
[G] Death rides, blackened clouds across [Cm] the sky,
[C] the son of [G] man lays down to [Cm] die,
[F] [C]
with every pounding blow upon the [Cm] nail.
[F]
[C] Thunder rumbles [Am] all through [F] hell,
[D]
[Bb] [Eb] and from [Bb] death's barren womb [C] the captives cry,
[Bb] [Eb] who is there to [F] free us should [G] he die?
[C] His grave becomes [G] a door, he [Cm] enters [C] in,
to face the author of all [Cm]
[C] sin.
[Db] Defying death [Ab] and the grave, he [Dbm] takes their keys,
[Db] [Dbm] and with them [Bbm] every captive [A] frees,
[Db] [B] [E] and from [B] death's barren womb [Db] the captives cry,
[B] [E] arise for our [B] [Gb] redemption, [Db] troth not,
[Ab] [Db] for he [Gb] [Db] holds the [Ab] keys.
[Bbm] He [Ab] [Gb] [Db] holds the keys.
[Ab] [Gb] And though we've been [Abm] held captive, [F] at long last we [Bbm] are free,
for [Eb] he holds [Gb] [Db] the keys.
[A]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[Db] Against the gates of hell I now resist,
for the shackles that had torn my wrist
[D] lay before [A] me now, [Dm] [G]
[D] to sin I am no [Gm] [A]
[F] more.
From [C] death's barren womb [D] he heard my cry,
[C] [F] and loosed the chains that bound [G] me to [A] a lie.
[D]
[G] He holds [D] the keys.
[A] [Bm]
He [G] holds [D] the [D]
[A] keys.
[G] And though we've been [Am] held captive, [Gb] at long last we [Bm] are free,
[Em] for he
[A] holds the [C]
keys.
[D] [G] And to all the things [Am] that have kept you away,
[Gb] that keep you defeated [Bm] day [Gbm] after day after [Em] day,
[G] the heartache [A] that nobody sees,
[Gbm] that eats at your soul like [B] a cruel disease,
[Em] he who [D] set the [C] captives free,
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] it is he, [E] [F] it is he who holds [A] your [B]
keys.
[E] [B]
For [Eb] he holds [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] the keys.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] He [Eb]
[Ab] holds [Eb] the [Fm] [Eb] keys.
[Bb] [Ab] And though we've been [Bb] held captive, [G] at long last we [Cm] are free,
[Fm] for he [Eb] holds [Ab] the [B] keys.
[Gb]
[F] He holds the keys.
[Abm] He [E] holds the [Eb]
keys.
He holds the keys.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb]
[Em] [F]
[Bb]
[N] The bridge of the song that I sing next says,
unto all [G] the things that have kept you away,
that keep you defeated day after day after day,
the heartache that nobody sees,
those things that eat at your soul like a cruel disease,
he who set the captives free, [Cm] it is he who holds your keys.
[C]
[G] Death rides, blackened clouds across [Cm] the sky,
[C] the son of [G] man lays down to [Cm] die,
[F] [C]
with every pounding blow upon the [Cm] nail.
[F]
[C] Thunder rumbles [Am] all through [F] hell,
[D]
[Bb] [Eb] and from [Bb] death's barren womb [C] the captives cry,
[Bb] [Eb] who is there to [F] free us should [G] he die?
[C] His grave becomes [G] a door, he [Cm] enters [C] in,
to face the author of all [Cm]
[C] sin.
[Db] Defying death [Ab] and the grave, he [Dbm] takes their keys,
[Db] [Dbm] and with them [Bbm] every captive [A] frees,
[Db] [B] [E] and from [B] death's barren womb [Db] the captives cry,
[B] [E] arise for our [B] [Gb] redemption, [Db] troth not,
[Ab] [Db] for he [Gb] [Db] holds the [Ab] keys.
[Bbm] He [Ab] [Gb] [Db] holds the keys.
[Ab] [Gb] And though we've been [Abm] held captive, [F] at long last we [Bbm] are free,
for [Eb] he holds [Gb] [Db] the keys.
[A]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[Db] Against the gates of hell I now resist,
for the shackles that had torn my wrist
[D] lay before [A] me now, [Dm] [G]
[D] to sin I am no [Gm] [A]
[F] more.
From [C] death's barren womb [D] he heard my cry,
[C] [F] and loosed the chains that bound [G] me to [A] a lie.
[D]
[G] He holds [D] the keys.
[A] [Bm]
He [G] holds [D] the [D]
[A] keys.
[G] And though we've been [Am] held captive, [Gb] at long last we [Bm] are free,
[Em] for he
[A] holds the [C]
keys.
[D] [G] And to all the things [Am] that have kept you away,
[Gb] that keep you defeated [Bm] day [Gbm] after day after [Em] day,
[G] the heartache [A] that nobody sees,
[Gbm] that eats at your soul like [B] a cruel disease,
[Em] he who [D] set the [C] captives free,
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] it is he, [E] [F] it is he who holds [A] your [B]
keys.
[E] [B]
For [Eb] he holds [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] the keys.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] He [Eb]
[Ab] holds [Eb] the [Fm] [Eb] keys.
[Bb] [Ab] And though we've been [Bb] held captive, [G] at long last we [Cm] are free,
[Fm] for he [Eb] holds [Ab] the [B] keys.
[Gb]
[F] He holds the keys.
[Abm] He [E] holds the [Eb]
keys.
He holds the keys.
Key:
G
C
Ab
F
Eb
G
C
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] The bridge of the song that I sing next says,
unto all [G] the things that have kept you away,
_ that keep you defeated day after day after day,
_ the heartache that nobody sees,
those things that eat at your soul like a cruel disease,
_ he who set the captives free, _ [Cm] it is he who holds your keys. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Death rides, blackened clouds across [Cm] the sky, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ the son of [G] man _ lays down to [Cm] die,
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C]
with every pounding blow upon the [Cm] nail.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Thunder rumbles [Am] all through [F] hell,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ and from [Bb] death's barren womb [C] the captives cry, _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] who is there to [F] free us should [G] he die? _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] His grave becomes [G] a door, he [Cm] enters _ _ _ [C] in,
_ _ to face the author of all _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ sin.
_ [Db] Defying death [Ab] and the grave, he [Dbm] takes their keys,
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] and with them [Bbm] every captive _ _ [A] _ frees,
_ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ and from [B] death's barren womb [Db] the captives cry,
_ [B] _ _ [E] arise for our [B] [Gb] redemption, _ [Db] troth not, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] for he _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] holds _ _ _ _ the [Ab] keys.
_ [Bbm] He [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] holds the keys.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] And though we've been [Abm] held captive, [F] at long last we [Bbm] are free,
for [Eb] he _ holds [Gb] _ [Db] the keys.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Against the gates of hell I now resist, _
_ _ _ _ for the shackles that had torn my _ _ _ _ _ wrist
_ [D] _ lay before [A] me now, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ to sin I am no _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ more.
From [C] death's barren womb [D] he heard my _ cry,
[C] _ [F] and loosed the chains that bound [G] me to [A] a lie. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] He holds _ [D] the keys. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
He [G] holds _ [D] the [D] _ _
[A] keys.
_ _ [G] And though we've been [Am] held captive, _ [Gb] at long last we [Bm] are free,
[Em] for he _
_ _ [A] holds the _ [C]
keys.
_ _ [D] _ [G] And to all the things [Am] that have kept you away,
[Gb] that keep you defeated [Bm] day [Gbm] after day after [Em] day,
[G] the heartache [A] that nobody sees,
[Gbm] that eats at your soul like [B] a cruel _ _ disease,
_ _ [Em] he who [D] set the _ [C] captives free,
[G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] [Am] it is he, [E] _ [F] it is he who holds [A] your _ _ [B] _ _ _
keys.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
For _ [Eb] _ he holds [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] the keys.
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ He [Eb] _
[Ab] holds _ [Eb] the [Fm] _ [Eb] keys.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] And though we've been [Bb] held captive, _ [G] at long last we [Cm] are free,
[Fm] for _ he [Eb] _ _ holds [Ab] the _ [B] keys.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ He _ holds _ the keys. _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ He _ [E] holds the [Eb] _ _
keys.
He _ holds the _ keys. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] The bridge of the song that I sing next says,
unto all [G] the things that have kept you away,
_ that keep you defeated day after day after day,
_ the heartache that nobody sees,
those things that eat at your soul like a cruel disease,
_ he who set the captives free, _ [Cm] it is he who holds your keys. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Death rides, blackened clouds across [Cm] the sky, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ the son of [G] man _ lays down to [Cm] die,
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C]
with every pounding blow upon the [Cm] nail.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Thunder rumbles [Am] all through [F] hell,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ and from [Bb] death's barren womb [C] the captives cry, _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] who is there to [F] free us should [G] he die? _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] His grave becomes [G] a door, he [Cm] enters _ _ _ [C] in,
_ _ to face the author of all _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ sin.
_ [Db] Defying death [Ab] and the grave, he [Dbm] takes their keys,
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] and with them [Bbm] every captive _ _ [A] _ frees,
_ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ and from [B] death's barren womb [Db] the captives cry,
_ [B] _ _ [E] arise for our [B] [Gb] redemption, _ [Db] troth not, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] for he _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] holds _ _ _ _ the [Ab] keys.
_ [Bbm] He [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] holds the keys.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] And though we've been [Abm] held captive, [F] at long last we [Bbm] are free,
for [Eb] he _ holds [Gb] _ [Db] the keys.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Against the gates of hell I now resist, _
_ _ _ _ for the shackles that had torn my _ _ _ _ _ wrist
_ [D] _ lay before [A] me now, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ to sin I am no _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ more.
From [C] death's barren womb [D] he heard my _ cry,
[C] _ [F] and loosed the chains that bound [G] me to [A] a lie. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] He holds _ [D] the keys. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
He [G] holds _ [D] the [D] _ _
[A] keys.
_ _ [G] And though we've been [Am] held captive, _ [Gb] at long last we [Bm] are free,
[Em] for he _
_ _ [A] holds the _ [C]
keys.
_ _ [D] _ [G] And to all the things [Am] that have kept you away,
[Gb] that keep you defeated [Bm] day [Gbm] after day after [Em] day,
[G] the heartache [A] that nobody sees,
[Gbm] that eats at your soul like [B] a cruel _ _ disease,
_ _ [Em] he who [D] set the _ [C] captives free,
[G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] [Am] it is he, [E] _ [F] it is he who holds [A] your _ _ [B] _ _ _
keys.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
For _ [Eb] _ he holds [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] the keys.
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ He [Eb] _
[Ab] holds _ [Eb] the [Fm] _ [Eb] keys.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] And though we've been [Bb] held captive, _ [G] at long last we [Cm] are free,
[Fm] for _ he [Eb] _ _ holds [Ab] the _ [B] keys.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ He _ holds _ the keys. _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ He _ [E] holds the [Eb] _ _
keys.
He _ holds the _ keys. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _