He Took My Place Chords by Charley Pride

[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] There [C] was a man, more than a man, called Jesus Christ [G] of Galilee.
There was a place where Jesus prayed, a place that's called [C] Gethsemane.
There on a hill called Calvary, there stood a cross of [F] agony,
nailed [C] to that cross where [Dm] I should be.
[G] He took my place at [C] Calvary.
[E] Now [F] I'm a child [C] of royalty, [G] and even [C] angels envy me.
Why, [F] Jesus cared so [C] much for me, He [Dm] took my [G] place [C] at Calvary.
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[Em] _ _ [G] [C] Christ Jesus lives, He lived today, from sin and death [G] He set me free.
Now hand in hand, each place I go, my Jesus Christ, He [C] walks with me.
And when I ask, how could it be, that Jesus cared [E] so [F] much for me,
the [C] answer comes [Dm] so tenderly, [G] He took my place at [C] Calvary.
Now [F] I'm a child of [C] royalty, [G] and even [C] angels envy me.
[F] Why, Jesus cared so [C] much for me, He [Dm] took my [G] place [C] at Calvary.
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[C] And now my Lord, the Son of God, I share with everyone [G] I see.
I give my best, my all to Him, because He gives [C] so much to me.
Now if His home you want to be, come [Am] join His [C] royal [F] family.
[C] And let your heart [Dm] sing your belief, [G] He took my place at [C] Calvary.
Now [F] I'm a child of [C]
royalty, [G] and even [C] angels envy me.
Why, [F] Jesus cared so [C] much for me, [Dm] He took my place [G] at _ _ [C] Calvary.
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