Chords for Johnny Cash - He's Alive

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_ _ _ The [Am] gates and doors were barred and [G] all the windows fastened [E] down.
I spent the night [A] in sleeplessness [G] and jumped at every [A] sound.
[D] Half in hopeless sorrow [G] and half in fear [A] that day
Would find the soldiers breaking through [G] and drag us [A] all away.
_ Just before the sunrise I [G] heard something [A] at the wall.
The gate began to rattle [G] and a voice began [Am] to call.
[Dm] I hurried to the window, [G] looked down into [Am] the street _
Expecting swords and torches and [G] the sound of [A] soldiers' feet. _
But there was no one there but Mary so [G] I went down to [A] let her in.
[Am] And John stood there beside me [G] as she told us [Am] where she had been.
[A] They'd moved him in [Dm] the night [G] and none of us [Am] knows where.
The stone's been rolled away and [G] now his body [Am] isn't there.
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[E] We both [A] ran toward the garden [G] then John [Am] ran on ahead.
We found the stone in the empty [G] tomb just the way that Mary said.
[Dm] But the winding sheet they wrapped him [G] in was just an [A] empty shell.
And how or where they had taken [G] him was more [Am] than I could tell.
_ _ _ _ Something strange had happened [G] there just what I [Am] did not know.
John believed the [G] miracles but I just [A] turned to go.
[Dm] Circumstance and speculation [G] couldn't lift me [A] very high.
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I had seen him [G] crucify him and I [Am] saw him die.
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Back inside the house again [G] the guilt and [A] anguish came.
Everything I had promised him [G] just added to my [Am] shame.
When at [Dm] last it came to choice I had [G] denied I knew his [Am] name.
And even if he were alive [G] I know it wouldn't [Am] be the same.
_ _ _ _ _ Suddenly the air was [G] filled with strange sweet [Am] perfume.
Light that came from [G] everywhere drove shadows from the room.
[Dm] And Jesus stood before me [G] with his arms [Am] held open wide.
I [E] fell down on my knees [G] and I clung to [E] him and cried. _ _ _
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[E] He raised me to my feet [G] and as I looked [Am] into his eyes.
Love was shining out from [G] him like sunlight [Am] from the skies.
[Dm] Guilt and my confusion [G] disappeared in [Am] sweet release.
And [A] every fear I'd ever [G] had just _ [Am]
melted _ _ into _ me.
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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] He's alive, _ [C] he's alive, [G] he's alive and I'm forgiven.
[D] Heaven's gates are open wide.
[A] He's alive, _ [C] he's alive, [G] he's alive and I'm forgiven.
[D] Heaven's gates are open wide.
[A] He's alive, _ [C] he's alive, _ [G] he's alive and I'm forgiven.
[D] Heaven's gates are open wide.
He's [A] alive, [C] he's alive, [G] he's alive, [D] he's alive. _ _ _ _ _ _
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