Chords for Michael Card sings "God's Own Fool"
Tempo:
176.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[E]
[D]
[G]
It seems [A] I've imagined [D] him all of [G] my life [C] as the wisest of [G] all of [D] mankind
[C] But if God's [G] holy wisdom is [D] foolish to [Em] [G] men he must have [D] seemed out of [G] his mind
[C] Or even [G] his family [D] said he was [G] mad [C] and the priest [G] said I demons to [D] blame
[C] But God in [G] the form of [D] this angry [Em] young [Bm] man [D] could not have seen [D] perfectly
[G] sane
[C] We in [G] our [D] foolishness thought we [G] were [E] wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and [C] he opened our eyes [G] when we in our [A]
weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show [G] we were wrong
[C]
So [G] we follow [D]
[G] God's own fool for only the foolish can tell
[G] believe the [D] Unbelievable
[Em] [E] And come [D] be a fool [G] as well
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [G]
So come [A] lose your life for [D] a [G] carpenter's son for [C] a madman [G] who died for [D] a dream
[C] Then you'll have [G] the faith his [D] first [Em] followers [D] had and [G] you'll feel [D] the weight of [G] the beam
[C] So surrender [G] the hunger [D] to say you [G] must know have the courage to say I [D]
believe
For [C] the power [G] of paradox
[D]
Opens [Em] your [D] eyes and [G]
blinds those who [D] say [G] they can see
[C]
We in our foolishness [D]
thought we [G] were wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and he [C] opened our eyes [G] when he in our [A] weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show we [G] were wrong
[C] And so [G] we follow
[D] [G] God's own fool for only the foolish [D] can tell
[G] believe the
[D] Unbelievable [E]
and [D] come be a fool [G] as well
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[E] [D]
[G]
[N]
[E]
[D]
[G]
It seems [A] I've imagined [D] him all of [G] my life [C] as the wisest of [G] all of [D] mankind
[C] But if God's [G] holy wisdom is [D] foolish to [Em] [G] men he must have [D] seemed out of [G] his mind
[C] Or even [G] his family [D] said he was [G] mad [C] and the priest [G] said I demons to [D] blame
[C] But God in [G] the form of [D] this angry [Em] young [Bm] man [D] could not have seen [D] perfectly
[G] sane
[C] We in [G] our [D] foolishness thought we [G] were [E] wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and [C] he opened our eyes [G] when we in our [A]
weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show [G] we were wrong
[C]
So [G] we follow [D]
[G] God's own fool for only the foolish can tell
[G] believe the [D] Unbelievable
[Em] [E] And come [D] be a fool [G] as well
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [G]
So come [A] lose your life for [D] a [G] carpenter's son for [C] a madman [G] who died for [D] a dream
[C] Then you'll have [G] the faith his [D] first [Em] followers [D] had and [G] you'll feel [D] the weight of [G] the beam
[C] So surrender [G] the hunger [D] to say you [G] must know have the courage to say I [D]
believe
For [C] the power [G] of paradox
[D]
Opens [Em] your [D] eyes and [G]
blinds those who [D] say [G] they can see
[C]
We in our foolishness [D]
thought we [G] were wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and he [C] opened our eyes [G] when he in our [A] weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show we [G] were wrong
[C] And so [G] we follow
[D] [G] God's own fool for only the foolish [D] can tell
[G] believe the
[D] Unbelievable [E]
and [D] come be a fool [G] as well
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[E] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
It seems [A] I've imagined [D] him all of [G] my life [C] as the wisest of [G] all of [D] mankind _ _ _
[C] But if God's [G] holy wisdom is [D] foolish to [Em] [G] men he must have [D] seemed out of [G] his mind _ _
[C] Or even [G] his family [D] said he was [G] mad [C] and the priest [G] said I demons to [D] blame _ _ _
[C] But God in [G] the form of [D] this angry [Em] young [Bm] man [D] could not have seen [D] perfectly
_ [G] _ sane _ _
_ [C] We in [G] our _ [D] foolishness thought we [G] were [E] wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and [C] he opened our eyes [G] when we in our [A]
weakness
[D] _ Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless _ [D] to show [G] we were wrong
_ _ _ [C] _
So [G] we follow [D] _ _
[G] God's own fool for only the foolish can tell
_ _ _ [G] believe _ the _ [D] Unbelievable
_ [Em] _ _ [E] And come [D] be a fool _ [G] as well
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ So come [A] lose your life for [D] a _ [G] carpenter's son for [C] a madman [G] who died for [D] a dream
_ _ _ [C] Then you'll have [G] the faith his [D] first [Em] followers [D] had and [G] you'll feel [D] the weight of [G] the beam
_ _ _ [C] So surrender [G] the hunger [D] to say you [G] must know have the courage to say I [D] _
believe
_ For [C] the power [G] of paradox
_ [D]
Opens [Em] your [D] eyes and [G]
blinds those who [D] say [G] they can see
_ _ _ [C] _
We in our foolishness [D]
thought we [G] were wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and he [C] opened our eyes [G] when he in our [A] weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show we [G] were wrong _ _
[C] And so [G] we follow
[D] _ _ [G] God's own fool for only the foolish [D] can tell _ _ _
_ [G] believe the _
_ [D] _ _ Unbelievable [E] _
and [D] come be a fool [G] as well _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
It seems [A] I've imagined [D] him all of [G] my life [C] as the wisest of [G] all of [D] mankind _ _ _
[C] But if God's [G] holy wisdom is [D] foolish to [Em] [G] men he must have [D] seemed out of [G] his mind _ _
[C] Or even [G] his family [D] said he was [G] mad [C] and the priest [G] said I demons to [D] blame _ _ _
[C] But God in [G] the form of [D] this angry [Em] young [Bm] man [D] could not have seen [D] perfectly
_ [G] _ sane _ _
_ [C] We in [G] our _ [D] foolishness thought we [G] were [E] wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and [C] he opened our eyes [G] when we in our [A]
weakness
[D] _ Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless _ [D] to show [G] we were wrong
_ _ _ [C] _
So [G] we follow [D] _ _
[G] God's own fool for only the foolish can tell
_ _ _ [G] believe _ the _ [D] Unbelievable
_ [Em] _ _ [E] And come [D] be a fool _ [G] as well
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ So come [A] lose your life for [D] a _ [G] carpenter's son for [C] a madman [G] who died for [D] a dream
_ _ _ [C] Then you'll have [G] the faith his [D] first [Em] followers [D] had and [G] you'll feel [D] the weight of [G] the beam
_ _ _ [C] So surrender [G] the hunger [D] to say you [G] must know have the courage to say I [D] _
believe
_ For [C] the power [G] of paradox
_ [D]
Opens [Em] your [D] eyes and [G]
blinds those who [D] say [G] they can see
_ _ _ [C] _
We in our foolishness [D]
thought we [G] were wise
[Em] He played the fool [Bm] and he [C] opened our eyes [G] when he in our [A] weakness
[D] Believed we [G] were strong
[Em] He became helpless [D] to show we [G] were wrong _ _
[C] And so [G] we follow
[D] _ _ [G] God's own fool for only the foolish [D] can tell _ _ _
_ [G] believe the _
_ [D] _ _ Unbelievable [E] _
and [D] come be a fool [G] as well _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _