Where The Nails Were Chords by Sandi Patty

Tempo:
116.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sandi Patty - Where the Nails Were chords
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[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [F#] [Bm]
[E] [D]
Father forgive [Gm] [Bm] them [C#] I [G] heard you [D] faintly say [Em] Still [F#] in my [Bm] heart I feel [D] so [C] guilty
[Am] [D]
I know the [B] truth [Bm] is [F#] the debt was mine to [F#m] pay
[E]
How could it be right that it [D] happened this way A fallen and [A] sinful lie [A] I was leading
[F#m]
[D] Now why is your body torn [Gm] and bleeding?
It should have been [D] my hands [G] where the [D] nails were
It should have been, [G] it should have been [D] my feet where [G] the [D] nails [A] were
It should have been, [G] it should have been my [F#] side [A] that was [D] open, [E] my heart that was broken
[Em] It should have [G] been [D] my hands, it should have been my [Am] feet where the nails were
[G] [D]
[F#] [E]
[D] At times [A#] I'm [Bm] tempted [Am] to [G] overlook [F#m] your [D]
grace
[A#] Thinking I'm worth the [Bm] love [Dm] you've given, [Am] [D]
[A] [Bm] earning [F#] the right to [D] [Em] erase
Somehow forgetting you died in my place, still isn't long [A] I've stumbled
[D]
One look at the cross and [Gm] I, it should have been [D] my hands [G] where the [D] nails were
[A] It should have been, [G] it should have been [D] my feet where [G] the [D] nails [A] were
It should have been, [G] it should have been [F#] my side [A] that was open, [Bm] [E] my heart that [A] was broken
[E] It should have been [D] my hands, it should have been [Am] my [A] feet [E] [B]
[D] [G] where [A]
[Dm] [G]
[Em] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[G] the nails [G] [D] were
It should have [C] been, it [Cm] should have been my feet where [C] the nails
[G] [E] were
It should [Bm] have been, [F] it [Em] should have been my [B] side [D] that was [G] open, [A] my heart that [D] was broken
[Am] But it [C] was [G] your hands, yes it was [D] your feet, it was your, [G] it was [A] your ashes feet
It should have [D] [G] been, it should have [Dm] been my feet where the [G] nails [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [F#] [Em]
[B] [G]
[N] were
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Sandi Patty - Where The Nails Were chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, D, Bm, D, A, C, D, Bm and F#. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Father forgive [Gm] _ [Bm] them [C#] I [G] heard you _ [D] faintly say _ [Em] Still [F#] in my [Bm] heart I feel [D] so [C] guilty
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
I know the [B] truth [Bm] is [F#] the debt was mine to [F#m] pay
_ [E] _
How could it be right that it [D] happened this way A fallen and [A] sinful lie [A] I was _ _ leading
[F#m] _ _
[D] _ Now why is your body torn [Gm] and bleeding?
_ It should have been [D] my _ hands [G] where the [D] nails were
It should have been, [G] it should have been [D] my feet where [G] the [D] nails [A] were
It should have been, [G] it should have been my [F#] _ side [A] that was [D] open, [E] my heart that was broken
_ [Em] It should have [G] been [D] my _ _ hands, it should have been my [Am] _ feet where the _ _ nails _ were
[G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ At times [A#] I'm [Bm] tempted [Am] to [G] overlook [F#m] your _ [D] _
grace
_ [A#] Thinking I'm worth the [Bm] love [Dm] you've given, [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] earning [F#] the right to _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] erase _
Somehow forgetting you died in my place, still isn't long _ _ [A] I've _ _ _ stumbled
[D] _ _ _
One look at the cross and [Gm] I, _ _ _ _ it should have been [D] my hands [G] where the [D] nails were
[A] It should have been, [G] it should have been [D] my feet where [G] the [D] nails [A] were
It should have been, [G] it should have been [F#] my side [A] that was open, [Bm] _ [E] my heart that [A] was broken
_ [E] It should have been [D] my hands, _ _ it should have been [Am] my _ [A] feet _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] where _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] the _ _ _ _ nails [G] [D] were
It should have [C] been, it [Cm] should have been _ my feet where [C] the nails _
[G] _ _ [E] were
It should [Bm] have been, [F] it [Em] should have been my [B] side [D] that was _ [G] open, [A] my heart that [D] was broken
_ [Am] _ But it [C] was [G] your _ _ hands, yes it was [D] your _ _ _ feet, it was your, [G] _ _ _ _ it was [A] your ashes feet
It should have [D] _ _ _ [G] been, it should have [Dm] been my feet where the [G] nails _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] were _

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This song finds its place within the Via Dolorosa album.

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