Chords for Standing In The Breach
Tempo:
110.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[A] Though the earth may [F] tremble [C] and our [G] foundations [C] crack,
[Am] We will all [F] assemble [G] and we will build them back
[Am] And rush to save [F] the lives remaining [C] still [E] within [A] our reach
[C] Try to put [G] our world together, [F] standing in the [C] breach
So many live in poverty [F] while others live as [C] kings
Though some may find [Am] peace [A] in the acceptance of [Dm] all that living [G] brings
But [C] I will never understand [F] however [D] they've prepared
[C] How one life may [G] be struck down and [C] another life be spared
[Am] Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] cast [G] our works [C] aside
[Am] And though our efforts [F] resemble [C] the fluctuating [G] tide
We [Am] rise and fall [F] with the trust and [C] belief that [Em] love [E] redeems our [Am] siege
[C] And bend our backs and hearts together, [F] standing in [C] the breach
You [Am] don't know [F] why such a far cry [C] from the world [G] this world [C] could be
[Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
[Am] You don't know [F] how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
But you [Fm] know the change [Em] the world needs now [D] is there [G] in everyone
[C] [Fm]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[C] [G]
[Am] [F]
[C] [Am] [E] [F]
[Em] [C] [F]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C] The unpaid debts of [G] history, the open walls of time
The laws of [Am] human nature [Dm] always tugging [Fm] from behind
I [C] want to think that the earth can heal [A] and [F] that people might still [F#m] learn
How [C] to meet this world's true challenges and that the course we're on could turn
[Am] Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] the [G] oceans pitch [C] and rise
[Am] We will [F] all assemble [C] and we will [G] lift our eyes
[Am] To the tasks that we [F] know lie before us [Em] and the [E] power of [Am] prayers we seek
[C] And cast our souls into the heavens, [F] standing in [C] the breach
[Am] You don't know [F] why such a far [C] cry from the world this world could be
[Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
[Am] You don't [F] know how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
And you [Fm] know the world [C] you're waiting for may [D] not come, [G] no it may not come
[Fm] But you know the [C] change the world needs now is [D] there [G] in everyone
[C] [Fm] [C] [Fm]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
[C]
[A] Though the earth may [F] tremble [C] and our [G] foundations [C] crack,
[Am] We will all [F] assemble [G] and we will build them back
[Am] And rush to save [F] the lives remaining [C] still [E] within [A] our reach
[C] Try to put [G] our world together, [F] standing in the [C] breach
So many live in poverty [F] while others live as [C] kings
Though some may find [Am] peace [A] in the acceptance of [Dm] all that living [G] brings
But [C] I will never understand [F] however [D] they've prepared
[C] How one life may [G] be struck down and [C] another life be spared
[Am] Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] cast [G] our works [C] aside
[Am] And though our efforts [F] resemble [C] the fluctuating [G] tide
We [Am] rise and fall [F] with the trust and [C] belief that [Em] love [E] redeems our [Am] siege
[C] And bend our backs and hearts together, [F] standing in [C] the breach
You [Am] don't know [F] why such a far cry [C] from the world [G] this world [C] could be
[Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
[Am] You don't know [F] how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
But you [Fm] know the change [Em] the world needs now [D] is there [G] in everyone
[C] [Fm]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[C] [G]
[Am] [F]
[C] [Am] [E] [F]
[Em] [C] [F]
[C] [G]
[Em] [C] The unpaid debts of [G] history, the open walls of time
The laws of [Am] human nature [Dm] always tugging [Fm] from behind
I [C] want to think that the earth can heal [A] and [F] that people might still [F#m] learn
How [C] to meet this world's true challenges and that the course we're on could turn
[Am] Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] the [G] oceans pitch [C] and rise
[Am] We will [F] all assemble [C] and we will [G] lift our eyes
[Am] To the tasks that we [F] know lie before us [Em] and the [E] power of [Am] prayers we seek
[C] And cast our souls into the heavens, [F] standing in [C] the breach
[Am] You don't know [F] why such a far [C] cry from the world this world could be
[Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
[Am] You don't [F] know how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
And you [Fm] know the world [C] you're waiting for may [D] not come, [G] no it may not come
[Fm] But you know the [C] change the world needs now is [D] there [G] in everyone
[C] [Fm] [C] [Fm]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
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Key:
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Fm
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Though the earth may [F] tremble _ [C] and our [G] foundations [C] crack, _
_ [Am] We will all [F] assemble _ _ [G] and we will build them back _
[Am] And rush to save [F] the lives remaining [C] still [E] within [A] our reach
_ [C] _ Try to put [G] our world together, [F] _ standing in the [C] breach _
_ _ So many live in poverty [F] while others live as [C] kings
_ _ Though some may find [Am] peace [A] in the acceptance of [Dm] all that living [G] brings
But _ [C] _ I will never _ _ understand [F] however _ [D] they've prepared
_ _ [C] How one life may [G] be struck down and [C] another life be spared
_ _ [Am] _ Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] cast [G] our works [C] aside
_ _ [Am] And though our efforts [F] resemble _ [C] the _ fluctuating [G] tide
We _ [Am] _ rise and fall [F] with the trust and [C] belief that [Em] love [E] redeems our [Am] siege _
_ _ [C] And bend our backs and hearts together, _ [F] _ standing in [C] the breach
You [Am] _ don't know [F] why such a far cry [C] from the world [G] this world [C] could be
_ [Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see _
_ [Am] You don't know [F] how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
But you [Fm] know the change [Em] the world needs now [D] is there _ [G] in _ everyone
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] The unpaid debts of [G] history, _ the open walls of time
The _ _ laws of [Am] human nature _ [Dm] always tugging [Fm] from behind
_ I [C] want to think that the earth can heal [A] and [F] that people might still [F#m] learn
How [C] to meet this world's true challenges _ and that the course we're on could turn
_ _ [Am] _ Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] the [G] oceans pitch [C] and rise
_ [Am] _ We will [F] all assemble _ [C] and we will [G] lift our eyes
[Am] To the tasks that we [F] know lie before us [Em] and the [E] power of [Am] prayers we seek
[C] And cast our souls into the heavens, _ [F] standing in [C] the breach
_ _ [Am] You don't know [F] why such a far [C] cry from the world this world could be
_ _ [Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
_ _ [Am] You don't [F] know how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
And you [Fm] know the world [C] you're waiting for may [D] not come, _ [G] no it may not come
[Fm] But you know the _ [C] change the world needs now is [D] there _ [G] in everyone
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Though the earth may [F] tremble _ [C] and our [G] foundations [C] crack, _
_ [Am] We will all [F] assemble _ _ [G] and we will build them back _
[Am] And rush to save [F] the lives remaining [C] still [E] within [A] our reach
_ [C] _ Try to put [G] our world together, [F] _ standing in the [C] breach _
_ _ So many live in poverty [F] while others live as [C] kings
_ _ Though some may find [Am] peace [A] in the acceptance of [Dm] all that living [G] brings
But _ [C] _ I will never _ _ understand [F] however _ [D] they've prepared
_ _ [C] How one life may [G] be struck down and [C] another life be spared
_ _ [Am] _ Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] cast [G] our works [C] aside
_ _ [Am] And though our efforts [F] resemble _ [C] the _ fluctuating [G] tide
We _ [Am] _ rise and fall [F] with the trust and [C] belief that [Em] love [E] redeems our [Am] siege _
_ _ [C] And bend our backs and hearts together, _ [F] _ standing in [C] the breach
You [Am] _ don't know [F] why such a far cry [C] from the world [G] this world [C] could be
_ [Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see _
_ [Am] You don't know [F] how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
But you [Fm] know the change [Em] the world needs now [D] is there _ [G] in _ everyone
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
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[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] The unpaid debts of [G] history, _ the open walls of time
The _ _ laws of [Am] human nature _ [Dm] always tugging [Fm] from behind
_ I [C] want to think that the earth can heal [A] and [F] that people might still [F#m] learn
How [C] to meet this world's true challenges _ and that the course we're on could turn
_ _ [Am] _ Though the earth [F] may tremble and [C] the [G] oceans pitch [C] and rise
_ [Am] _ We will [F] all assemble _ [C] and we will [G] lift our eyes
[Am] To the tasks that we [F] know lie before us [Em] and the [E] power of [Am] prayers we seek
[C] And cast our souls into the heavens, _ [F] standing in [C] the breach
_ _ [Am] You don't know [F] why such a far [C] cry from the world this world could be
_ _ [Am] You don't know [F] why but you still [C] try for the world you wish [G] to see
_ _ [Am] You don't [F] know how it'll happen now [E] after all that's come [Am] undone
And you [Fm] know the world [C] you're waiting for may [D] not come, _ [G] no it may not come
[Fm] But you know the _ [C] change the world needs now is [D] there _ [G] in everyone
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