The Basin And The Towel Chords by Michael Card
Tempo:
108.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] And the call is to community
In
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] an upstairs [G] room, [D] a [G]
parable
[Cm] Is just [G] about [D] to come [G] alive
[D] And while [G] they bicker [Bm]
about [Em] who's best
[C] With a painful glance, he'll [G] silently rise
[Em] Their savior's servant [C] must show them how
Through the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of the tide
[A] And [D]
[C] the call is to [G] community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin [Cm] and the town
[G]
[D] In [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[C] [G] any [D] ordinary [G] place, [C] on [G] any [D] ordinary [G] day
[D] The [G] parable [F#m] can live [Em] again
[Am] When one will kneel [D] and one will yield
[Em] Our savior's servant [Am] must show [C] us how
Through the will of the [G] water [Am] and the [G] [Am] tenderness [G] of the tide
The [D] [G]
[D] space [G] between [C] ourselves
[G] sometimes
[D] Is more than [Em] the distance [Am] between [D] the stars
[G] By [D] the [G] fragile bridge [C] that the servants [G] bow
[Am] We take up [Em] the basin [G] and the [D] town
And [C] the call is [G] to community
[D] The impoverished power [Bm] [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day after [G] day he [C] must take [D] up the basin and [C] the town
And the call is [G] to community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the soul [G] free
[C] In humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
[Am] And day after [G] day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
And [Am] day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin and the town
[G]
Take [C] [Em]
[C] up the [D] basin [C] and the town
[Em] [C] [D] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
Basin and [C] town
[Em] [C] [D] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G]
In
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] an upstairs [G] room, [D] a [G]
parable
[Cm] Is just [G] about [D] to come [G] alive
[D] And while [G] they bicker [Bm]
about [Em] who's best
[C] With a painful glance, he'll [G] silently rise
[Em] Their savior's servant [C] must show them how
Through the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of the tide
[A] And [D]
[C] the call is to [G] community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin [Cm] and the town
[G]
[D] In [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[C] [G] any [D] ordinary [G] place, [C] on [G] any [D] ordinary [G] day
[D] The [G] parable [F#m] can live [Em] again
[Am] When one will kneel [D] and one will yield
[Em] Our savior's servant [Am] must show [C] us how
Through the will of the [G] water [Am] and the [G] [Am] tenderness [G] of the tide
The [D] [G]
[D] space [G] between [C] ourselves
[G] sometimes
[D] Is more than [Em] the distance [Am] between [D] the stars
[G] By [D] the [G] fragile bridge [C] that the servants [G] bow
[Am] We take up [Em] the basin [G] and the [D] town
And [C] the call is [G] to community
[D] The impoverished power [Bm] [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day after [G] day he [C] must take [D] up the basin and [C] the town
And the call is [G] to community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the soul [G] free
[C] In humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
[Am] And day after [G] day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
And [Am] day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin and the town
[G]
Take [C] [Em]
[C] up the [D] basin [C] and the town
[Em] [C] [D] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
Basin and [C] town
[Em] [C] [D] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[G] And the call is to _ community
_ _ In _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] an upstairs [G] room, [D] a _ [G]
parable
[Cm] Is just [G] about [D] to come [G] alive
[D] And while [G] they bicker [Bm]
about [Em] who's best
[C] With a painful glance, he'll [G] silently rise
[Em] Their savior's servant [C] must show them how
Through the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of the tide
[A] And [D] _ _ _ _
[C] the call is to [G] _ community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] _ humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin [Cm] and the town
[G] _
[D] In _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] any [D] ordinary _ [G] place, [C] on [G] any [D] ordinary _ [G] day
[D] The [G] parable [F#m] can live [Em] again
[Am] When one will kneel [D] and one will yield
[Em] Our savior's servant [Am] must show [C] us how
Through the will of the [G] water [Am] and the [G] [Am] tenderness [G] of the tide
The [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ space [G] between [C] ourselves _
[G] sometimes
[D] Is more than [Em] the distance [Am] between [D] the stars
[G] By [D] the [G] fragile bridge [C] that the servants [G] bow
[Am] We take up [Em] the basin [G] and the [D] town
And [C] the call is [G] to community
_ [D] The impoverished power [Bm] [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] _ humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day after [G] day he [C] must take [D] up the basin and [C] the town
And the call is [G] to _ community
The [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the soul [G] free
[C] In humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
[Am] And day after [G] day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
And [Am] day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin _ _ and the town
[G] _
Take _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] up the [D] basin [C] and the town
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Basin and [C] town
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] an upstairs [G] room, [D] a _ [G]
parable
[Cm] Is just [G] about [D] to come [G] alive
[D] And while [G] they bicker [Bm]
about [Em] who's best
[C] With a painful glance, he'll [G] silently rise
[Em] Their savior's servant [C] must show them how
Through the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of the tide
[A] And [D] _ _ _ _
[C] the call is to [G] _ community
The [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] _ humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin [Cm] and the town
[G] _
[D] In _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] any [D] ordinary _ [G] place, [C] on [G] any [D] ordinary _ [G] day
[D] The [G] parable [F#m] can live [Em] again
[Am] When one will kneel [D] and one will yield
[Em] Our savior's servant [Am] must show [C] us how
Through the will of the [G] water [Am] and the [G] [Am] tenderness [G] of the tide
The [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ space [G] between [C] ourselves _
[G] sometimes
[D] Is more than [Em] the distance [Am] between [D] the stars
[G] By [D] the [G] fragile bridge [C] that the servants [G] bow
[Am] We take up [Em] the basin [G] and the [D] town
And [C] the call is [G] to community
_ [D] The impoverished power [Bm] [C] that sets the [G] soul free
In [C] _ humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day after [G] day he [C] must take [D] up the basin and [C] the town
And the call is [G] to _ community
The [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the soul [G] free
[C] In humility [Em] to take the vow
[Am] The day [G] after day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
[Am] And day after [G] day he must [C] take up [D] the basin
And [Am] day [G] after day he must take up the [D] basin _ _ and the town
[G] _
Take _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] up the [D] basin [C] and the town
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Basin and [C] town
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _