Chords for These Nails (with Intro) - Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers

This next song we're going to do, a few years ago I had the privilege of working with Bishop T.D. Jakes on an album called Sacred Love Songs.
And this is a little song that he wrote, I mean, well he didn't write it with me, he just kind of inspired me to write it.
One day we were just talking about the record and he was into scripture, he was into the scripture, I'm crucified with Christ.
_ He said, Donald, he said, listen, when we first get saved, when we first come down to the altar and we accept Christ,
right when we turn around and walk back to our seat, an invisible cross shows up behind us.
And it follows us to our seat.
And as the years grow, as we get a little older and our relationship develops, the cross was here, but it starts coming like this.
Until we, until the cross is right behind us.
And before you know it, the cross has nailed us.
So he said, when Paul said I'm crucified with Christ, you got to see Christ as nails in your hand.
And Christ as nails in your feet.
And when you wanted to go this way, you couldn't because these nails kept holding you.
And when they got on your nerves and you wanted to go curse them out, you couldn't because these nails.
And _ _ when everybody went out to the party and to the clubs and they got together and they slept around, you wanted to, but you couldn't because these. _ _
_ Tell somebody there were some things I could have done, but these nails, these nails.
You need to touch about five people about these nails.
These nails, these nails, these nails. _ _ _ _
I'm crucified with Christ and these nails keep holding me.
They keep me up.
They hold me.
They hold me.
They hold me.
They hold me.
They hold me.
_ Blanche _ _ [C] is going to come and [N] sing this.
This is somebody you need to look out for.
[Db] _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
First [Ebm] we leave, [Ab] the [Gb] cross [Db] follows as [B] we leave.
_ [Gb] And right after [Db] I [B] [Ebm] first receive, [Ab] the [Db] cross follows me.
[B] I know it is [Bb] for [Ab] Christ has [Db] nailed my [Ebm] hands, [E] _ [Gb] _ has [Gb] nailed my feet.
[Ebm] [Gb] I'm _ [Ebm] crucified [Db] with Christ _ [E] and [B] these nails [Ebm] keep holding me.
[B] _ _ [Gb] There [Db] were _ [Gb]
a lot of things I wanted to do, [Ab] but [Gb] I couldn't [B] from a few bars.
[Gb] And there were a [Dbm] place, [Ebm] places I wanted to go, [Db] but I couldn't.
[Ebm] Because I love him too [Gb] much.
My [Eb] love [Ab] for him is [Db] so [Fm] strong.
[Db] _ [Abm] [Gb] It hurts [Bb] every time I [Ebm] do wrong.
[Gb] I'm [Db] crucified _ [Ebm] with [Db] Christ _ [Dbm] and [Gb] these nails keep [Ab]
[Ebm] on [F] holding [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ me.
I'm always [Gb] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] lonely deep down inside of me.
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ [Ebm] [C] The cross [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dbm] _
[Ebm] _ [B] _ _ [Ab] [Ebm] keeps [Bb] holding [Ebm] me.
[Db] _
_ _ [Ebm] It's [Abm] _ _ [Bb] not [Gb] me, but it's _ [Ebm] _ [Db] coming to [Abm] myself.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Db] Jesus Christ, [Abm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] Lord Almighty, [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Fm] _ [Gb] Lord, [Ab] please help [Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] [Db] me.
[Ab] These nails, [Db] _
_ [D] [Ebm] these nails, [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Eb] [Bb] these [Ebm] nails, [D] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
[Bb] these nails.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Eb] The [Bb] cross keeps holding me.
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _
[Ebm] _ [Eb] [Bb] Jesus [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[B] Christ, [C] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [Gb] Lord Almighty, _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ Lord, [Fm] _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Dbm] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] please [Gb] _ [B] help me.
[Ebm] Jesus [E] Christ, Lord Almighty, Lord, please help me.
Help [Ebm] me to stand up _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] in the heat
When [Bb] I understand that
Connect me when I don't
I thank [B] you for the nails _
[Dbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [F] [Gb] Nails
[Ebm] Oh, the nails [N] Hallelujah
You _ can't say what _
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