What The Cross Really Is Chords by Brian Free & Assurance
Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Cm
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
Everyone [Eb] sees a cross for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] place of hope.
It's a [Ab] place of suffering.
Everyone [Eb] sees a grave for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] door to victory.
It's a [Ab] final ending.
But when a savior [Bb] chooses to [Ab] make a sacrifice,
[Fm] it shows me what Calvary [Bb] really looks like.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame.
Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray [Eb] that I never [Ab] miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
Lord, you gave [Eb] me new eyes so [Ab] I can see
all of [Eb] your mercies right there [Ab] in front of me.
Let my [Eb] faith walk on water.
Let the world [Ab] finally see
that [Eb] it's you that they're seeing
[Ab] when they're looking at me.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free [Cm] from [Ab] their guilt and shame.
[Bb] Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray that [Eb] I never [Ab]
miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
It's [Eb] where I first saw the light.
It's [Ab] where you laid down your life.
[Eb] And my burdens, they all [Ab] washed away.
It's where [Eb] my sin couldn't hide
[Ab] from my Savior who died.
[Fm] So that I would know [Eb] what a sacrifice [Bb]
really [Ab] looks like.
[G] It looks like shackles being broken,
[Am] like burdens being lifted,
[G] like sinners finally free from [C] their guilt and shame.
[D] Looks [Em] like hope that's never ending,
[G] like darkness in the [Bm] blessing.
[Am] I pray that [G] I never [C] miss
what the [D] cross [Eb] [Em] really is.
[G] What the cross really is.
[C]
What the cross [G] really is.
[C]
What the [G] cross really [Em]
is.
[C] [G]
[N]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
Everyone [Eb] sees a cross for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] place of hope.
It's a [Ab] place of suffering.
Everyone [Eb] sees a grave for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] door to victory.
It's a [Ab] final ending.
But when a savior [Bb] chooses to [Ab] make a sacrifice,
[Fm] it shows me what Calvary [Bb] really looks like.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame.
Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray [Eb] that I never [Ab] miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
Lord, you gave [Eb] me new eyes so [Ab] I can see
all of [Eb] your mercies right there [Ab] in front of me.
Let my [Eb] faith walk on water.
Let the world [Ab] finally see
that [Eb] it's you that they're seeing
[Ab] when they're looking at me.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free [Cm] from [Ab] their guilt and shame.
[Bb] Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray that [Eb] I never [Ab]
miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
[Ab]
It's [Eb] where I first saw the light.
It's [Ab] where you laid down your life.
[Eb] And my burdens, they all [Ab] washed away.
It's where [Eb] my sin couldn't hide
[Ab] from my Savior who died.
[Fm] So that I would know [Eb] what a sacrifice [Bb]
really [Ab] looks like.
[G] It looks like shackles being broken,
[Am] like burdens being lifted,
[G] like sinners finally free from [C] their guilt and shame.
[D] Looks [Em] like hope that's never ending,
[G] like darkness in the [Bm] blessing.
[Am] I pray that [G] I never [C] miss
what the [D] cross [Eb] [Em] really is.
[G] What the cross really is.
[C]
What the cross [G] really is.
[C]
What the [G] cross really [Em]
is.
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Cm
G
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ Everyone [Eb] sees a cross for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] place of hope.
It's a [Ab] place of suffering.
_ Everyone [Eb] sees a grave for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] door to victory.
It's a [Ab] final ending.
_ But when a savior [Bb] _ chooses to [Ab] make a sacrifice,
_ _ [Fm] it shows me what Calvary [Bb] really looks like.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame.
Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray [Eb] that I never _ [Ab] miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really _ _ is.
_ [Ab] _ _
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Lord, you gave [Eb] me new eyes so [Ab] I can see
_ all of [Eb] your mercies right there [Ab] in front of me.
Let my [Eb] faith walk on water.
Let the world [Ab] finally see
that [Eb] it's you that they're seeing
[Ab] when they're looking at me.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free [Cm] from [Ab] their guilt and shame.
[Bb] Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray that [Eb] I never _ [Ab] _
miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really _ _ _ is.
[Ab] _ _
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ It's [Eb] where I first saw the light.
It's [Ab] where you laid down your life.
[Eb] And my burdens, they all _ [Ab] washed away.
It's where [Eb] my sin couldn't hide
[Ab] from my Savior who died.
[Fm] So that I would know [Eb] what a sacrifice [Bb] _
really [Ab] looks _ like. _
_ [G] It looks like shackles being broken,
[Am] like burdens being lifted,
[G] like sinners finally free from [C] their guilt and shame.
[D] Looks [Em] like hope that's never ending,
[G] like darkness in the [Bm] blessing.
[Am] I pray that [G] I never _ [C] miss
what the [D] cross [Eb] [Em] really _ is.
_ _ [G] What the cross really _ is.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
What the cross [G] really _ _ _ is.
[C] _
What the [G] cross really [Em] _ _
_ _ is.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ Everyone [Eb] sees a cross for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] place of hope.
It's a [Ab] place of suffering.
_ Everyone [Eb] sees a grave for [Ab] what it is.
It's not a [Eb] door to victory.
It's a [Ab] final ending.
_ But when a savior [Bb] _ chooses to [Ab] make a sacrifice,
_ _ [Fm] it shows me what Calvary [Bb] really looks like.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame.
Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray [Eb] that I never _ [Ab] miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really _ _ is.
_ [Ab] _ _
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Lord, you gave [Eb] me new eyes so [Ab] I can see
_ all of [Eb] your mercies right there [Ab] in front of me.
Let my [Eb] faith walk on water.
Let the world [Ab] finally see
that [Eb] it's you that they're seeing
[Ab] when they're looking at me.
It looks [Eb] like shackles being broken,
like burdens being lifted,
[Ab] like sinners finally free [Cm] from [Ab] their guilt and shame.
[Bb] Looks [Cm] like hope that's never ending,
[Eb] like darkness in the blessing.
[Fm] I pray that [Eb] I never _ [Ab] _
miss
[Bb] what the cross [Cm] really _ _ _ is.
[Ab] _ _
What the cross [B] [Cm] really is.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ It's [Eb] where I first saw the light.
It's [Ab] where you laid down your life.
[Eb] And my burdens, they all _ [Ab] washed away.
It's where [Eb] my sin couldn't hide
[Ab] from my Savior who died.
[Fm] So that I would know [Eb] what a sacrifice [Bb] _
really [Ab] looks _ like. _
_ [G] It looks like shackles being broken,
[Am] like burdens being lifted,
[G] like sinners finally free from [C] their guilt and shame.
[D] Looks [Em] like hope that's never ending,
[G] like darkness in the [Bm] blessing.
[Am] I pray that [G] I never _ [C] miss
what the [D] cross [Eb] [Em] really _ is.
_ _ [G] What the cross really _ is.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
What the cross [G] really _ _ _ is.
[C] _
What the [G] cross really [Em] _ _
_ _ is.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _