When He Was On the Cross Chords by John Starnes
Tempo:
80 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Am
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] [D] I was [G] on his [C] lap.
[G]
There's no one great among us, [D] we're nothing [Am] on our own.
[D] [Am] We [E] make mistakes [Am] and [D] sometimes slip, [Am]
just common [G] flesh and bone.
But I know he'll prove just what I say, we're of a [C] special kind.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his mind.
He knew me, yet [C] he loved me.
[D] He who's born remains the [G] heaven's child.
[D] That's why I sing, so [G] unworthy of [C] such mercy.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his mind.
[Em] [G]
A look of love was on his face, [D] and the thorn [Am] on his head.
[D] The [Am]
[E] blood that [Am] stained his [D] scarlet robe, [Am]
[D] well it stained it [G] crimson red.
[E] [G] Though his eyes were on the crowd that day, he looked ahead [C] in time.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his [C] mind.
[G]
He knew me, yet [C] he loved me.
He [D] who's born remains the [G] heaven's child.
[D] I was so unworthy [G] of his [C] mercy.
[D] Yet when he [G] was on the cross, [Am] I [Bm] was [G] on his
[C] mind.
[G] Come sing it with us.
He knew me, [Am] yet [C] he loved me.
[D] He who's born remains the [G]
heaven's [D] child.
[G] So unworthy [A] of [C] such mercy.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, [Am] I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the [Am] cross, [Bm] I [C] was [D] on [C] his mind.
[G] [Am] [G]
[G]
There's no one great among us, [D] we're nothing [Am] on our own.
[D] [Am] We [E] make mistakes [Am] and [D] sometimes slip, [Am]
just common [G] flesh and bone.
But I know he'll prove just what I say, we're of a [C] special kind.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his mind.
He knew me, yet [C] he loved me.
[D] He who's born remains the [G] heaven's child.
[D] That's why I sing, so [G] unworthy of [C] such mercy.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his mind.
[Em] [G]
A look of love was on his face, [D] and the thorn [Am] on his head.
[D] The [Am]
[E] blood that [Am] stained his [D] scarlet robe, [Am]
[D] well it stained it [G] crimson red.
[E] [G] Though his eyes were on the crowd that day, he looked ahead [C] in time.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his [C] mind.
[G]
He knew me, yet [C] he loved me.
He [D] who's born remains the [G] heaven's child.
[D] I was so unworthy [G] of his [C] mercy.
[D] Yet when he [G] was on the cross, [Am] I [Bm] was [G] on his
[C] mind.
[G] Come sing it with us.
He knew me, [Am] yet [C] he loved me.
[D] He who's born remains the [G]
heaven's [D] child.
[G] So unworthy [A] of [C] such mercy.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, [Am] I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the [Am] cross, [Bm] I [C] was [D] on [C] his mind.
[G] [Am] [G]
Key:
D
G
Am
C
E
D
G
Am
_ [D] When he was on the cross, _ [Am] _ [D] I was [G] on his [C] lap.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
There's no one great among us, _ [D] we're nothing [Am] on our own.
[D] _ _ [Am] We [E] make mistakes [Am] and [D] sometimes slip, _ [Am] _
just common [G] flesh and bone.
_ But I know he'll prove just what I say, _ we're of a [C] special kind.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, _ [Am] I [D] was [G] on his _ mind. _ _
_ He knew _ _ me, yet [C] he loved _ me.
_ _ [D] He who's born remains the [G] heaven's _ child.
[D] That's why I sing, so [G] _ _ unworthy _ _ of [C] such _ mercy. _ _
_ [D] When he was on the _ cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his _ _ _ mind.
[Em] _ _ [G] _
A look of love was on his face, [D] and the thorn [Am] on his head.
[D] The [Am] _
[E] blood that [Am] stained his [D] scarlet robe, [Am] _
[D] well it stained it [G] crimson red.
[E] _ _ [G] Though his eyes were on the crowd that day, he looked ahead [C] in time.
[D] When he was on the cross, _ [Am] I [D] was [G] on his [C] mind.
_ [G] _ _
_ He knew _ me, _ yet [C] he loved _ me.
He _ _ [D] _ _ who's born remains the [G] heaven's _ child.
[D] I was so unworthy _ [G] _ _ _ of his _ [C] _ mercy. _ _ _
_ [D] Yet when he [G] was on the _ cross, [Am] I [Bm] was [G] on his _
[C] mind.
[G] _ Come sing it with us.
He knew me, _ [Am] yet [C] he _ _ _ loved me.
_ _ [D] He who's born remains the _ [G] _ _
heaven's [D] child.
_ [G] So _ _ unworthy _ _ [A] of [C] such _ _ mercy.
_ _ [D] When he was on the [C] cross, _ [Am] I was [G] on his _ mind.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] _ _ I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the _ [Am] cross, _ [Bm] I _ [C] was [D] on [C] his mind.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
There's no one great among us, _ [D] we're nothing [Am] on our own.
[D] _ _ [Am] We [E] make mistakes [Am] and [D] sometimes slip, _ [Am] _
just common [G] flesh and bone.
_ But I know he'll prove just what I say, _ we're of a [C] special kind.
[D] When he was on the [C] cross, _ [Am] I [D] was [G] on his _ mind. _ _
_ He knew _ _ me, yet [C] he loved _ me.
_ _ [D] He who's born remains the [G] heaven's _ child.
[D] That's why I sing, so [G] _ _ unworthy _ _ of [C] such _ mercy. _ _
_ [D] When he was on the _ cross, [Am] I [D] was [G] on his _ _ _ mind.
[Em] _ _ [G] _
A look of love was on his face, [D] and the thorn [Am] on his head.
[D] The [Am] _
[E] blood that [Am] stained his [D] scarlet robe, [Am] _
[D] well it stained it [G] crimson red.
[E] _ _ [G] Though his eyes were on the crowd that day, he looked ahead [C] in time.
[D] When he was on the cross, _ [Am] I [D] was [G] on his [C] mind.
_ [G] _ _
_ He knew _ me, _ yet [C] he loved _ me.
He _ _ [D] _ _ who's born remains the [G] heaven's _ child.
[D] I was so unworthy _ [G] _ _ _ of his _ [C] _ mercy. _ _ _
_ [D] Yet when he [G] was on the _ cross, [Am] I [Bm] was [G] on his _
[C] mind.
[G] _ Come sing it with us.
He knew me, _ [Am] yet [C] he _ _ _ loved me.
_ _ [D] He who's born remains the _ [G] _ _
heaven's [D] child.
_ [G] So _ _ unworthy _ _ [A] of [C] such _ _ mercy.
_ _ [D] When he was on the [C] cross, _ [Am] I was [G] on his _ mind.
[D] When he was on the cross, [Am] _ _ I was [G] on his mind.
[D] When he was on the _ [Am] cross, _ [Bm] I _ [C] was [D] on [C] his mind.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _