Chords for When I Lay My Isaac Down
Tempo:
60 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Abraham prayed for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
Blessed Isaac was his name, the greatest gift he'd ever known.
Then came the day, who would have dreamed that God [F] would say,
And on this mountain you must prove that it's you and Isaac,
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar where he lay,
Abraham prayed for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
Blessed Isaac was his name, the greatest gift he'd ever known.
Then came the day, who would have dreamed that God [F] would say,
And on this mountain you must prove that it's you and Isaac,
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar where he lay,
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Abraham prayed for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son. _
Blessed _ Isaac was his name, the greatest gift he'd ever known.
Then came the day, who would have dreamed that God [F] would say,
You gotta give him [C] back to me.
And on this mountain you must prove that it's you and Isaac,
or it's me and [F] you.
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't him God wanted me. _
_ _ _ Now most of us, I dare to say,
we [F] have an Isaac standing [C] in God's way.
And it's on this altar you too can prove,
that it's not [G] your Isaac that God wants, but [C] he [G] wants you.
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't him God wanted me.
And _ _ _ I [Am] surrender [Dm] _ [F] all, yes [G] I surrender [Em] all. _
_ [C] All to thee [E] my blessed Savior, [C] [G] I surrender [C] _ all.
And when [C#] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F#] broken heart, but my [C#] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't [G#] him God [C#] wanted me.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't [G#] him God [F#] wanted me. _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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Abraham prayed for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son. _
Blessed _ Isaac was his name, the greatest gift he'd ever known.
Then came the day, who would have dreamed that God [F] would say,
You gotta give him [C] back to me.
And on this mountain you must prove that it's you and Isaac,
or it's me and [F] you.
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't him God wanted me. _
_ _ _ Now most of us, I dare to say,
we [F] have an Isaac standing [C] in God's way.
And it's on this altar you too can prove,
that it's not [G] your Isaac that God wants, but [C] he [G] wants you.
And when [C] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F] broken heart, but my [C] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't him God wanted me.
And _ _ _ I [Am] surrender [Dm] _ [F] all, yes [G] I surrender [Em] all. _
_ [C] All to thee [E] my blessed Savior, [C] [G] I surrender [C] _ all.
And when [C#] I lay my Isaac down,
with a [F#] broken heart, but my [C#] father's proud.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't [G#] him God [C#] wanted me.
And on this _ altar where he lay,
just to find that it wasn't [G#] him God [F#] wanted me. _
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