Chords for When I Lay My Isaac Down
Tempo:
123.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Now [G] Abraham [C] prayed for [G] the day God [C] would give [G] him a son.
Blessed was [C]
[G] his name, the greatest [D] gift he'd [G] ever [D] known.
Then [G] came the day, [C] who [G] would have dreamed?
God [C] would [G] say, you gotta give him to me.
And on this [C] mountain you [G] move, it's you and [D] Isaac, or it's me [G] and you.
And when I lay [C] my [G] Isaac down, push the [C] broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
And on this [C] altar where [G] he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
Now most of [C] us, I [G] dare to say, we've got [C] an Isaac [G] in God's way.
But on this [C] altar you [G] can prove, it's not your eye [Em] that [D] God wants,
He's [G] wanting you.
And [D] [G] when I lay [C] my [G] Isaac down,
[C] push the broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
[D] And on [G] this [C] altar where [G] he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
And on this [C] altar
[G] where he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
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[A] Now [G] Abraham [C] prayed for [G] the day God [C] would give [G] him a son.
Blessed was [C]
[G] his name, the greatest [D] gift he'd [G] ever [D] known.
Then [G] came the day, [C] who [G] would have dreamed?
God [C] would [G] say, you gotta give him to me.
And on this [C] mountain you [G] move, it's you and [D] Isaac, or it's me [G] and you.
And when I lay [C] my [G] Isaac down, push the [C] broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
And on this [C] altar where [G] he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
Now most of [C] us, I [G] dare to say, we've got [C] an Isaac [G] in God's way.
But on this [C] altar you [G] can prove, it's not your eye [Em] that [D] God wants,
He's [G] wanting you.
And [D] [G] when I lay [C] my [G] Isaac down,
[C] push the broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
[D] And on [G] this [C] altar where [G] he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
And on this [C] altar
[G] where he lay, justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
[Cm]
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Now _ [G] _ Abraham _ _ [C] prayed for [G] the day _ _ God [C] would _ give _ _ [G] him a _ son. _ _ _
Blessed _ was [C] _ _ _
_ [G] his _ name, the greatest _ _ _ [D] gift he'd [G] _ ever _ [D] known.
Then [G] came the day, [C] _ who _ [G] would have dreamed? _
God [C] would [G] say, _ you gotta give him to me.
_ _ _ And on this _ _ [C] mountain you [G] _ move, _ _ it's you and [D] Isaac, _ _ or it's me [G] and _ you.
And when I lay _ [C] _ my _ [G] Isaac _ down, push the [C] broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
_ _ And on this _ _ [C] altar where [G] he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
_ _ Now _ most of _ [C] us, I [G] dare to say, _ _ we've got [C] an _ _ Isaac _ _ [G] in God's way.
_ But on this _ _ [C] altar you [G] _ can prove, it's not your eye [Em] that [D] God wants,
He's [G] _ wanting _ you.
And [D] [G] when I _ lay [C] _ my _ [G] _ Isaac down, _ _
_ [C] push the broken heart _ of my [G] father's breast.
_ _ _ [D] And on [G] this _ _ [C] _ altar where [G] he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, _ he [G] wanted me.
_ And on this _ _ [C] altar _
_ [G] where he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, _ he [G] _ wanted me. _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Now _ [G] _ Abraham _ _ [C] prayed for [G] the day _ _ God [C] would _ give _ _ [G] him a _ son. _ _ _
Blessed _ was [C] _ _ _
_ [G] his _ name, the greatest _ _ _ [D] gift he'd [G] _ ever _ [D] known.
Then [G] came the day, [C] _ who _ [G] would have dreamed? _
God [C] would [G] say, _ you gotta give him to me.
_ _ _ And on this _ _ [C] mountain you [G] _ move, _ _ it's you and [D] Isaac, _ _ or it's me [G] and _ you.
And when I lay _ [C] _ my _ [G] Isaac _ down, push the [C] broken heart of my [G] father's breast.
_ _ And on this _ _ [C] altar where [G] he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, he [G] wanted me.
_ _ Now _ most of _ [C] us, I [G] dare to say, _ _ we've got [C] an _ _ Isaac _ _ [G] in God's way.
_ But on this _ _ [C] altar you [G] _ can prove, it's not your eye [Em] that [D] God wants,
He's [G] _ wanting _ you.
And [D] [G] when I _ lay [C] _ my _ [G] _ Isaac down, _ _
_ [C] push the broken heart _ of my [G] father's breast.
_ _ _ [D] And on [G] this _ _ [C] _ altar where [G] he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, _ he [G] wanted me.
_ And on this _ _ [C] altar _
_ [G] where he _ lay, _ _ justified it wasn't [D] he, _ he [G] _ wanted me. _ _
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