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Getting Started - by FretFusion
To learn Larnelle Harris - Were It Not For Grace chords with lyrics, - First Loveyour practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, F, G, C, F, C, G, A, C. For best results, commence at 71 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 144. Given the song's key of C, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ _ _
F _ _ _ _ .
D _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ _ .
Dm _ _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
G _ _ _ _
F Time
A measured
C out my _ _ days, _ _ .
G _ _ _
F life
C carried _ me _ _ _ _
G along.
C _ _ _ _ In my
F soul I _ _ yearned to
D follow God, _
E _ but knew
Em I'd _
Am never be so strong.
_ I looked hard at this
Ab _ _ earth to
Fm learn how heaven
Bb _ _ _ .
could be _
Eb _ gained.
_ .
Gm _ _ _
Eb Just to end
Gm where
Ab I
Eb began, _
Ab _
Eb where human
Fm effort _ _ _ is all
Dm in _ _ _ vain.
_ .
_
G Were _ _ _ _ _ .
C it not _
F for _ grace, _ _ _
G _ _ _ _ .
I can tell
C you where _ .
_
Em _ _
Am I'd be.
_ _ .
Wandering down
G some _
Dm pointless _ road
F to nowhere,
Am _
G _ .
with
C my _ salvation _
G up
Am to me.
_ I know how
F that would _ go.
_ .
_ _ _
G _ _ _ The battles I
E would _ _ face, _ _ _
Gm _ _ _
A _ _ .
_ forever
Dm running, _ but losing
G the race.
F _ .
Were
G it not
F _ for _ _ grace.
C _ _ _ So _ .
_ _ _ _
G _ _ _ _ .
here
A is all
C my _ _ praise, _ _ _
G _ _ _ .
F it's messed
C with all my _ heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Offered
F to a _ _ friend who took
D my _ place,
E _ _ and
G ran a course
Am.
I could not start.
And when he saw
Ab in _ full, _
Fm just how _
Bb much his love
Gm would _ _ _ cost.
_ _ _ _ He
Eb still went the
Ab final mile between _
Cm me
Fm and heaven,
Ab so I would
Dm not _ be _ _ _ _ _
G lost.
_ .
_ _ Were
C it not
F for _ _ grace, _ _ .
_
G _ _ _ _ I can tell
C you where _ _
Em _ _ .
Am I'd be.
_ _
G Wandering down some _ _
Dm pointless road
F to nowhere, _
G _ with my
C _ _ salvation _
G up to
Am me.
And
G I know how that
F would _ _ _ _ go.
_ .
G _ _ _ The battles I
E would _ _ _ _ _ _
A face, _ _ _ _ forever _ .
Dm _ running,
F but losing
G the race.
_
F _
G Were it
Am not _ _ for _ _ _ .
_
F grace.
_ _
C _ _ _ .
Forever
Dm running,
C _ _
F _ .
but losing
G the _ _ race.
_
F Were
G it not _ for _
C grace.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
N _ _ .