Ask Me Chords by Amy Grant
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
[A] I see her as a little girl hiding in a room.
She'd [F#m] take another bath and she'd spray her mama's perfume
[D] to try to wipe away the scent he left behind.
[F#m] But it's hard to lie.
She [D] sees his little wagon and more than [E] just a [F#m] weight,
he's mopping up his need.
She is tired and afraid.
[A] Maybe she'll find a way through these awful years [F#m] to [E] disappear.
[D]
[A] [E] [A] Here's a god up in
[D] [E] the middle of the stream.
[A] I [E] see [A] here's a god up in the heaven.
[D] I see [E] no [D] mercy [E] and no one down here is living [D] me.
[E] Nobody's name will [A] be known.
[D] [E]
[F#m] Now [A] she's looking in the mirror at a lovely woman face,
a [F#m] bright little girl like she's gone without a [A] trace.
Still she leaves a light burning in the heart.
[F#m] It's hard to sleep at all.
[A] She crawls up to her bed, acting quiet as a mouse.
[F#m] Deep inside she's listening for a creeping house.
[A] But no one's left to harm her.
She's finally safe and sound.
[F#m] Here's a peace [E] he found.
[D]
[A] How'd she know there's a god up in the heaven?
[E] Where'd he [A] go?
[E] Out of [A] shame.
[E] How'd she [A] know there's a god up in [D] the?
She said his mercy [E] is bringing her life.
[A] [E] [A] There's a god up in the heaven.
Where'd [E] he go?
In the middle of the stream.
[A] Ask me.
There's a god up in the heaven.
[E] She said his [D] mercy [E] is bringing her life.
[D] [E] She's coming to life [D] again.
He's in [F#m] the middle of the game.
In the middle of the stream.
[D] He's [A] in the middle.
Mercy in the middle.
So ask me how he did it.
There's a god up.
There's a god up.
[E] [A]
[D]
[F#m]
[A] I see her as a little girl hiding in a room.
She'd [F#m] take another bath and she'd spray her mama's perfume
[D] to try to wipe away the scent he left behind.
[F#m] But it's hard to lie.
She [D] sees his little wagon and more than [E] just a [F#m] weight,
he's mopping up his need.
She is tired and afraid.
[A] Maybe she'll find a way through these awful years [F#m] to [E] disappear.
[D]
[A] [E] [A] Here's a god up in
[D] [E] the middle of the stream.
[A] I [E] see [A] here's a god up in the heaven.
[D] I see [E] no [D] mercy [E] and no one down here is living [D] me.
[E] Nobody's name will [A] be known.
[D] [E]
[F#m] Now [A] she's looking in the mirror at a lovely woman face,
a [F#m] bright little girl like she's gone without a [A] trace.
Still she leaves a light burning in the heart.
[F#m] It's hard to sleep at all.
[A] She crawls up to her bed, acting quiet as a mouse.
[F#m] Deep inside she's listening for a creeping house.
[A] But no one's left to harm her.
She's finally safe and sound.
[F#m] Here's a peace [E] he found.
[D]
[A] How'd she know there's a god up in the heaven?
[E] Where'd he [A] go?
[E] Out of [A] shame.
[E] How'd she [A] know there's a god up in [D] the?
She said his mercy [E] is bringing her life.
[A] [E] [A] There's a god up in the heaven.
Where'd [E] he go?
In the middle of the stream.
[A] Ask me.
There's a god up in the heaven.
[E] She said his [D] mercy [E] is bringing her life.
[D] [E] She's coming to life [D] again.
He's in [F#m] the middle of the game.
In the middle of the stream.
[D] He's [A] in the middle.
Mercy in the middle.
So ask me how he did it.
There's a god up.
There's a god up.
[E] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
A
E
D
F#m
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I see her as a little girl hiding in a room.
She'd [F#m] take another bath and she'd spray her mama's perfume
[D] to try to wipe away the scent he left behind.
[F#m] But it's hard to lie.
She [D] sees his little wagon and more than [E] just a [F#m] weight,
he's mopping up his need.
She is tired and afraid. _
[A] Maybe she'll find a way through these awful years [F#m] _ to [E] disappear.
[D] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [A] Here's a god up in _
[D] _ _ _ [E] the middle of the stream.
[A] I [E] see _ [A] here's a god up in the heaven.
[D] I see [E] no [D] mercy [E] and no one down here is living [D] me.
[E] _ _ _ Nobody's name will [A] be known.
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now [A] she's looking in the mirror at a lovely woman face,
a [F#m] bright little girl like she's gone without a [A] trace.
Still she leaves a light burning in the heart.
[F#m] It's hard to sleep at all. _
[A] She crawls up to her bed, acting quiet as a mouse.
[F#m] Deep inside she's listening for a creeping house.
[A] But no one's left to harm her.
She's finally safe and sound.
[F#m] Here's a peace [E] he found.
[D] _ _ _
[A] How'd she know there's a god up in the heaven?
_ [E] Where'd he [A] go?
[E] _ Out of [A] shame.
[E] How'd she [A] know there's a god up in _ [D] the?
She said his mercy [E] is bringing her life. _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [A] There's a god up in the heaven.
Where'd [E] he go?
In the middle of the stream.
[A] Ask me.
_ There's a god up in the heaven.
[E] She said his [D] mercy [E] is bringing her life. _
[D] _ _ _ [E] She's coming to life [D] again.
_ _ _ _ _ He's in [F#m] the middle of the game.
In the middle of the stream.
_ [D] _ He's [A] in _ _ the middle.
_ _ Mercy in the middle.
So ask me how _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ he did it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a god up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a god up. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I see her as a little girl hiding in a room.
She'd [F#m] take another bath and she'd spray her mama's perfume
[D] to try to wipe away the scent he left behind.
[F#m] But it's hard to lie.
She [D] sees his little wagon and more than [E] just a [F#m] weight,
he's mopping up his need.
She is tired and afraid. _
[A] Maybe she'll find a way through these awful years [F#m] _ to [E] disappear.
[D] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [A] Here's a god up in _
[D] _ _ _ [E] the middle of the stream.
[A] I [E] see _ [A] here's a god up in the heaven.
[D] I see [E] no [D] mercy [E] and no one down here is living [D] me.
[E] _ _ _ Nobody's name will [A] be known.
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now [A] she's looking in the mirror at a lovely woman face,
a [F#m] bright little girl like she's gone without a [A] trace.
Still she leaves a light burning in the heart.
[F#m] It's hard to sleep at all. _
[A] She crawls up to her bed, acting quiet as a mouse.
[F#m] Deep inside she's listening for a creeping house.
[A] But no one's left to harm her.
She's finally safe and sound.
[F#m] Here's a peace [E] he found.
[D] _ _ _
[A] How'd she know there's a god up in the heaven?
_ [E] Where'd he [A] go?
[E] _ Out of [A] shame.
[E] How'd she [A] know there's a god up in _ [D] the?
She said his mercy [E] is bringing her life. _
[A] _ [E] _ _ [A] There's a god up in the heaven.
Where'd [E] he go?
In the middle of the stream.
[A] Ask me.
_ There's a god up in the heaven.
[E] She said his [D] mercy [E] is bringing her life. _
[D] _ _ _ [E] She's coming to life [D] again.
_ _ _ _ _ He's in [F#m] the middle of the game.
In the middle of the stream.
_ [D] _ He's [A] in _ _ the middle.
_ _ Mercy in the middle.
So ask me how _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ he did it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a god up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a god up. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
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