Chords for Gene Watson - Before the Hammers Could Ring
Tempo:
91.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Before the hammers could ring, [D] his blood touched [A] the cross for me.
Before [C#m] [D] the hammers could strike the nails that [G] pinned him to [D] the tree.
Before the spear ever pierced his side, [E] letting blood and water run [A] free.
[D] [G] Before the hammers could ring, [D] his blood touched [A] the cross [D] for me.
When [G] sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright.
Darkness fell [E] as [D] the Lamb of God [A] held him by.
[D] [G] Legions [D] of angels [G] and their hosts to [Em] heaven [D] took by.
The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light.
[F#] [G]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] Before the hammers struck [G] the [D] nails, a crown of thorns [D] made him bleed.
[G]
[D] And the stripes on his back led a bloody trail [E] all the way to [A] Calvary.
[F#m] [G] Before the hammers could ring,
[Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [D] for me.
[F#m] [G] When sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright.
Darkness fell [E] [D] as the Lamb of God [A] held him by.
[D] [G] Legions of angels and their hosts to heaven [Em] [D] took by.
The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light.
Before [G] the hammers could ring, [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [G] for me.
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G#]
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Before [C#m] [D] the hammers could strike the nails that [G] pinned him to [D] the tree.
Before the spear ever pierced his side, [E] letting blood and water run [A] free.
[D] [G] Before the hammers could ring, [D] his blood touched [A] the cross [D] for me.
When [G] sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright.
Darkness fell [E] as [D] the Lamb of God [A] held him by.
[D] [G] Legions [D] of angels [G] and their hosts to [Em] heaven [D] took by.
The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light.
[F#] [G]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] Before the hammers struck [G] the [D] nails, a crown of thorns [D] made him bleed.
[G]
[D] And the stripes on his back led a bloody trail [E] all the way to [A] Calvary.
[F#m] [G] Before the hammers could ring,
[Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [D] for me.
[F#m] [G] When sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright.
Darkness fell [E] [D] as the Lamb of God [A] held him by.
[D] [G] Legions of angels and their hosts to heaven [Em] [D] took by.
The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light.
Before [G] the hammers could ring, [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [G] for me.
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G#]
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Key:
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G
A
Em
E
D
G
A
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[G] Before _ the hammers could _ ring, _ [D] his blood touched [A] the cross for me. _
Before [C#m] _ [D] _ _ the hammers could strike the nails that [G] pinned him to [D] the tree. _ _
_ Before _ the spear ever _ pierced his side, [E] letting blood and water run [A] _ free. _
_ [D] [G] Before _ the hammers could _ ring, _ [D] his blood touched [A] the cross [D] for me. _
When _ [G] sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright. _
_ _ _ Darkness fell [E] as [D] the Lamb of God [A] held him by. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Legions [D] of angels [G] and their hosts to [Em] heaven [D] took by. _
_ The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light. _ _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Before the hammers struck [G] the [D] nails, a crown of thorns [D] made him bleed.
[G] _ _
[D] _ And the stripes on his back led a _ bloody trail [E] all the way to _ _ [A] Calvary. _ _
_ [F#m] [G] Before _ the hammers could ring, _
_ [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [D] for me. _
_ [F#m] [G] When sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright. _
_ _ _ _ Darkness fell [E] [D] as the _ Lamb of God [A] held him by. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Legions of angels and their hosts to heaven [Em] [D] took by. _
_ The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light. _
Before _ [G] _ _ the hammers could _ _ ring, [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [G] for me. _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] Before _ the hammers could _ ring, _ [D] his blood touched [A] the cross for me. _
Before [C#m] _ [D] _ _ the hammers could strike the nails that [G] pinned him to [D] the tree. _ _
_ Before _ the spear ever _ pierced his side, [E] letting blood and water run [A] _ free. _
_ [D] [G] Before _ the hammers could _ ring, _ [D] his blood touched [A] the cross [D] for me. _
When _ [G] sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright. _
_ _ _ Darkness fell [E] as [D] the Lamb of God [A] held him by. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Legions [D] of angels [G] and their hosts to [Em] heaven [D] took by. _
_ The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light. _ _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Before the hammers struck [G] the [D] nails, a crown of thorns [D] made him bleed.
[G] _ _
[D] _ And the stripes on his back led a _ bloody trail [E] all the way to _ _ [A] Calvary. _ _
_ [F#m] [G] Before _ the hammers could ring, _
_ [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [D] for me. _
_ [F#m] [G] When sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth [Em] shook [D] with fright. _
_ _ _ _ Darkness fell [E] [D] as the _ Lamb of God [A] held him by. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ Legions of angels and their hosts to heaven [Em] [D] took by. _
_ The law was fulfilled as the dark [A] kingdom fled from [D] the light. _
Before _ [G] _ _ the hammers could _ _ ring, [Em] [D] his blood [A] touched the cross [G] for me. _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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