He Kept Me Chords by Lamont Sanders

[A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] Oh, my _ _ _ God, my God.
_ [D#] _
[E] There were times when [A] I wanted to give up on you.
[G] Believed you [C#m] were there, but I couldn't feel you.
Then you stepped in, you came to see me through.
You never [A] left me.
[E] Even though [A] I made my share of [E] mistakes,
I never paid [C#m] the price that I should have paid.
You never left me, nor did you forsake me.
[A] Lord, you never gave up on me.
When I avoided your plan and I gave up in vain,
you [C#m] kept me.
[B] When I was sick and like [C#] quicksand,
Lord, you [B] threw out your [A] hand, you kept me.
_ When I trusted in man, didn't give you a [C#m] chance,
you kept me.
You kept me.
[B] You kept me.
You kept me.
You kept me.
You kept [A] me.
Said I've been in church all of my life.
I didn't learn your [C#m] word, but how to disguise.
I try to look [C#] good in other people's eyes.
[A] You kept me.
Because of your love, I'm running back to [E] you.
Because of your [C#m] grace, I want to say thank you.
Lord, you're so faithful, [C#] and I'm so grateful
[D#] that you never [A] gave up on me.
You kept me.
When I avoided your plan, [F#m] gave up in [C#m] vain,
you kept me.
_ [B] When I was sick and like quicksand,
Lord, you threw out your [A] hand, you kept me.
_ When I trusted in man, didn't [C#m] give you a chance,
you kept me.
You kept me.
[B] You kept me.
You kept [A] me.
Said he's able to [E] keep us from falling.
He's able to keep us from [G#] falling.
And he will take us forward.
[C#m] He will bless us with his [A] glory.
No matter what it [A#] feels like, even in your [C#] darkest [E] nights,
I just want to testify [F#m] that [E] my God is [Bm] right [A] by your side.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] You never gave up on me.
[D#m] _ [A]
You kept me.
You kept me.
When I avoided your plan, and I gave up in vain,
[C#m] you kept me.
When [B] I was sick [C#m] and like quicksand,
[B] Lord, you gave me your [A] hand, you kept me.
Yes, you did.
When I trusted in man, didn't give you a [C#m] chance,
you kept me.
_ [B] You kept me.
Because [G#m] you're a [A] keeper.
Thank you for your grace, my God.
Thank you for your [C#m] mercy, my Lord.
You kept [B] me.
Yeah, yeah.
It was [A] your blood that kept me.
Your love that kept [C#m] me.
Your grace that kept me.
[B] You kept [E] me.
He's a keeper.
[C] _