Chords for He's Alive

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[F] The gates and doors were barred and all the windows [Fm] fastened down.
I spent the night in [Eb] sleeplessness that rose at [Fm] every sound.
[Bbm] Half in hopeless sorrow [Eb] and half in [Fm] fear the day
would find the soldiers breaking [Bb] through to drag us [Fm] all away.
_ _ _ _ And just before the sunrise [Eb] I heard something [Fm] at the wall.
The gate began to rattle [Eb] and a voice [Fm] began to call.
[Bbm] So I hurried to the window.
[Eb] I looked down into [Fm] the street
expecting swords and [Eb] torches and the sound [Fm] of soldiers' feet.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] But there was no one there but Mary [Eb] so I went down [Fm] to let her in.
John stood there beside me [Eb] as she told me [Fm] where she'd been.
[Bbm] She said they'd moved him in the night and none of [Fm] us knows where.
A stone's been rolled away and [Eb] his body [Fm] isn't there. _
So we all ran toward the garden [Eb] and John ran [Fm] on ahead.
He found the stone and the empty tomb [Eb] just the way that [Fm] Mary said.
[Bbm] But the winding sheet they wrapped him in was just an [Fm] empty shell.
Where they'd taken [Eb] him was more than [F] I could _ [Fm] tell.
_ _ _ Something strange had happened there but just what I didn't know.
John believed a miracle [F] but I just turned to go.
[Bbm] Circumstance and speculation [Eb] couldn't lift me [Fm] very high.
[Bb] _
Cause I'd seen them crucify [Eb] him and [Fm] I saw him die.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] Back inside the house again [Eb] the guilt and [Fm] anguish came.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] Everything I'd promised [Eb] added [Fm] to my shame.
[Bbm] When at last it came the choice is I did not [Fm] un-knew his _ name. _ _ _
_ [F] Even if he was [Eb] alive _ it [Fm] wouldn't be the same.
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[Fm] Suddenly the air was filled with a strange and sweet perfume.
Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room.
[Bbm] And Jesus stood before me [Eb] with his arms [Fm] held [Bb] open wide.
[Fm] And on my knees and [Eb] I just clung to [Fm] him.
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[Fm] But then he raised me to my feet [Eb] and as I looked [Fm] into his _ eyes.
Love was shining out from [Eb] him like sunlight [Ab] from the [Db] skies.
Guilt and my confusion [Eb] disappeared in [Fm] sweet _ relief. _ _ _
Every fear I'd ever [Eb] had just [F] melted _ into _ _ _ _ peace.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] Peace alive, _ peace alive, _ [Eb] peace alive and [Bb] unforgiven.
Heaven's gates are open wide.
[F] Peace alive, _ [Ab] peace [F] alive, [Bb] peace alive and unforgiven.
Heaven's gates are open wide.
Peace [F]
alive, _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] peace _ _ _ [F] _ _
alive, [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ peace alive and unforgiven.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Peace [F] alive. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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