Why Should The Father Bother Chords by Petra

Tempo:
58.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

Bm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Petra - Why Should the Father Bother? chords
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[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [Dm] [G]
Why should [D] the Father bother [G] to call us [G] His children?
[Dm] [G]
[A] Why should [G] the Spirit [G] hear it when [A] we pray?
[Bm] Why should [D] the Father bother [G] to be [F#m] concerned with all [Bm] our [A] needs?
It's all [D] because [G] of what [A] the Son [G] has [Dm] done.
[G]
[D] [G] Once we were lost out on [D] the ocean, with [A] no direction or [G] devotion.
[D] Tossed about [G] by every wind [A] and wave.
Now we [G] are in the world, [D] not of it.
And [A] we can surely rise [Bm] above it.
[G] Because [D] the Lord [Em] has risen [A] from [D] the grave.
Why should [G] the Father [D] bother [G] to call [D] us His children?
[G] [D] [G] [A] Why should [G] the Spirit [D] hear [G] it when [A] we [D] pray?
[A] [D] Why should [G] the Father [D] bother [G] to be [F#m] concerned with [Bm] all our [A] needs?
[D] It's all [G] because [G] of what [A] the Son [D] has [G] [D] done.
[G] So we [D] cried,
We cried,
Father of all.
Father of [A] [D] [A] [Bm] all.
[A]
[G] Father of [D] all.
[G] Once we were strangers from [D] the promise.
[A] We were doubters worse [G] than Thomas.
[D] Till the [G] spirit opened up [A] our eyes.
Now He [G] has offered us [D] adoption, and [A] we have taken up [Bm] the [D] option [G] to be His [D] [Em] family [A] [D] eternally.
[A] Why should [D] Father bother [G] to call us His [G] children?
[D] [G]
[A] Why should the [D] Spirit [G] hear it when we [A] pray?
[D] Why should the [D] Father [G] bother to be [F#m] concerned [Bm] with all our [Bm] needs?
[A] It's all [D] because of [A] what the [D] Son has done.
[G] [D] [G] [A] [D] [Em] [D]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Petra - Why Should The Father Bother chords, with this master sequence: A, G, G, A, D, G and D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 29 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 59. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
Why should [D] the Father bother [G] to call us [G] His children?
[Dm] _ [G] _
[A] Why should [G] the Spirit [G] hear it when [A] we pray? _ _
[Bm] Why should [D] the Father bother [G] to be [F#m] concerned with all [Bm] our [A] needs?
It's all [D] because [G] of what [A] the Son [G] has [Dm] done.
[G] _
[D] _ _ [G] Once we were lost out on [D] the ocean, with [A] no direction or [G] devotion.
_ [D] Tossed about [G] by every wind [A] and wave.
Now we [G] are in the world, [D] not of it.
And [A] we can surely rise [Bm] above it.
[G] Because [D] the Lord [Em] has risen [A] from [D] the grave.
_ _ Why should [G] the Father [D] bother [G] to call [D] us His children?
[G] _ [D] _ [G] [A] Why should [G] the Spirit [D] hear [G] it when [A] we [D] pray?
[A] _ [D] Why should [G] the Father [D] bother [G] to be [F#m] concerned with [Bm] all our [A] needs?
[D] It's all [G] because [G] of what [A] the Son [D] has [G] [D] done.
[G] So we [D] cried, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We _ cried,
Father of all.
Father of [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] all.
_ [A] _
_ _ [G] Father of [D] all.
[G] Once we were strangers from [D] the promise.
[A] We were doubters worse [G] than Thomas.
[D] Till the [G] spirit opened up [A] our eyes.
Now He [G] has offered us [D] adoption, and [A] we have taken up [Bm] the [D] option [G] to be His [D] [Em] family [A] [D] eternally. _ _
[A] Why should [D] Father bother [G] to call us His [G] children?
[D] _ [G] _
[A] Why should the [D] Spirit [G] hear it when we [A] pray? _ _
[D] Why should the [D] Father [G] bother to be [F#m] concerned [Bm] with all our [Bm] needs?
[A] It's all [D] because of [A] what the [D] Son has done.
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _

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