They Could Not Chords by Sandi Patty

Tempo:
113.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#m

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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They Could Not - Sandi Patty chords
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[B] [F]
[D] [E]
[A] They looked at him and saw a simple man
A carpenter with healing in [F#m] his hands
[E] [A] They saw him calm [D] the sea [C#m] and heal a dying man
[Am] They [C] saw but could [F] they really understand?
[G] [E]
They [A] could not
[C#m]
[D] [Bm]
[A] Though they dreamed
[F#m]
[Bm] [A] he was just a simple [F#m] carpenter
But with healing [A] in [Dm] his hands, [F] but [E] could they really understand?
They [A] could not
They listened to the teaching that they heard
They wondered at the mystery of [F#m] his word
[A]
They wondered what he meant about a father's plan [C] they heard
But could they really
[Bm] understand?
[E]
They [A] could not
They [D] could [Bm] not
[A] They tried
[F#m]
[F] [E] They listened [F#m] to the teaching about a [D] father's plan
But [A]
could they really understand?
They could not
[A#] A [D#] [A#]
record crossed
They [F]
killed the [A#] man who would [Gm] not suffer loss
And [A#] when at last they took what willingly he gave, [C#] he died
Could they keep him [F#] in [Cm] the grave?
[D#m] [B]
[G#]
[C#] [Fm]
[F#] [D#m]
[C#]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [A#m]
[F#] [F#m] What willingly he gave, [G#] could they keep
[A#m] him in the grave?
[F#] [D#m]
[F#] They could [D] not
[F#m]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[G] [Gm]
[D] [Bm]
[G] What willingly he [A] gave, could they keep him in the grave?
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [G]
[D]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To learn Sandi Patty - They Could Not chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#m, Bm, A, F#m, E, A, F#m, G#, A#m and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 56 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 113. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] They looked at him and saw _ a simple _ man
_ _ A carpenter _ with healing _ in _ [F#m] his _ _ hands
[E] [A] They saw him _ calm [D] the sea _ _ [C#m] and heal a dying man
[Am] They [C] saw but could [F] they really _ _ _ understand?
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They [A] could not
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] Though they dreamed _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] he was _ just a simple [F#m] _ carpenter
But _ with healing [A] in [Dm] his hands, _ [F] but [E] could they really _ _ _ understand? _ _ _ _
They [A] could not _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They listened to the teaching that they heard
They _ _ wondered at the mystery of [F#m] his _ word
[A] _
They wondered what he meant _ _ about a father's plan [C] they heard
But could they really _
_ _ [Bm] understand? _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They [A] could not _
_ _ They [D] _ could [Bm] not
_ _ _ [A] They tried
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] They listened [F#m] to the teaching _ _ _ about a [D] father's plan
But [A]
could they really _ understand? _ _
_ They could not _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
record crossed
They _ _ _ [F]
killed the [A#] man who would [Gm] not suffer loss
_ _ _ And [A#] when at last they took _ what willingly he gave, [C#] he _ died
Could they keep him _ [F#] in [Cm] the grave?
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] What willingly he gave, [G#] could they keep _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ him in the grave? _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ They could _ _ [D] not
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ What willingly he [A] gave, could they keep him in the grave?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Definitive Collection album.

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