Chords for Tribute to Steven Curtis Chapman at the 37th Dove Awards

_ On behalf of all of [B] us who owe you a debt of gratitude for the encouragement you [Ab] bring,
the standard you set, [F] like the mullet in Santa Fe Poncho and [Cm] for the sake of the call, [Bb] and
your continuing passion to [F] refine your craft as an [Cm] artist.
Seriously, [F] Steven, we couldn't say thank you enough.
I am personally [Cm] a huge, [Fm] huge fan of yours and I just want to say thank you and God bless you.
It's an [F] amazing privilege and honor to [Eb] call you a friend.
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_ _ _ [Dm] Now here to [Eb] recall a few of his finest [F] moments, please welcome Mark Howard [N] of Captain Crown,
_ David Trowder of David Trowder Fans, a couple of prayer [Bb] boys. _ _ _ _
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Empty nets lying there at the _ water's _ edge, _ _ _ _ told a story that you [B] could _ believe and none
could [E] _ _ _ explain. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] How some crazy _ _ [Db] fisherman _ had agreed [Gb] to go where Jesus [B] led with [E] no thought to what [Dm] they would gain.
_ _ _ [Dbm] But Jesus had called [E] them by _ _ _
[A] _ name and [B] the answer, _ we [Gb] _ will _ _ abandon _ _ it _ all.
For [B] the sake of the call, no _ _ _ other _
_ [Db] reason _ _ [Gb] at all.
_ For the sake of the call, _ _ _ _ boldly [Abm] _ _ devoted _ [D] to _ live _ and to die.
[B] For the sake of the call.
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[E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, tonight we not only honor Steven, but his beautiful wife, Mary Beth as well, and
his wonderful family.
_ _ [B] Tomorrow morning if [D] you wake up [Bm] and the sun [A] _ does not [D] _ _ [D] appear, _ _ _ [Em] light, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] I [D] will be here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If in the darkest _
[A] side of love, hold [B] my [A] hand and have [G] no _ [D] fear, _ [Em] cause _ I, _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] I will be _ _ here.
_ _ _ _ I will [Bm] be _ [D] here _ [E] when you feel like being _ [A] quiet, _ _ [D] when you need to speak your mind, _ I [Em] will _ listen.
[Dbm] And I will [Bm] be here _ when [E] the laughter _ turns to crying, [G] _ _ [D] through the win and lose and try, _ _
we'll be [Bm] together _ _ _
_ [D] and _ I will [G] be _ _ _ here.
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_ _ Lord, you know [Bb] how much [Dm] I want to know so [Cm] much _ in the way of [Ab] answers and _ _ _ explanations.
_ [Eb] _ _ As I have cried [Bb] and prayed, still I seem to [Cm] stay _ in the middle of [Ab] _ _ life's [F] _
_ _ complications.
_ [B] _ All this pursuing leaves [Db] me feeling like [Gb] I'm chasing down [B] the wind, but now it's brought
me [Bb] back to you and I can see again.
_ _ This is [F] everything _ [Cm] I want, _ [Eb] this is everything [Bb] I need, I want this to be my one _ consuming [Ab] passion.
I've shown _ [Eb] _ everything _ [Bb] _ _
[F] my heart [Cm] _ desires, [Ab] Lord I want it all [Cm] to be for you, _ [B] Jesus, _ be [Ab] my
_ magnificent, [B] _ _ be my [Db] _ magnificent [Ebm] _ _ attention. _
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[Db] Today I watched in _ silence as people passed me by, [Ab] and I strained to see that there was
something hidden in their eyes, [Abm] and they all looked back at [Gb] me as if to say, _ _ life [Db] just goes _ _ on.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] Your old familiar _ story, _ turning death _ runaways, [Ab] make the most of your journey from the cradle
to the [Db] grave.
_ [Abm] _ Dreaming [Gb] dreams tomorrow becomes [B] _ _
today, _ [Db] life must go _ _ on.
_ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ but [B] there's _ more to _ [Db] this life _ than living [Ebm] and dying, _ _ more than just [B] trying to make [Eb] it
through the day.
[Gb] More _ _ to [Db] _ this life, _ _ more than [Abm] these eyes alone [Db] can see, _ [B] there's more [Db] than this life alone can be. _ _
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Alright, [F] everybody get up out of your [Eb] seats and help us out now.
Now put your hands together, come on, shake that leg.
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_ I'm diving in, I'm [Cm] going deep, in [F] over my head I wanna [Ebm] be, caught in [F] the rush, lost
in the [Cm] flow, in [Bb] over my head I wanna go.
The river's deep, the [C] river's wide, the [F] river's water [B] is alive, so sink [Db] or swim, I'm [B] diving
in, so sink or swim, I'm diving in, [Db] so sink or swim, [Bb] _ _ I'm diving in.
_ _ _ You might be sleeping, _ but thank you.
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