When God Ran Chords by The Kingsmen

Tempo:
96.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Db

Bbm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When God Ran-The Kingsmen chords
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[Db] [Bb] You said that you think you've gone so [Gb] far,
but you can't go back home.
Let me encourage you, [Ab] you can go home.
Your Heavenly Father is waiting with open arms,
and he loves you.
Let this song bless [Bb] you tonight.
Listen.
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
♪ Almighty [Db] God, [Ab] the great I am ♪
[Gb] ♪ Immovable rock, [Ab] omnipotent, powerful [Db]
♪ Sword, [Ab]
victorious warrior,
[Gb] king of kings [Ab]
♪ Mighty conqueror [Bbm] and the only [Gb]
time [Bbm] I ever [Ab] saw him ♪
♪ Was [Db] when he ran to me, he took me in his arms ♪
[Gb] Held my head to his chest, [Ab] said my son's come home [Db] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Bbm] wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Gb] With forgiveness in his voice, [Bbm] he said son, [Ab] do you know I [Gb] still love you?
[Ab]
[Bbm] ♪ He caught me by [Fm] surprise [Fm] the [Ab]
[Db] day I left home [Ab] in his heart [Gb]
♪ I wondered then [Ab] if things would ever be the [Db] same ♪
♪ Then one night [Ab] he showed his love for me [Gb]
♪ Down a dusty road, [Ab] ahead I could see it [Bbm] was the only [Gb] time ♪
♪ It [Bbm] was the only time [Ab] I ever saw him run ♪
♪ Was [Db] when he ran to me, he took me in his arms [Gb]
♪ Held my head to his chest, said [Ab] my son's come home [Db] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Gb] With forgiveness in his voice, [Bbm] he said son, do you [Ab] know I [Gb] still love you?
[Ab]

[Bbm] He caught me by [Db] surprise, [Bbm] then he brought me to [Db] my knees [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] ♪ He took me all [Db]
alone and so far away ♪
♪ But now I know [Gb] that he's been [Eb] waiting [Db] [Ab] for this day ♪
♪ When he [Bb] ran to me, [Cm] he took me in his arms ♪
♪ Held [Ab] my head to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Cm] wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Ab] With forgiveness in his voice, I [Bb] felt his love for [Eb]
me ♪
♪ He [Cm] took me in his arms, [Ab] held my head to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Cm] wiped the tears from my eyes, [Ab] with forgiveness in his voice, he [Cm] said son,
[Ab]
[Eb] do you [Cm]
know I still love you?
[Ab]
♪ He ran to me, [Bb]
[Eb] he ran to me, [Cm]
[Ab] he ran to me, [Bb]
[Cm]
held [Ab] my head [Ab] to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again, [Cm]
[Ab] he ran to me.
[Bb]
[Eb]
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Ab
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Gb
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Db
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Bbm
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Bb
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Ab
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Gb
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Db
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To start learning The Kingsmen - When God Ran chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Db, Gb, Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm, Ab, Eb, Ab and Bb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 48 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 97 BPM. With the song's key of Db Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] You said that you think you've gone so [Gb] far,
but you can't go back home.
Let me encourage you, [Ab] you can go home.
Your Heavenly Father is waiting with open arms,
and he loves you.
Let this song bless [Bb] you tonight.
Listen. _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ ♪ Almighty [Db] God, _ _ [Ab] the great I am _ ♪
[Gb] ♪ Immovable rock, [Ab] _ omnipotent, powerful [Db]
♪ Sword, _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ victorious warrior, _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ king of kings [Ab]
♪ Mighty conqueror [Bbm] and the only _ _ [Gb] _ _
time [Bbm] _ I ever [Ab] saw him ♪ _
_ _ _ ♪ Was [Db] when he ran to me, he took me in his arms ♪
[Gb] Held my head to his chest, [Ab] said my son's come home [Db] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Bbm] wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Gb] With forgiveness in his voice, [Bbm] he said son, [Ab] do you know I [Gb] still love you?
_ [Ab] _ _ ♪
[Bbm] ♪ He caught me by [Fm] _ surprise [Fm] the [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] day I left home [Ab] in _ _ _ his _ _ heart [Gb]
♪ I wondered then [Ab] if things would ever be the [Db] same ♪
♪ Then one night _ _ [Ab] he showed his love for me [Gb]
♪ Down a dusty road, [Ab] ahead I could see it [Bbm] was the only [Gb] time ♪
♪ It [Bbm] was the only time [Ab] I ever saw him run _ ♪
♪ Was [Db] when he ran to me, he took me in his arms [Gb] _ ♪
♪ Held my head to his chest, said [Ab] my son's come home [Db] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Gb] With forgiveness in his voice, [Bbm] he said son, do you [Ab] know I [Gb] still love you?
_ [Ab] _ _

[Bbm] He caught me by [Db] _ surprise, [Bbm] then he brought me to [Db] my knees _ [Ab] ♪ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ ♪ He took me all _ [Db]
alone and so far _ away ♪
♪ But now I know [Gb] that he's been [Eb] waiting [Db] [Ab] for this day _ _ _ ♪
♪ When he [Bb] ran to me, [Cm] he took me in his arms ♪
♪ Held [Ab] my head to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Cm] wiped the tears from my eyes ♪
[Ab] With forgiveness in his voice, I [Bb] felt his love for _ _ [Eb] _ _
me ♪
♪ He [Cm] took me in his arms, [Ab] held my head to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again ♪
♪ Lifted my face, [Cm] wiped the tears from my eyes, [Ab] with forgiveness in his voice, he [Cm] said son, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] do you _ _ [Cm] _
know I still love you?
[Ab]
♪ He ran to me, [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] he ran to me, [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] he ran to me, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
held [Ab] my head [Ab] to his chest, said [Bb] my son's come home [Eb] again, _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] he ran to me.
[Bb] ♪ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Decades, written by Benny Hester and John Parenti, this one shines.

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