Chords for WHISPERS OF MY FATHER - WERE IT NOT FOR GRACE by Larnelle Harris with lyrics
Tempo:
145.4 bpm
Chords used:
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F
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F]
[A] [D]
[D]
[G] I [F] measured out [C] my days, life carried me along.
[G]
[C] In my soul [F] I yearned to follow [A] God, [E]
but knew [Em] I'd never [Am] be so strong.
I looked hard at [Eb] this [Ab] world to [Fm] learn how [Bb] heaven could be [Eb] gay.
[Gm] Just to end where I [Ab] began, where human [F] effort [Fm]
is all in [Dm]
vain.
[G]
Were [C] it not [F] for grace, [G]
I can tell [C] you where I'd [Am]
be.
Wandering [A] down some pointless [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, [G] with my salvation up [Am] to me.
I know how [F] that would go, [Gm]
the battles [E] I would face.
[Gm]
[A] Forever [Dm]
running, but losing [G] the race.
[F] Were [A] it not
[C] for grace.
So
[G] here [G] is all my [C] praise, [C] expressed with all my heart.
[G]
Offered to [F] a friend who took my [D] place, [E] and [Am] ran a course I could not start.
And when he saw [Ab] in full, just [Fm] how much [Bb] his love [Gm] would cost.
He still [Eb] went the [Ab] final mile between me and [Fm] heaven, so [Ab] I would not [Dm] be lost.
[G]
Were [C] it not [F] for grace, [G]
I can tell you where [C] [Am] I'd be.
Wandering [A] down some pointless [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, [G] with my [C] salvation [G] up to [Am] me.
[A] I know how that [F] would go, [G]
the battles I [E] would face.
[A]
[A] Forever [Dm]
running, [F] but losing the [G]
race.
[A] Were it [G] not [Am] for grace.
[F] [C]
Forever [Dm] running, [D] [F] but losing [G] the race.
[F] Were it [G] not [C] for grace.
[N]
[A] [D]
[D]
[G] I [F] measured out [C] my days, life carried me along.
[G]
[C] In my soul [F] I yearned to follow [A] God, [E]
but knew [Em] I'd never [Am] be so strong.
I looked hard at [Eb] this [Ab] world to [Fm] learn how [Bb] heaven could be [Eb] gay.
[Gm] Just to end where I [Ab] began, where human [F] effort [Fm]
is all in [Dm]
vain.
[G]
Were [C] it not [F] for grace, [G]
I can tell [C] you where I'd [Am]
be.
Wandering [A] down some pointless [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, [G] with my salvation up [Am] to me.
I know how [F] that would go, [Gm]
the battles [E] I would face.
[Gm]
[A] Forever [Dm]
running, but losing [G] the race.
[F] Were [A] it not
[C] for grace.
So
[G] here [G] is all my [C] praise, [C] expressed with all my heart.
[G]
Offered to [F] a friend who took my [D] place, [E] and [Am] ran a course I could not start.
And when he saw [Ab] in full, just [Fm] how much [Bb] his love [Gm] would cost.
He still [Eb] went the [Ab] final mile between me and [Fm] heaven, so [Ab] I would not [Dm] be lost.
[G]
Were [C] it not [F] for grace, [G]
I can tell you where [C] [Am] I'd be.
Wandering [A] down some pointless [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, [G] with my [C] salvation [G] up to [Am] me.
[A] I know how that [F] would go, [G]
the battles I [E] would face.
[A]
[A] Forever [Dm]
running, [F] but losing the [G]
race.
[A] Were it [G] not [Am] for grace.
[F] [C]
Forever [Dm] running, [D] [F] but losing [G] the race.
[F] Were it [G] not [C] for grace.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I [F] measured out [C] my _ days, _ _ _ _ _ life carried _ me _ _ along.
[G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ In my soul [F] I _ _ yearned to follow [A] God, _ _ [E] _
but knew [Em] I'd never [Am] be _ so strong.
I looked hard at [Eb] this _ _ [Ab] world to [Fm] learn how _ [Bb] heaven _ _ could be [Eb] gay. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Just to end where I [Ab] began, _ _ _ where human [F] effort _ [Fm] _ _
is all in [Dm] _ _ _
vain.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Were [C] it not [F] for _ _ grace, _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I can tell [C] you where I'd _ _ _ [Am] _
be.
_ _ Wandering [A] down some _ pointless _ [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, _ [G] _ with my _ salvation _ _ up [Am] to me.
I know how [F] that would _ _ go, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ the battles [E] I would face.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Forever [Dm] _
running, but losing [G] the race.
_ [F] _ Were [A] it not _
[C] for _ grace. _ _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ here [G] is all my _ [C] _ _ praise, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] expressed with _ all my heart.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Offered to [F] a _ friend who took my [D] _ place, [E] _ and [Am] ran a course I could not start.
And when he saw [Ab] in _ full, _ _ just [Fm] how _ much [Bb] his love [Gm] would _ _ _ cost. _
_ _ _ He still [Eb] went the [Ab] final mile between _ me and [Fm] heaven, so [Ab] I would not [Dm] _ _ be lost.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Were _ [C] it not [F] for _ _ _ grace, _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I can tell you _ where _ [C] _ _ [Am] I'd be.
_ _ Wandering [A] down some _ pointless _ [Dm] _ road [F] to nowhere, _ _ [G] _ with my _ _ [C] salvation _ [G] up to [Am] me.
_ [A] I know how that [F] would _ _ go, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ the battles I [E] would _ _ _ _ _ face.
[A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Forever [Dm] _ _
running, [F] but losing the [G] _
race.
_ [A] Were it [G] not [Am] _ for _ _ _ grace.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Forever [Dm] running, _ [D] _ _ [F] but losing [G] the _ race. _ _
[F] Were it [G] not _ _ _ [C] for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ grace. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I [F] measured out [C] my _ days, _ _ _ _ _ life carried _ me _ _ along.
[G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ In my soul [F] I _ _ yearned to follow [A] God, _ _ [E] _
but knew [Em] I'd never [Am] be _ so strong.
I looked hard at [Eb] this _ _ [Ab] world to [Fm] learn how _ [Bb] heaven _ _ could be [Eb] gay. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Just to end where I [Ab] began, _ _ _ where human [F] effort _ [Fm] _ _
is all in [Dm] _ _ _
vain.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Were [C] it not [F] for _ _ grace, _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I can tell [C] you where I'd _ _ _ [Am] _
be.
_ _ Wandering [A] down some _ pointless _ [Dm] road [F] to nowhere, _ [G] _ with my _ salvation _ _ up [Am] to me.
I know how [F] that would _ _ go, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ the battles [E] I would face.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Forever [Dm] _
running, but losing [G] the race.
_ [F] _ Were [A] it not _
[C] for _ grace. _ _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ here [G] is all my _ [C] _ _ praise, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] expressed with _ all my heart.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Offered to [F] a _ friend who took my [D] _ place, [E] _ and [Am] ran a course I could not start.
And when he saw [Ab] in _ full, _ _ just [Fm] how _ much [Bb] his love [Gm] would _ _ _ cost. _
_ _ _ He still [Eb] went the [Ab] final mile between _ me and [Fm] heaven, so [Ab] I would not [Dm] _ _ be lost.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Were _ [C] it not [F] for _ _ _ grace, _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I can tell you _ where _ [C] _ _ [Am] I'd be.
_ _ Wandering [A] down some _ pointless _ [Dm] _ road [F] to nowhere, _ _ [G] _ with my _ _ [C] salvation _ [G] up to [Am] me.
_ [A] I know how that [F] would _ _ go, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ the battles I [E] would _ _ _ _ _ face.
[A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Forever [Dm] _ _
running, [F] but losing the [G] _
race.
_ [A] Were it [G] not [Am] _ for _ _ _ grace.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Forever [Dm] running, _ [D] _ _ [F] but losing [G] the _ race. _ _
[F] Were it [G] not _ _ _ [C] for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ grace. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _