Jon Foreman – Mercys War (Guitar)

         C
I was looking for excuses,

          G               G#
And you offered me my soul

        Am
In the name of all my weakness,

        D
In the name of Rock & Roll

        E7
By your sickness I am healed,

        F
As they broke you, I am whole

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

          C
I went looking for the fig leaves,

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And you asked me what they're for

          Am
I was building up a wall,

          D
And you offered me a door

         E7
I was hoping for silver spoons,

         F
When you handed me a sword

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

E7       Am
Maker is unmade,

 E7              F
Love succumbs to hate,

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Life himself is slain

             E7
Is death the only way?

             E7
Is death the only way?

        C
I went looking for religion,

        G              G#
Absolutely not a friend

        Am
I went looking for ways out,

        D
And you showed me the way in

        E7
I went looking for a ghost,

        F
And instead I found a man

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

          C
'Felt like I was at the end,

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'Felt like giving up on life

     Am
I talked about your mother

     D
And denied you once or twice

       E7
Yeah, I plucked out your beard,

       F
'Put a sword into your side

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

E7                 Am
Life and love are torn,

E7                         F
Like a blaze of earthly swords

      G             C
You cut the final cord

         E7
This is mercy's war

         E7
This is mercy's war

       C
I was chasing after safety,

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When my world went up in flames

       Am
You sought all my defences,

           D
Watched my ashes down the drain

  E7
'Thought you were a stranger,

          F
But you called me out by name

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

      C
Your wounds were gaping open,

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'Couldn't recognize you at first

     Am
And all I had to offer you 

        D
was an insult or a curse

      E7
Your blood dripped down like poison

        F
On the nauseated earth

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

         E7
This is mercy's war

          F
This is mercy's war

          C
This is mercy's war

          F
This is mercy's war

          E7
This is mercy's war

          F
This is mercy's war

          C
This is mercy's war

          F
This is mercy's war

          E7
This is mercy's war

          F
This is mercy's war

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Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus