Matt Maher – The Stories I Tell Myself (Guitar)
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Chords
I figured this out myself, to suit my own voice. Probably all wrong, but it works for me 😃
All credits to Mr. Matt Maher!
[Intro]
C D Em
C D G
[Verse 1]
C D Em Never faced a battle that he couldn’t win C D G All you ever wanted was to be like him C D Em But he drank his way through your teenage years C G D G Now you're stuck with the bill for your father’s sins C D G These are the stories I tell myself
[Verse 2]
C D Em This town has a ceiling that you'll never break through C D G You'll always be alone in a crowded room C D Em And no matter how hard you work it’s true C G D G You'll never be enough just being you C D G These are the stories I tell myself
[Chorus 1]
G C G When I think of Abraham Em D G Counting the stars up in the sky C G When I think of Jacob Em D G Fighting an angel for his life C G When I think of Joshua Em D G Walking around the walls until they fell C D G These are the stories I tell myself C D These are the stories I tell
[Verse 3]
C D Em My children there are lessons that I cannot teach C D G There's always going to be something out of reach C D G By the grace of God you remember well C D These are the stories you tell
[Tag]
C D G These are the stories I tell myself C D These are the stories I tell
[Chorus 1]
G C G When I think of Abraham Em D G Counting the stars up in the sky C G When I think of Jacob Em D G Fighting an angel for his life C G When I think of Joshua Em D G Walking around the walls until they fell C D G These are the stories I tell myself C D These are the stories I tell
[Bridge]
C G D Em And when I think about Jesus (Oh – oh – oh) C G When I think about Jesus C D Em He never faced a battle that he couldn’t win C D G All I ever needed I found in him C G D G And he made his way through the wilderness C From glory to glory G D He is my story
[Chorus 2]
C G When I think of Abraham Em D G Counting the stars up in the sky C G When I think of Jacob Em D G Fighting an angel for his life C G When I think of Joshua Em D G Walking around the walls until they fell C They went before me G D These are the stories C G I think of Noah Em D G Looking for a sign after the rain C G When I think about Moses Em D G Speaking for the powerless in faith C G When I think about Joseph Em D G Dreaming at the bottom of a well C D G These are the stories I tell myself C D These are the stories I tell
[Outro]
C D G These are the stories I tell myself C D G These are the stories I tell myself