MercyMe – Then Christ Came (Guitar Intro)

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Chords

|Change dynamic and voicing as the song progresses |Gently pick intro and verse 1 [Intro] C G D D [Verse 1]
         C                           G
Like a soldier with no armor in the middle of the battle

       D             D
I was broken, I was broken

        C                          G
It was only gettin' darker in the valley of the shadow

       D              D
I was hopeless, I was hopeless
|Stronger picking in Pre-chorus [Pre-Chorus]
                           C
I never thought that I would ever see the day

           G
When every single chain would break

   Em                           D
Or hear the voice of heaven call my name
|Light strumming in Chorus |Cadd9: x32o3o |Em7: o22o3o [Chorus]
              Cadd9
Then Christ came

              Dsus2                            Em7
Changing everything, He took my sin and shame away

    Dsus2 Cadd9
Now every song

                   Dsus2                                 Em7
I sing will be for him, еver since the momеnt He walked in

 Dsus2      Cadd9
Then Christ came
|Stronger strumming in Verse 2 |Cadd9: x32o3o [Verse 2]
         Cadd9                    G                               Dsus4 D
I was searchin' for a reason to believe that I could ever really matter

      Dsus4 D
Ever matter

         Cadd9                    G                                 Dsus4 D
I was hopin', I was reachin', so desperate for my soul to find its Savior

          Dsus4 D
I need a Savior
|Strum with drive in Chorus |Cadd9: x32o33 |Em7: o22o33 [Chorus]
 D            Cadd9
Then Christ came

            D                                  Em7
Changing everything, He took my sin and shame away

    D     Cadd9
Now every song

                    D                                   Em7
I sing will be for him, еver since the momеnt He walked in

     D      Cadd9  D
Then Christ   ca  -   me

Cadd9       D
Woah-oh-oh, oh
|Strum with drive in Bridge |Cadd9: x32o33 |Em7: o22o33 |Hold and let ring at end of Hallelujah [Bridge]
 Cadd9
You are the one I prayed for

 D
You are the one I was made for

Em7  D
Hallelujah

  Cadd9
Jesus, You gave me purpose

  D
Jesus, You told me I'm worth it

Em7  D  Cadd9
Hallelujah
|Single downstrokes in Pre-chorus [Pre-Chorus]
                     Cadd9
I never thought that I would ever see the day

           D
When every single chain would break

    Em7                         D
Or hear the voice of heaven call my name

   (oooooooh--oooooooh--oooooooh)
|Strum with drive in Chorus |Cadd9: x32o33 |Em7: o22o33 [Chorus]
     N.C.     Cadd9
Then Christ came

              D                                Em7
Changing everything, He took my sin and shame away

    D     Cadd9
Now every song

                    D                                   Em7   D
I sing will be for him, еver since the momеnt He walked in  (whoa-oh)
[Bridge]
Cadd9
You are the one I prayed for (You are the one)

 D
You are the one I was made for (You are the one)

Em7  D
Hallelujah

 Cadd9
Jesus, You gave me purpose (Jesus)

  D
Jesus, You told me I'm worth it (Hallelujah)

 Em7 D    Cadd9    D
Hallelu - jah
[Outro]
 Cadd9    D
Mm-mm-mm-mm

 D          Cadd9
Then Christ came