Michael W. Smith – Secret Ambition (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
D            D4
Young man, up on the hillside

D            D4
Teaching new ways

Em
Each word, winning them over

G2          A4         Bm
Each heart a kindled flame
[Verse 2]
D          D4
Old men, watch from the outside

D              D4
Guarding their prey

Em
Threated by the voice of a paragon

G2            A4     Bm
Leading their lambs away

G2            A4   Bm
Leading them far away
[Chorus]
Bm    G2       A4
Nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2        A4     Em
Nobody knew his claim to fame

Bm           G2
He broke the old rules

A4
steeped in tradition

D    G2          A4    Em
He tore the holy veil away

Bm           G2
Questioning those in

  A4
powerful positions

D          G2          A4
Running to those who called his

Em
name

Bm         G2       A4
But nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2       A4
Was to give his life

Bm    A4  D  A4 Bm
away
[Verse 3]
D          D4
His rage, shaking the temple

D           D4
His word to the wise

Em
His hand, healing on the seventh
day
G2        A4        Bm
His love wearing no disguise
[Verse 4]
D                     D4
Some say, death to the radical

D             D4
He's way out of line

Em
Some say, praised be the miracle

G2          A4      Bm
God sends a blessed sign

G2         A4        Bm
A blessed sign for troubled times
[Chorus]
Bm    G2       A4
Nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2        A4     Em
Nobody knew his claim to fame

Bm           G2
He broke the old rules

A4
steeped in tradition

D    G2          A4    Em
He tore the holy veil away

Bm           G2
Questioning those in

  A4
powerful positions

D          G2          A4
Running to those who called his

Em
name

Bm         G2       A4
But nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2       A4
Was to give his life

Bm    A4  D  A4 Bm
away
[Interlude]
A4  D  A4 Bm       A4  D  A4 Bm
Ohh...              oh... oh...
[Chorus]
Bm    G2       A4
Nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2        A4     Em
Nobody knew his claim to fame

Bm           G2
He broke the old rules

A4
steeped in tradition

D    G2          A4    Em
He tore the holy veil away

Bm           G2
Questioning those in

  A4
powerful positions

D          G2          A4
Running to those who called his

Em
name

Bm         G2       A4
But nobody knew his secret ambition

D      G2       A4   Bm
Was to give his life away
A4 D A4 Bm [Post-Chorus] Oooohh...
D D4   D D4
No no, no no

D             D4
I tell you nobody knew

D             D4
Until he gave his life away

         A4  D  A4 Bm
No!
[Outro] A4 D A4 Bm