Jimmy Needham

Clear The Stage

Jimmy Needham


Tom: Ab

G                            Bm
Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze
Cmaj7                                            D
If that’s the measure you must take to crush the idols
G                       Bm
Jerk the pews & all the decorations, too
Cmaj7                                    D
Until the congregations few, then have revival
G                              Bm
Tell your friends that this is where the party ends
Cmaj7                                           D
Until you’re broken for your sins, you can’t be social
G                             Bm
Then seek the Lord & wait for what he has in store
Cmaj7                                         D
And know that great is your reward so just be hopeful

Coro:
C                          Em
'cause you can sing all you want to
          Am              D
Yes, you can sing all you want to
C                   Em
You can sing all you want to
                  Am      D                   G      (G Bm Cmaj7 D)
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song

G                         Bm
Take a break from all the plans that you have made
    Cmaj7                                 D
And sit at home alone and wait for God to whisper
G                      Bm
Beg him please to open up his mouth and speak
     Cmaj7                                  D
And pray for real upon your knees until they blister
G                         Bm
Shine the light on every corner of your life
    Cmaj7                                   D
Until the pride and lust and lies are in the open
G                             Bm
Then read the word and put to test the things you’ve heard
    Cmaj7                                           D
Until your heart and soul are stirred and rocked and broken

Coro:
C                          Em
'cause you can sing all you want to
          Am              D
Yes, you can sing all you want to
C                   Em
You can sing all you want to
                  Am      D                   G      (G Am C)
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song

Ponte:
C                     Em                      D
We must not worship something that’s not even worth it
          Am               Em                     D
Clear the stage, make some space for the one who deserves it

G    Bm          Cmaj7            D
Anything I put before my God is an idol
G    Bm               Cmaj7            D
Anything I want with all my heart is an idol
G    Bm               Cmaj7            D
Anything I can’t stop thinking of is an idol
G    Bm               Cmaj7              D
And anything that I give all my love is an idol

 C                    Em              Am
'cause I can sing all I want to, yes I can
             D    D4
Sing all I want to
      Cmaj7          Bm
And we can sing all we want to
      Cmaj7          D
And we can Sing all we want to
      Cmaj7          Bm                     Am
We can sing all we want to and still get it wrong,
C              D          G  (G Bm Cmaj7 D)
Worship is more than a song

G                           Bm
Clear the stage and set the sounds and lights ablaze if
         Cmaj7                                D
that’s the measure you must take to crush the idols