Tom: B [Intro] C9 D9 Em C9 D9 Em C9 D9 Em I was once a dead man C9 D9 Em A stranger with no home C9 D9 Em I stood opposed to God himself C9 D9 Em And yet He pardoned me ( C9 D9 Em ) ( C9 D9 Em ) ( C9 D9 Em ) ( C9 D9 Em ) Em C9 D9 With all my heart and the fiercest will Em C9 D9 Desired not but to thieve and kill Em C9 D9 I hadn't a thought of peace, but war Em C9 D9 Surrender was not what I'd endure Em C9 D9 I was a murderer (filled with lies and deceit) Em C9 D9 Faced with my list of crimes Em C9 G D9/F# Deliver me! Wake me up from this damning sleep Em C9 G D9/F# I'm surrendering! Pull me out from this wickedness Em C9 G D9/F# In this thieving heart of stone Em C9 G D9/F# I realized all these sins I could not atone Em C9 D9 I was a murderer (filled with lies and deceit) Em C9 D9 Faced with my list of crimes C9 D9 Em I was once a dead man C9 D9 Em A stranger with no home C9 D9 Em I stood opposed to God himself C9 D9 Em And yet He pardoned me Em C9 G D9 So just at the right time when we were dead in our sins Em C9 G D9 Em C9 You took this heart of mine and gave me life again G D9 Em C9 G D9 You gave me life again Em C9 D9 So far apart and a debt to fulfill Em C9 D9 This purchase bought on redemption's hill Em C9 D9 An ailing disease I couldn't cure Em C9 D9 Oh this grace! How rich and pure! ( Em D9 C9 D9 ) Em D9 The mob they yelled and screamed for justice C9 D9 That wrath was ours we are to blame C9 You made a spectacle of rulers C9 D9 Denying You of a king's fame C9 Em D9 Having crushed the written canon C9 Em D9 That wrote of all our guilt and shame C9 Em D9 Displayed upon the tree it was nailed C9 Em D9 The saving power of Your name C9 D9 Em For I was once a dead man C9 D9 Em A stranger with no home C9 D9 You saw this wretch Em And You gave him life C9 D9 Em D Em Forever I'll praise You D9 C9 I will praise You