Tuning::.. Eb5 Ab5 C#5 F#5 Bb5 Eb5

^ = strum up
` = strum down
/ = slide up
   E5  D5   A5   C5  F#5 G5
e--X---X---X---X--X--X--]
B--X---X---X---X--X--X--]
G--1---7---X---5--X--X--]
D--2---7---7---5--4--5--]
A--2---5---7---3--4--5--]
E--0---X---5---X--2--3--]

   follow this pattern for all verse chords
[--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--]
[--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--]
[--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--]
[--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--]
[--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--]
[--O-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--]
   ` ` ^  ` ` ^  ` ` ^  ` ` ^

Intro
E5  D5   A5   C5 / D5

Verse
  E5             D5                             A5
I, I left you to sway.  It's a shame we had to go this far,
                  C5      /     D5
a shame we had to go at all.
  E5                D5                             A5
And do you hear the crowd, their hearts burn out loud.
                 C5       /      D5
And I will prevail, I will not fail.

Chorus
        C5  / D5                                   E5
He said Son. "Don't you know this has to be this way?"
                   C5      E5
"Your wounds will bring new life."
        C5  / D5                                 E5
He said Son, "Don't you know it has to be this way?"
              C5 / D5
"And maybe someday..."
 
Verse 2
E5                        D5                                    A5
I, I don't care what they say.  It's a shame we had to go this far.
                           C5  /  D5
It's a shame we had to go at all.
E5                                       
"Just a little further where the glory waits on the hill.
D5
Just another line in the story your life will tell.
A5                                                       C5
Just another drop of your blood and my love will spill over, 
     /          D5
love will spill over."
E5
"Father will you forgive the debt that I'm willing to pay?
D5
One can only yield so much bending before he breaks.
A5                                                          C5
Father will you let me know when all of this pain will be over,
     /     D5
when it's over?"

Violins come in~~~~
play C   Em in verse pattern repeating until fade out..

Bridge
                E5    F#5  G5  A5   C5 / D5
To understand grace...
                       E5    F#5  G5  A5   C5 / D5
They'll understand grace...
E5    F#5  G5  A5   C5 / D5
                 Let there be grace!
   E5  D5   A5   C5  
e--0---0---0---0--]
B--0---0---0---0--]
G--1---7---2---5--]
D--2---7---2---5--]
A--2---5---0---3--]
E--0---X---X---X--]

 E5                         D5                                      A5
You, you brought them this change.  It's a shame we had to go this far.
                        C5    /   D5
A shame we had to go at all.
        C5 / D5                                   E5
He said Son, "Don't you know it has to be this way?"
             C5  / D5                 C5  / D5        E5
So maybe someday, we'll understand grace.
                C5   /  D5       E5
we'll understand grace.