He's Alive - Don Francisco *Here are a couple of intros that work. The first is more advanced while the second is novice. The ending to most verses have an Am(add9). In the novice version, they can all be replaced with a standard Am. Advanced Intro: (this Am in the intro should be played as instructed. All other Am’s should be standard.) Am(add9) Am Am#5(add2) Fmaj7/A e: x x x x B: 0 5 0 5 G: 5 5 5 5 D: 7 3 3 3 A: 0 0 0 0 E: x x x x Am(add9) Am Am#5(add2) Fmaj7/A Am#5(add2) Am(add9) Am Am#5(add2) Fmaj7/A Am#5(add2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novice Intro: Am Em/A7 E: 0 x B: 1 0 G: 2 0 D: 2 2 A: 0 0 E: x x Am Em/A7 Am Em/A7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: Am G Am The gates and doors were barred and all the windows fastened down Am G Am I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound Dm G Am Half in hopeless sorrow and half in fear the day Am G Am(add9) G Would find the soldiers breaking through to drag us all away Verse 2: Am G Am And just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall Am G Am The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call Dm G Am I hurried to the window and looked down into the street Am G Am(add9) G Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet Verse 3: Am G Am There was no one there but Mary so I went down to let her in Am G Am John stood there beside me as she told us where she'd been Dm Am She said They’ve moved Him in the night and none of us knows where Am G Am The stone's been rolled away and now His body isn't there Verse 4: Am G Am We both ran toward the garden, then John ran on ahead Am G Am We found the stone and the empty tomb just the way that Mary said Dm Am But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in was just an empty shell Am G Am(add9) G And how or where they'd taken Him was more than I could tell Verse 5: Am G Am Well something strange had happened there, but, just what I did not know Am G Am John believed a miracle but I just turned to go Dm G Am Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me very high Am G Am G Cause I'd seen them crucify Him, then I saw Him die Verse 6: Am G Am Back inside the house again, the guilt and anguish came Am G Am Everything I'd promised Him just added to my shame Dm Am When, at last, it came to choices, I denied I knew His name Am G Am(add9) G And even if he was alive, it wouldn't be the same Verse 7: Am Am-G But suddenly the air was filled with strange and sweet perfume Am Am Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room Dm G Am And Jesus stood before me with His arms held open wide Am G Am(add9) G And I fell down on my knees and just clung to Him and cried Verse 8: Am G Am He raised me to my feet and, as I looked into His eyes Am G C Love was shining out from Him, like sun light from the skies F G Am Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release Am G A And every fear I'd ever had just melted into peace Interlude: A C G D Chorus: A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D A He's ali - ve
