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Chord diagram for Cadd9
Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for D
      This song is played without a capo so first is the part that Mike plays.
Mike doesnt play through the intro or verse 1, and strums each chord once through the 2nd verse.

Em:x22033
Cadd9:x32033
G:3x0033
D:xx0232

Verse 1:
Why are you striving, these days?
Why are you trying, to earn grace?
Why are you crying, let me lift up your face,
Just don't turn away.

Verse 2:
Em
Why are you looking, for love?
                  Cadd9
Why are you still searching, as if I'm not enough?
                  G                                D
To where will you go child, tell me where will you run?
                      G
To where will you Run?

Chorus 1:
Em                        Cadd9
And I'll be by your side, where ever you fall
G                     D
In the dead of night, whenever you call
Em                      Cadd9                           G
And please don't fight, these hands that are holding you
D
My hands are holding you

Verse 3:
Em
Look at these hands, at my side
                   Cadd9
They swallowed the grave, on that night
                         G                           D
When i drank the world's sin, so i could carry you in
                 G
And give you life, I wanna give you life

Chorus 2:
Em                        Cadd9
And I'll be by your side, wehere ever you fall
G                     D
In the dead of night, whenever you call 
Em                      Cadd9                           G
And please don't fight, these hands that are holding you
D
My hands are holding you
Em               Cadd9
Here in my side, Where ever you fall
G                     D
In the dead of night, whenever you call
Em                      Cadd9                           G
And please don't fight, these hands that are holding you
D
My hands are holding you

Bridge:
D         Em               Cadd9         D
'Cause I, Yeah I love you, I want you to know
D       Em               Cadd9              D
That I, Yeah I love you, I'll never let you go

(CHORUS 2)

Outro:
Em  Cadd9  G                     D                         
           Here in my side side, my hands are holding you
Em  Cadd9  G  D  G
    

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