By Dogwood
Tabbed By Eric Exley

I failed You before, but You gave me the chance
To do it over and over again
How can I be, just like someone else
C B A G(pm)
When You let me do whatever I please
Born free to choose, but not to lose
C B A G(pm)
What You gave me I gave up so freely
Quarantine me from degradation
And help me stand strong in my faith
I’m a weak man I’ll do it again
Battle with my flesh, without You I can’t win
Please control me. Take me in Your arms
I need to be sheltered from harm
I failed before. I’ll fail You a million times more
Don’t show me the door, nurse me back to health
I’m ailing and I need Your medicine
You’re my doctor, my father and my friend, this is not the end
G(pm) B E
A new beginning, a fresh new start
C G(pm)
Lord I let You in and You filled my heart
I’m no superman, the “S” on my chest is for sin
yet salvation cause I confessed
How can I do, the things You want me to?
When You are perfect, and I am not You
Grant me wisdom to see what’s important, I’m not confident
I failed before. I’ll fail You a million times more
I fall down on my knees to take a stand
Lord I lift my hands to reach out to You
Please grab ahold of me, never let me go
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Lord it’s Your will I need to show
Trust in the Lord, with all of your heart
Lean not on your own understanding
In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths
I failed before. I won’t fail You anymore

By Dogwood
Tabbed By Eric Exley

Intro: A..G..F..E-F-G (2X)
then: A-G-F-E-F-G (4X)

Verse 1:
I didn’t die a natural death[E-F-G-A]
My life was stolen from me before my first natural breath
Casualty of circumstance[E-F-G-A]
Someone made a decision for me they never gave me a chance

CHORUS:
Where’s that first birthday I hoped for?
The candle I’d blow out
No one will ever hear me laugh
Or ever see me smile
I would’ve made my parents proud

Verse 2:
They weren’t much more than children themselves[E-F-G-A]
I felt her honest reasons though she said it would further her health
I’m on the inside looking out[E-F-G-A]
Please don’t just give up at least give me to someone else

(CHORUS)

Adoption, abortion, am I responsible for your action?
Life versus death, they made the choice, they let me go
A(pm) F(pm) G(pm) C B
Disregard human value. What if your parents did this to you?
A(pm) F(pm) G(pm) B
Victim of circumstance, this is our last dance
Eleven weeks old today.[E-F-G-A] My mother made a pro-choice
A purchase I would have to pay
They found a price on my life[E-F-G-A]
Consider this my farewell my g[F-G-A]oodbye…

(CHORUS)

By Dogwood
Tabbed By Eric Exley

[F-G-A] Jesus the man without sin
Sent to die for the wrongs of mankind
How sad His Father must have been
To send His one and only Son to die
For the lives of you and I
Now let me tell you why
Jesus Christ died for us
A necessary sacrifice to save the world from being lost
But He died so all of us could find
Salvation forgiveness through Him
The King of Kings and two petty thieves[F-G]
Left to suffer on Calvary[F-G]
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Is this what it takes to make them believe?
He rose in three days
The stone angelically moved from the grave
Much to the murderers surprise
The chains of death could not ensnare
This blameless man’s perfect soul
The Lord wished it known
He came with love from resurrection
Not with revenge but redemption
Indignation set aside from those who left Him on the cross to die
The chosen one. His blood washed me clean[F-G]
To live is Christ, to die is gain[F-G]
Perpetual love. Perpatual life[F-G]
I fear no man, Impervious, I’m born again, I’ll take up my cross
E D C B A F
That’s the story of the man without sin
He has given me a seat at his throne
A sanctuary from my foes
He has shown me what is good and
How to live day by day
In a perfect sort of way
I can’t repay
But I’ll try to live for You it seems impossible to do
But I can do all things through You
So I’ll rest easy in the knowledge of You

A-F-G-F(pm)-G(pm) til the end

By Dogwood
Tabbed By Eric Exley

Intro: G#..B-Bb-G#-B…Bb-B-Bb (3X)
Bb(pm)-B(pm)

Verse 1:
When we were kids
We were told to respect our elders and what they did
Only speak when spoken to
When she was stripped
Of the trust bestowed to us by the one that she loved
She didn’t know she could run to You

E(16X)

CHORUS:
It’s a sad time we live in, little girls grow up scared of their dads
It’s a feeling they should never have
What kind of person can do this, how worthless is the word innocence
To her dear old loving dad?

Verse 2:
Now her mom sits
Wondering why her baby goes through these fits
Of anger, torment, and of rage
Oh please dear God
Pick up this small beauty and show her You
And all the wonders You can do

E (16X)

(CHORUS)

(INTRO (muted))

G# F E
He showed her exactly how to hate
D# C# E D#
Him a full grown man, she was only eight
G# F E
He stole what was most precious to her
D# C# E D#
Nothing was more sacred, and cannot be returned

(2X)