Em  D   A   C  F# G
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--]
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Intro
Em  D   A   C / D

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

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

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

Bridge
                Em    F#  G  A   C / D
To understand grace...
                       Em    F#  G  A   C / D
They'll understand grace...
Em    F#  G  A   C / D
                 Let there be grace!
   Em  D   A   C  
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--]|

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