Key: C
Introduction: Cm Ab Cm F/A
Fm- Eb/G} Dº- G} C}
VERSE 1
C2+ F G/B
We rode into town the other day,
C C/E F G
Just me and my daddy.
C F G/B
He said I?d finally reached the age
C Gm C F C/E
And I could ride next to him on a horse
Dm G/B
That of course was not quite as wide
C/E F G/B C
We heard a crowd of people shouting,
C/E F G/B
And so we stopped to find out why.
C Gm C F C/E
There was that man that my dad said he loved
Dm Fm Bb/D
But today there was fear in his eyes.
Eb Bb/D
So I said, ?Daddy why are they screaming?
Cm Eb Eb/G
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Ab Eb/G
Why is he dressed in that bright purple robe?
Fm Ab Bb/D
I?ll bet that crown hurts him more than he shows.
Eb Bb/D
Daddy, please, can?t you do something?
Cm Eb/G F/A
He looks as though he?s gonna cry.
Fm Eb/G
You said he was stronger than all of those guys.
Ab G/B Cm Eb
Daddy please tell me why,
Fm Bb Eb Dm G}
Why does everyone want him to die??
VERSE 2 (same chords as VERSE 1)
Ab G/B Cm Eb Fm Eb/G F/A
Father remind me why, why does everyone want me to die
C/D Gm F/A G/B Bb/C Bb/D C/E
Oh, when will I understand why?
3
F Em A
My precious Son, I hear them screaming,
Dm F/C
and I?m watching the face of the enemy beaming.
Bb Dm
But soon I will clothe You in robes of my own.
Gm Bb/D
Jesus, this hurts Me much more than You know.
C/E F Eº
But this dark hour I must do nothing
A7 Dm F/C G
Though I?ve heard Your unbearable cry.
Gm F/A
The pow?r in Your blood destroys all of the lies.
Bb Dm
Soon You?ll see past their unmerciful eyes.
Gm Bb/F Eº A7
Look there below, see the child
Dm G7
Trembling by her father?s side.
Gm F/A Bb
Now I can tell You why,
Bb/D C7 Dm Bb Dm F/A
She is why You must die.