{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1000043,"song":"The Reason For The World","artist":"Matthew West","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11221100-the-reason-for-the-world-chords-by-matthew-west/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1000043?type=chord","rating":4.69737,"votes":6,"content":"[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                                    \r\nThere are no words in times like these[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen tears won't hide the tragedies[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd all you want is a reason for the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo comfort in the greeting card[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCause God is good, but life's still hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd your heart just wants a reason for the world[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n               Am/C       (1st chorus only; all others C)\r\nBut maybe the reason for the pain\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs so that we would pray for strength[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe the reason for the strength[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs so that we would not lose hope[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe the reason for all hope[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nIs so that we could face the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the reason for the world is to make us long for home, home[/tab]\r\n\r\nFor God so loved your broken heart\r\nHe sent His son to where you are\r\nHe died to give a reason for the world\r\n\r\nSo lift your sorrows to the One\r\nWhose plan for you has just begun\r\nAnd rests here in the hands that hold the world\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWell I know you're past the point of broken[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSurrounded by your fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know your feet are tired and weary[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom the road you walk down here[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut just keep your eyes on heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd know that you are not alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nRemember the reason for the world[/tab]\r\n\r\nNo ear has heard, no eye has seen\r\nNot even in your wildest dreams\r\nThe beauty that awaits beyond this world\r\n\r\nWhen you look into the eyes of grace\r\nAnd hear the voice of mercy say,\r\n\"Child, welcome to the reason for the world.\"","plain_text":"Chorus\n               Am/C       (1st chorus only; all others C)\nBut maybe the reason for the pain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor God so loved your broken heart\nHe sent His son to where you are\nHe died to give a reason for the world\n\nSo lift your sorrows to the One\nWhose plan for you has just begun\nAnd rests here in the hands that hold the world\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo ear has heard, no eye has seen\nNot even in your wildest dreams\nThe beauty that awaits beyond this world\n\nWhen you look into the eyes of grace\nAnd hear the voice of mercy say,\n\"Child, welcome to the reason for the world.\"","chords":["C","F","Am","G","Am/C","G/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}