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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Wasn't sure what to call some of the chords so I just chose a name but here are the diagrams:
C:
   e|---0----|
   B|---1----|
   G|---0----|
   D|---2----|
   A|---3----|
   E|--------|
Cadd:
   e|---0----|
   B|---1----|
   G|---0----|
   D|---3----|
   A|---3----|
   E|--------|
Csus:
   e|---0----|
   B|---1----|
   G|---0----|
   D|---0----|
   A|---3----|
   E|--------|
D: NOTE-this is NOT a regular D chord..its basically a C chord moved up two      steps
   e|---0----|
   B|---3----|
   G|---0----|
   D|---4----|
   A|---5----|
   E|--------|
F:
   e|---0----|
   B|---1----|
   G|---2----|
   D|---3----|
   A|---3----|
   E|--------|
D7:
   e|---2----|
   B|---1----|
   G|---2----|
   D|---0----|
   A|---0----|
   E|--------|
Into: C, Cadd-C-Csus-C, D, F,    C(The C, Cadd, and Csus chords are the chords the 
make up the nifty rift throughout the song)
                 CCadd-C-Csus-C  
May my life speak louder than words
and what I'm sDaying
is "Jesus, I'm sure You're what I Fwant"
Yeah, that's what I Cwant
                                 CCadd-C-Csus-C  
These words ain't cheap, no, they bleed on the page.
I see what DI've been and that needs to change
and that's what I Fwant
yeah, You're what I Cwant
Ha - la - la - leD7lujah, Fyeah
HalleClu
Ha - la - la - leD7lujah, oh Fyeah
                     CCadd-C-Csus-C  
What I want is You
                         CCadd-C-Csus-C  
I want to sing - sing and mean every word
Cause what I'm Dsinging is "Joy to the world"
And that's what I Fwant, yeah,
                       CCadd-C-Csus-C  
That's what I want
                           CCadd-C-Csus-C  
So go on sing, sing, all of heaven and earth
But don't just Dsing - be - and be every word
That's what I Fwant, yeah,
That's what I Cwant
Ha - la - la - D7lelujahF, yeah
HalleClu
Ha - la - la - leD7lujah, oh Fyeah
                     CCadd-C-Csus-C  
What I want is You
Through the bridge I usually just play: C, Csus, Cadd, C
Then the song finishes with the same chord progression as the chorus. It's such an 

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What I Want

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Csus

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Tuning: Standard

Wasn't sure what to call some of the chords so I just chose a name but here are the diagrams:

e|---0----|

B|---1----|

G|---0----|

D|---2----|

A|---3----|

E|--------|

Cadd:

e|---0----|

B|---1----|

G|---0----|

D|---3----|

A|---3----|

E|--------|

Csus

e|---0----|

B|---1----|

G|---0----|

D|---0----|

A|---3----|

E|--------|

D: NOTE-this is NOT a regular D chord..its basically a C chord moved up two steps

e|---0----|

B|---3----|

G|---0----|

D|---4----|

A|---5----|

E|--------|

e|---0----|

B|---1----|

G|---2----|

D|---3----|

A|---3----|

E|--------|

e|---2----|

B|---1----|

G|---2----|

D|---0----|

A|---0----|

E|--------|

C C C D F C

Into: , Cadd--Csus-, , , (The C, Cadd, and Csus chords are the chords the

make up the nifty rift throughout the song)

C C Csus C

Cadd---

May my life speak louder than words

and what I'm saying

is "Jesus, I'm sure You're what I want"

Yeah, that's what I want

C C Csus C

Cadd---

These words ain't cheap, no, they bleed on the page.

I see what I've been and that needs to change

and that's what I want

yeah, You're what I want

D7 F

Ha - la - la - lelujah, yeah

Hallelu

D7 F

Ha - la - la - lelujah, oh yeah

C C Csus C

Cadd---

What I want is You

C C Csus C

Cadd---

I want to sing - sing and mean every word

Cause what I'm singing is "Joy to the world"

And that's what I want, yeah,

C C Csus C

Cadd---

That's what I want

C C Csus C

Cadd---

So go on sing, sing, all of heaven and earth

But don't just sing - be - and be every word

That's what I want, yeah,

That's what I want

D7 F

Ha - la - la - lelujah, yeah

Hallelu

D7 F

Ha - la - la - lelujah, oh yeah

C C Csus C

Cadd---

What I want is You

Through the bridge I usually just play: C, Csus, Cadd, C

Then the song finishes with the same chord progression as the chorus. It's such an

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