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Ought To Be

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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CHORDS USED:
e|---2---|---3---|---3---|---3---|-------|
B|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---2---|
G|---2---|-------|---2---|-------|---2---|
D|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---2---|
A|-------|---2---|-------|---2---|-------|
E|--(2)--|---3---|---2---|-------|-------|
   D(/F#)        G    Dsus4/F#        Em7  A  
VERSE 1
DI love You more than a slow-falling summer rain
DMore than a silence that only the snow leaves beGhindDsus/F#  Em7  
I Alove You Dmore
DAnd I love You better than the gray of the autumn air
DBetter than spring in its blooming against the sGkyDsus/F#  Em7  
I Alove You Dmore
CHORUS 1
It Em7may not be Dsus/F#red as the Groses Ayet
It Em7may not be Dsus/F#strong as the Gold oak Atrees but
Em7Love planted D/F#deeply beGcomes what it Aought to Dbe
VERSE 2
DYour love is steady and sure as the mountains high
DMoving my heart like a river that gently GbendsDsus/F#  Em7  
Your Alove is Dsure
DYour love is wide open spaces where I can run
DAnd yet, we're tangled up roots in the warm broken GearthDsus/F#  Em7  
Yeah, our Alove is Dsure
CHORUS 2
And it Em7may not be Dsus/F#clear as the Gmorning Ayet
It may Em7not be Dsus/F#wide as a Grestless Asea but
Em7Love given frD/F#eely becoGmes what it ouAght to beD  
INSTRUMENTAL
D(whistling)
D(whistling)G  Dsus/F#  Em7  A  
G   Dsus/F#   Em7   A
VERSE 3
It Em7may not be Dsus/F#clear as the Gmorning Ayet
It may Em7not be Dsus/F#wide as a Grestless Asea
And it Em7may not be Dsus/F#red as the Groses Ayet
It Em7may not be Dsus/F#strong as the Gold oak Atrees but
Em7Love planted D/F#deeply beGcomes what it Aought to and
Em7Hearts given D/F#freely beGcome what they Aought to and
Em7Love planted D/F#deeply beGcomes what it Aought to Dbe
What it ought to be
(ends on D)

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Ought To Be

by Audrey Assad

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4/F#

Em7

Dsus/F#

D/F#

CHORDS USED:

e|---2---|---3---|---3---|---3---|-------|

B|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---2---|

G|---2---|-------|---2---|-------|---2---|

D|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---2---|

A|-------|---2---|-------|---2---|-------|

E|--(2)--|---3---|---2---|-------|-------|

G Dsus4/F# Em7 A

D(/F#)

VERSE 1

I love You more than a slow-falling summer rain

D G Dsus/F# Em7

More than a silence that only the snow leaves behind

A D

I love You more

And I love You better than the gray of the autumn air

D G Dsus/F# Em7

Better than spring in its blooming against the sky

A D

I love You more

CHORUS 1

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be red as the roses yet

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be strong as the old oak trees but

Em7 D/F# G A D

Love planted deeply becomes what it ought to be

VERSE 2

Your love is steady and sure as the mountains high

D G Dsus/F# Em7

Moving my heart like a river that gently bends

A D

Your love is sure

Your love is wide open spaces where I can run

D G Dsus/F# Em7

And yet, we're tangled up roots in the warm broken earth

A D

Yeah, our love is sure

CHORUS 2

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

And it may not be clear as the morning yet

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be wide as a restless sea but

Em7 D/F# G A D

Love given freely becomes what it ought to be

INSTRUMENTAL

(whistling)

D G Dsus/F# Em7 A

(whistling)

G Dsus/F# Em7 A

VERSE 3

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be clear as the morning yet

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be wide as a restless sea

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

And it may not be red as the roses yet

Em7 Dsus/F# G A

It may not be strong as the old oak trees but

Em7 D/F# G A

Love planted deeply becomes what it ought to and

Em7 D/F# G A

Hearts given freely become what they ought to and

Em7 D/F# G A D

Love planted deeply becomes what it ought to be

What it ought to be

(ends on D)

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