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Intro:   C    G     Am   F(4x) (last time instead of F play *1 - riff) 
Chorus 
Now just the other day, I overCheard a floweGr talking to Amthe sky F  
            C                  G         Am          F              C            G   Amx 2 
He said, you know that I would be nothing without you, oh, oh 
He said, you gCive me rain, you gGive thAme sun a place to shiFne 
            C                  G         Am          F              C            G   Amx 1  
You're everything that my whole existence comes down to, oh, oh 
FAnd then the flower started singing a song D  
CBefore I knew Esusit, I was singing Ealong 
And we sang 
Chorus: 
CThis is my deGclaration of depenAmdence F  
CThis is my deGclaration of my nAmeed F  
CThis is my deGclaration of depeAmndence F  
            F             C           G            Am     F     C     G   Amx 1 
On the One who gave His life to me 
Now, let me say thaCt I'm the kind oGf guy who wants tAmo do it all Fmyself 
            C                  G         Am          F              C            G   Amx 2 
Don't want to ask for help, don't like to stop for directions, oh, oh 
But in realityC, I'm nothing on mGy own Am  F  
            C                  G         Am          F              C            G   Amx 1  
Its by God's grace alone that I can make this confession 
FAll that I am and all I'm hoping to be D  
CIs all and onEsusly what He's given Eto me 
So I say Chorus 
Bridge: 
BAnd I Amknow this is how my life was meant to be 
E/G#I was C/Gmade for this dependency 
E/G#On the AmOne who has created me 
BSo I'lFl sing my declaration song 
C/GFor thE/G#e One I aAmm depending on 
And I hope you'll sing along 
Chorus x 2

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Declaration Of Dependence

by Steven Curtis Chapman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus

E/G#

C/G

C G Am F

Intro: (4x) (last time instead of F play *1 - riff)

Chorus

C G Am F

Now just the other day, I overheard a flower talking to the sky

C G Am F C G Am

x 2

He said, you know that I would be nothing without you, oh, oh

C G Am F

He said, you give me rain, you give the sun a place to shine

C G Am F C G Am

x 1

You're everything that my whole existence comes down to, oh, oh

F D

And then the flower started singing a song

C Esus E

Before I knew it, I was singing along

And we sang

Chorus:

C G Am F

This is my declaration of dependence

C G Am F

This is my declaration of my need

C G Am F

This is my declaration of dependence

F C G Am F C G Am

x 1

On the One who gave His life to me

C G Am F

Now, let me say that I'm the kind of guy who wants to do it all myself

C G Am F C G Am

x 2

Don't want to ask for help, don't like to stop for directions, oh, oh

C G Am F

But in reality, I'm nothing on my own

C G Am F C G Am

x 1

Its by God's grace alone that I can make this confession

F D

All that I am and all I'm hoping to be

C Esus E

Is all and only what He's given to me

So I say Chorus

Bridge:

B Am

And I know this is how my life was meant to be

E/G# C/G

I was made for this dependency

E/G# Am

On the One who has created me

B F

So I'll sing my declaration song

C/G E/G# Am

For the One I am depending on

And I hope you'll sing along

Chorus x 2

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