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      D000232
Emi7   020032
D2/  F#200230
      G320033
     C2032033
  Asus4002230
      A002220
    Emi022000
  Dmaj7000222
                          DEmi7
Safe inside your hands you hold me
D2/                 F#              G  D/F#  
Pain and tribulations mold me
  Emi7
I try to run away from you
The C2pain's too great you put me through
                            GA4sus   A  
I find myself on my knees to pray
                                        EmiA4sus                       A  
Then you hear the words you long for me to say
            DEmi7        D2/          F#  G  
Make of me a vessel that you can always use
                 DEmi7                       D/F#  G  
No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose
           DEmi7            D2/ F#                 G       DEmi7  D2/F#  
Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes
                    GA4sus          A     EmiA4sus  A  D  
Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me, a vessel
                           DEmi7
Deep inside my heart you've shown me
D2/                      F#            G  D2/F#  
Despite all my sins you've known me
  Emi7              
I try to run away again
I Cbreak your heart with all my sin
                              GA4sus A  
I fall to you with tear-filled eyes
                                EmiA4sus A  
I run to you with broken heart and cry
            DEmi7        D2/          F#  G  
Make of me a vessel that you can always use
                 DEmi7             D2/         F#  G  
No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose
           DEmi7            D2/ F#                 G       DEmi7  D2/F#  
Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes
                  GA4sus            A     EmiA4sus  A       D   Dmaj7   D  Dmaj7  
Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me, a vessel
DMake me into Dmaj7what you D7want me to be
                GA4sus A  
Oh, Lord, may my prayer be
            DEmi7        D2/          F#  G  
Make of me a vessel that you can always use
                 DEmi7             D2/         F#  G  
No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose
           DEmi7            D2/ F#                 G       DEmi7  D2/F#  
Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes
                    GA4sus          A     EmiA4sus A  
Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me
            EmiA4sus   A  D  
Oh Lord make me, a vessel

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Vessel

by Chris Sligh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Emi

Dmaj7

D/F#

000232

Emi7 020032

D2 F#

/ 200230

320033

032033

Asus4

002230

002220

Emi

022000

Dmaj7

000222

Emi7

Safe inside your hands you hold me

D2 F# G D/F#

Pain and tribulations mold me

Emi7

I try to run away from you

The pain's too great you put me through

G A

A4sus

I find myself on my knees to pray

Emi A

A4sus

Then you hear the words you long for me to say

D D2 F# G

Emi7 /

Make of me a vessel that you can always use

D D/F# G

Emi7

No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose

D D2 F# G D D2 F#

Emi7 / Emi7 /

Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes

G A Emi A D

A4sus A4sus

Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me, a vessel

Emi7

Deep inside my heart you've shown me

D2 F# G D2 F#

/ /

Despite all my sins you've known me

Emi7

I try to run away again

I break your heart with all my sin

G A

A4sus

I fall to you with tear-filled eyes

Emi A

A4sus

I run to you with broken heart and cry

D D2 F# G

Emi7 /

Make of me a vessel that you can always use

D D2 F# G

Emi7 /

No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose

D D2 F# G D D2 F#

Emi7 / Emi7 /

Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes

G A Emi A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

A4sus A4sus

Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me, a vessel

D Dmaj7 D7

Make me into what you want me to be

G A

A4sus

Oh, Lord, may my prayer be

D D2 F# G

Emi7 /

Make of me a vessel that you can always use

D D2 F# G

Emi7 /

No matter how you break me, what I win or what I lose

D D2 F# G D D2 F#

Emi7 / Emi7 /

Let me be a vessel pure and holy, perfect in your eyes

G A Emi A

A4sus A4sus

Lord, hear me when I cry, for you to make me

Emi A D

A4sus

Oh Lord make me, a vessel

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