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                                           CAPO on 6
Intro:   C    G    D    G(4x)
All the banCners I have waGved
For my glEmory and my gDain
Empty proCmises of fGame
But I see the trCuthG  D  G  
I give up aCll I had to prGove
I turn my bEmack on my purDsuits 
'Cause there?s no wCorth in all the woGrld
Compared to YCouG  D  G  
?Cause all You aCre is all I nGeed
You fill the deeEmpest part of Dme
And all I hCave that I can brGing
Was never mEmeant to belong to Dme
You oveCrflow from wGho You are
And oveEmrwhelm my heDart
So I cCome as I aGm
EEmmpty hDandeCdG  D  G  
COh oh oGhhh DOh oh oGhh
Not a cCredit to my nGame
Nothing eaEmrned that I can clDaim
No posiCtion I could trGade
But You?re beckConingG  D  G  
You take my noCthing and my nGeed
And place a cEmrown on poDverty
You gave Your lCife for me so GI could see that
EmYou are everyDthing
?Cause all You aCre is all I nGeed
You fill the deeEmpest part of Dme
And all I hCave that I can brGing
Was never mEmeant to belong to Dme
You oveCrflow from wGho You are
And oveEmrwhelm my heDart
So I cCome as I aGm
EEmmpty hDandeGd
You?re worth eCverything, I won?t count the cost
All I thoGught was gain, Count it Dall as loss         (4x)
?Cause all You aCre is all I nGeed
You fill the deeEmpest part of Dme
And all I hCave that I can brGing
Was never mEmeant to belong to Dme
You oveCrflow from wGho You are
And oveEmrwhelm my heDart
So I cCome as I aGm
EEmmpty hDanded
Yes, I cCome as I aGm
EEmmpty hDandeCdG  D  G  
You're worth everyCthingG  D  G  
You're worth everyCthingG  D  G  
COh oh oGhhh DOh

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Empty Handed

by Lindsay McCaul

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO on 6

C G D G

Intro: (4x)

C G

All the banners I have waved

Em D

For my glory and my gain

C G

Empty promises of fame

C G D G

But I see the truth

C G

I give up all I had to prove

Em D

I turn my back on my pursuits

C G

'Cause there?s no worth in all the world

C G D G

Compared to You

C G

?Cause all You are is all I need

Em D

You fill the deepest part of me

C G

And all I have that I can bring

Em D

Was never meant to belong to me

C G

You overflow from who You are

Em D

And overwhelm my heart

C G

So I come as I am

Em D C G D G

Empty handed

C G D G

Oh oh ohhh Oh oh ohh

C G

Not a credit to my name

Em D

Nothing earned that I can claim

C G

No position I could trade

C G D G

But You?re beckoning

C G

You take my nothing and my need

Em D

And place a crown on poverty

C G

You gave Your life for me so I could see that

Em D

You are everything

C G

?Cause all You are is all I need

Em D

You fill the deepest part of me

C G

And all I have that I can bring

Em D

Was never meant to belong to me

C G

You overflow from who You are

Em D

And overwhelm my heart

C G

So I come as I am

Em D G

Empty handed

You?re worth everything, I won?t count the cost

G D

All I thought was gain, Count it all as loss (4x)

C G

?Cause all You are is all I need

Em D

You fill the deepest part of me

C G

And all I have that I can bring

Em D

Was never meant to belong to me

C G

You overflow from who You are

Em D

And overwhelm my heart

C G

So I come as I am

Em D

Empty handed

C G

Yes, I come as I am

Em D C G D G

Empty handed

C G D G

You're worth everything

C G D G

You're worth everything

C G D

Oh oh ohhh Oh

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