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O sacred Head, Now Wounded - Fernando Ortega 
Chord Interpretation by Allan H. 
Help with transposing the 3rd verse key change to easier chords would be appreciated
[Intro]
Am, Amsus4, Am, Amsus4,  Am  
[Verses]
O Fsacred Head, now GwoundCed,
With Amgrief and Eshame weighed Amdown,
Now Fscornfully GsurroundCed
With Amthorns, Thine Eonly Amcrown
How Gpale thou Fart with Canguish,
with Fsore Dmabuse and Amscorn.
How Gdoes that Cvisage DlaGnguish
which Fonce was Gbright as Ammorn.
What FThou, my Lord, hast GsufCfered,
T'was Amall for Esinners’ Amgain;
Mine, Fmine was the GtransCgression,
But AmThine the Edeadly Ampain.
Lo, Ghere I Ffall, my CSaviour.
‘Tis FI desDmerve Thy Amplace;
Look Gon me Cwith Thy DfaGvour,
VouchFsafe to Gme Thy Amgrace.
[Instrumental]
F          G         C
Am         E         Am
F          G         C
Am         E         Am
G          F         C
F          Dm        Am
G          C         D    G
F          G         Am   C
What Ablanguage shall I BbborEbrow
To Cmthank Thee, Bbdearest Abfriend,
For Fmthis Thy Cmdying BbsorEbrow,
Thy Cmpity Gwithout Cmend?
O Bbmake me AbThine forEbever,
And Abshould I Fmfainting Cmbe,
Lord, Bblet me Ebnever, FnevBber
OutAblive my Bblove for CmThee
Bb        Eb      F  Bb
    Ab      Bb            Cm(Outro)

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O Sacred Head Now Wounded

by Fernando Ortega

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O sacred Head, Now Wounded - Fernando Ortega

Chord Interpretation by Allan H.

Help with transposing the 3rd verse key change to easier chords would be appreciated

[Intro]

Am Am Am

, Amsus4, , Amsus4,

[Verses]

F G C

O sacred Head, now wounded,

Am E Am

With grief and shame weighed down,

F G C

Now scornfully surrounded

Am E Am

With thorns, Thine only crown

G F C

How pale thou art with anguish,

F Dm Am

with sore abuse and scorn.

G C D G

How does that visage languish

F G Am

which once was bright as morn.

F G C

What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered,

Am E Am

T'was all for sinners’ gain;

F G C

Mine, mine was the transgression,

Am E Am

But Thine the deadly pain.

G F C

Lo, here I fall, my Saviour.

F Dm Am

‘Tis I deserve Thy place;

G C D G

Look on me with Thy favour,

F G Am

Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

[Instrumental]

F G C

Am E Am

F G C

Am E Am

G F C

F Dm Am

G C D G

F G Am C

Ab Bb Eb

What language shall I borrow

Cm Bb Ab

To thank Thee, dearest friend,

Fm Cm Bb Eb

For this Thy dying sorrow,

Cm G Cm

Thy pity without end?

Bb Ab Eb

O make me Thine forever,

Ab Fm Cm

And should I fainting be,

Bb Eb F Bb

Lord, let me never, never

Ab Bb Cm

Outlive my love for Thee

Bb Eb F Bb

Ab Bb Cm

(Outro)

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