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[VERSE 1]
It seCems I've imagined Him aGll of my lCife
As the wiFsest of aCll of mankiGnd
                   F           C           G   Am  G-F  
But if God's holy wisdom is foolish to man
                    Gsus-      G  C  
He must have seemed out of His mind
For eFven His faCmily sGaid He was Cmad
                        F           C  Gsus-G  
And the priest said, "A demon's to blame,"
               F             C             G    Am  G-F  
So God in the form of this angry young man
                      Gsus-     G       C  F  
Could not have seemed perfectly sane
[CHORUS]
When Fwe in our foColishness thGought we were wCise
AmHe played the fool and He oFpened our eyes
CWhen we in our weFakness belGieved we were sAmtrong
He became helFpless to sGhow we were wCrongF  
And Fso we foCllow GGod's own fCool
              F           C  Gsus-G  
For only the foolish can tell
            F   C-  G-   Am  G-F  
Believe the unbelievable
              Gsus-    G  C  
And come be a fool as well
[VERSE 2]
So cCome lose your life for a cGarpenter's SCon
For a mFadman who dCied for a dGream
                      F                 C         G   Am  G-F  
Then you'll have the faith His first followers had
             Gsus-      G  C  
And you'll feel the weight of the beam
So suFrrender thCe hungGer to say yCou must know
                        F           C  Gsus-G  
And the courage to say I believe
               F             C             G    Am  G-F  
Let the power of paradox open your eyes
                      Gsus-     G       C  F  
And blind those who say they can see
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
And Fso we foCllow GGod's own fCool
              F           C  Gsus-G  
For only the foolish can tell
            F   C-  G-   Am  G-F  
Believe the unbelievable
              Gsus-    G  C  
And come be a fool as well

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Gods Own Fool

by Michael Card

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Gsus

[VERSE 1]

C G C

It seems I've imagined Him all of my life

F C G

As the wisest of all of mankind

F C G Am G F

But if God's holy wisdom is foolish to man

Gsus G C

He must have seemed out of His mind

F C G C

For even His family said He was mad

F C Gsus G

And the priest said, "A demon's to blame,"

F C G Am G F

So God in the form of this angry young man

Gsus G C F

Could not have seemed perfectly sane

[CHORUS]

F C G C

When we in our foolishness thought we were wise

Am F

He played the fool and He opened our eyes

C F G Am

When we in our weakness believed we were strong

F G C F

He became helpless to show we were wrong

F C G C

And so we follow God's own fool

F C Gsus G

For only the foolish can tell

F C G Am G F

- - -

Believe the unbelievable

Gsus G C

And come be a fool as well

[VERSE 2]

C G C

So come lose your life for a carpenter's Son

F C G

For a madman who died for a dream

F C G Am G F

Then you'll have the faith His first followers had

Gsus G C

And you'll feel the weight of the beam

F C G C

So surrender the hunger to say you must know

F C Gsus G

And the courage to say I believe

F C G Am G F

Let the power of paradox open your eyes

Gsus G C F

And blind those who say they can see

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]

F C G C

And so we follow God's own fool

F C Gsus G

For only the foolish can tell

F C G Am G F

- - -

Believe the unbelievable

Gsus G C

And come be a fool as well

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