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Mighty Fortress

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Verse 1
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AHow can I stEm7and
D2Before a mysAtery
And claim I compreEm7hend
The maker of all thD2ingsA  
AYou hold the soEm7lid ones
D2The world is in youAr hand
You call us as youEm7r own
So we would undersD2tand
We would understEand
Chorus
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You aAre the Rock of saEm7lvation
The only foundDation
Lord of Aall
You Aare 
A hope never faEm7iling
A mighty forDtress
GIs our GAod
Verse 2
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AAs every trial Em7comes
D2And kingdoms rise and Afall
Our victory beEm7longs
To Christ who won D2it allA  
AFor every knee wilEm7l bow
AD2nd every tongue conAfess
That you alone are Em7God
And there is no onD2e else
There is no one Eelse
Bridge
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DSo we run to you
DWe run to you 
AAnd by your side 
EWe won't be moved
DWe run to you
DWe run to you
AIn death and life
EWe won't be moved
DWe run to you
DWe run to you 
AOur righteousness
EAnd our refuge
DWe run to you
DWe run to you 
AIn death and life
EWe won't be moved
Chorus
...
A mighty forDtress
GIs our GAod
A mighty fortDress
GIs our GAod

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Mighty Fortress

by Matt Maher

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Verse 1

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A Em7

How can I stand

D2 A

Before a mystery

Em7

And claim I comprehend

D2 A

The maker of all things

A Em7

You hold the solid ones

D2 A

The world is in your hand

Em7

You call us as your own

So we would understand

We would understand

Chorus

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A Em7

You are the Rock of salvation

The only foundation

Lord of all

You are

Em7

A hope never failing

A mighty fortress

G A

Is our God

Verse 2

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A Em7

As every trial comes

D2 A

And kingdoms rise and fall

Em7

Our victory belongs

D2 A

To Christ who won it all

A Em7

For every knee will bow

D2 A

And every tongue confess

Em7

That you alone are God

And there is no one else

There is no one else

Bridge

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So we run to you

We run to you

And by your side

We won't be moved

We run to you

In death and life

We won't be moved

We run to you

Our righteousness

And our refuge

We run to you

In death and life

We won't be moved

Chorus

...

A mighty fortress

G A

Is our God

A mighty fortress

G A

Is our God

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