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Eminor

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1/1

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 1Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: G# | Capo: 1
Cmaj7/Ee |-0-|
B |-1-|
G |-0-|
D |-2-|
A |-2-|
E |-0-|
Intro:  Em|||  G|||  Em||| G  
Verse 1:
  EmWhere there is hatred, LGord
  EmLet me sow Your lGove
       Cmaj7/EWhere there’s injurGy
Let forgiveness be enoughD  
Forgiveness be enoughC  
Verse 2:
     Cadd9Are we giving upG  
     Cadd9Fighting the good fGight
     Cadd9Where there is despGair
Just a flicker in the flDame
Could break the veil of nCight
Chorus:
 CTo the Father and the SGonD  
 CAnd the Holy Spirit, thrGee in OnDe
 CI oDffer You myEmself, though I’m brG/Boken and Am7spent
Let me bCe Your instrumentG  
 CLet me be Your instrumentG  C  
Verse 3:
  EmMay I never seekG  
  EmTo be consoled as to consGole
       Cmaj7/EMay I underGstand
To be loved is to lDove
To be loved is to lCove
Chorus:
 CTo the Father and the SGonD  
 CAnd the Holy Spirit, thrGee in OnDe
 CI oDffer You myEmself, though I’m brG/Boken and Am7spent
Let me bCe Your instrumentG  
Chorus 2:
Oh Cpraise Him, HallelGujahD  
Oh Cpraise Him, HallelGujahD  
 CI oDffer You myEmself, though I’m brG/Boken and Am7spent
Let me bCe Your instrumentG  
Ending:
 CLet there be peace
  Am7Pardoned in the pardoning
 GBorn again when we die
 DYou have raised us to new life
  Am7Let there be peace
 CPardoned in the pardoning
 GBorn again when we die
 DYou have raised us to new lAm7ife

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Instrument

by Matt Maher

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7/E

Cadd9

G/B

Am7

Key: G# | Capo: 1

Cmaj7/E

e |-0-|

B |-1-|

G |-0-|

D |-2-|

A |-2-|

E |-0-|

Em G Em G

Intro: ||| ||| |||

Verse 1:

Em G

Where there is hatred, Lord

Em G

Let me sow Your love

Cmaj7/E G

Where there’s injury

Let forgiveness be enough

Forgiveness be enough

Verse 2:

Cadd9 G

Are we giving up

Cadd9 G

Fighting the good fight

Cadd9 G

Where there is despair

Just a flicker in the flame

Could break the veil of night

Chorus:

C G D

To the Father and the Son

C G D

And the Holy Spirit, three in One

C D Em G/B Am7

I offer You myself, though I’m broken and spent

C G

Let me be Your instrument

C G C

Let me be Your instrument

Verse 3:

Em G

May I never seek

Em G

To be consoled as to console

Cmaj7/E G

May I understand

To be loved is to love

Chorus:

C G D

To the Father and the Son

C G D

And the Holy Spirit, three in One

C D Em G/B Am7

I offer You myself, though I’m broken and spent

C G

Let me be Your instrument

Chorus 2:

C G D

Oh praise Him, Hallelujah

C G D

Oh praise Him, Hallelujah

C D Em G/B Am7

I offer You myself, though I’m broken and spent

C G

Let me be Your instrument

Ending:

Let there be peace

Am7

Pardoned in the pardoning

Born again when we die

You have raised us to new life

Am7

Let there be peace

Pardoned in the pardoning

Born again when we die

D Am7

You have raised us to new life

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