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Hold Me Jesus

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INTRO
G  C G  C
GSometimes my life just Cdon't make sense at alGl 
When the Emmountains look so biCg 
And my Dfaith just seems so small 
CHORUS
So Dhold Gme CJesus G/B'cause I'm Am7shaking G/Blike a Cleaf 
You have Cbeen King of G/Bmy glAm7ory 
Won't You Dbe my Prince of GPeace 
G  C G  C
GWhen I wake up in the Cnight I feel the darGk 
It's so Emhot inside my souCl 
I swear there must be Dblisters on my heart 
CHORUS
So Dhold Gme CJesus G/B'cause I'm Am7shaking G/Blike a Cleaf 
You have Cbeen King G/Bof my gAm7lory 
Won't You Dbe my Prince of GPeace 
   CG\B                Am7        D  G  
 Surrender don't come natural to me 
I'd rather Cfight You for G/Bsomething I Am7don't really Dwant 
Than to Gtake what You G/Bgive that I Cneed 
And I've bAm7eat my head against Emso many walls 
Now I'm Am7falling down I'm Cfalling on my Dknees 
And the GSalvation Army bCand is playing this hGymn 
And Your gEmrace rings out so deeCp 
It makes my reDsistance seem so thin 
CHORUS x2
So Dhold Gme CJesus G/B'cause I'm Am7shaking G/Blike a Cleaf 
You have Cbeen King G/Bof my gAm7lory 
Won't You Dbe my Prince of GPeace 
GI surrender Call, DI surrender Gall
CHORUS x2
DHold Gme CJesus G/B'cause I'm Am7shaking G/Blike a Cleaf 
You have Cbeen King G/Bof my gAm7lory 
Won't You Dbe my Prince of GPeace 
You have Cbeen King G/Bof my gAm7lory 
Come and Dbe my Prince of GPeace 
G  C G  C
G  C G  C G

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Hold Me Jesus

by Big Daddy Weave

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

INTRO

G C G C

G C G

Sometimes my life just don't make sense at all

Em C

When the mountains look so big

And my faith just seems so small

CHORUS

D G C G/B Am7 G/B C

So hold me Jesus 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf

C G/B Am7

You have been King of my glory

D G

Won't You be my Prince of Peace

G C G C

G C G

When I wake up in the night I feel the dark

Em C

It's so hot inside my soul

I swear there must be blisters on my heart

CHORUS

D G C G/B Am7 G/B C

So hold me Jesus 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf

C G/B Am7

You have been King of my glory

D G

Won't You be my Prince of Peace

C Am7 D G

G\B

Surrender don't come natural to me

C G/B Am7 D

I'd rather fight You for something I don't really want

G G/B C

Than to take what You give that I need

Am7 Em

And I've beat my head against so many walls

Am7 C D

Now I'm falling down I'm falling on my knees

G C G

And the Salvation Army band is playing this hymn

Em C

And Your grace rings out so deep

It makes my resistance seem so thin

CHORUS x2

D G C G/B Am7 G/B C

So hold me Jesus 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf

C G/B Am7

You have been King of my glory

D G

Won't You be my Prince of Peace

G C D G

I surrender all, I surrender all

CHORUS x2

D G C G/B Am7 G/B C

Hold me Jesus 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf

C G/B Am7

You have been King of my glory

D G

Won't You be my Prince of Peace

C G/B Am7

You have been King of my glory

D G

Come and be my Prince of Peace

G C G C

G C G C G

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