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Beauty For Ashes

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Intro
   D    A    E/    D    A    E/    | 2x |
Verse 1
AGod of the new beginnings
AGod of the second chance
BmYour grace an endless river 
DYour love an avalanche
AThere in my darkest moment
AAll hope burnt to the ground
BmThat's where Your mercy found me
DThat's when Your love came down
EYou turned F#mmy mourning iDnto dancing
EYou turned F#mmy sorrow iDnto praise
DYeah You give me
Chorus
DBeauty for ashes, Abeauty for Eashes  | 2x |
Interlude
   D2     A   E/  |  2x |
Verse 2
ALove met me in the ruins 
AOf all my past mistakes
BmLove walked me to the river
DLove broke apart these chains
ALove spoke a new tomorrow
AOpened my eyes to see
BmLove washed away this sadness
DLove came and rescued me
EYou turned my F#mmourning into Ddancing
EYou turned my F#msorrow into Dpraise
DYeah You give me
Chorus
DBeauty for ashes, Abeauty for Eashes  | 2x |
Bridge
Oh I Dthank You, AGod,   F#mI'm overEwhelmed by Your Dincredible Alove, You make F#meverything Enew
Oh I Dthank You, AGod,   F#mfor all You've Edone and yet to Ddo,    AOh You make F#meverything Enew      | 2x |

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Beauty For Ashes

by Chris McClarney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Intro

D A E D A E

/ / | 2x |

Verse 1

God of the new beginnings

God of the second chance

Your grace an endless river

Your love an avalanche

There in my darkest moment

All hope burnt to the ground

That's where Your mercy found me

That's when Your love came down

E F#m D

You turned my mourning into dancing

E F#m D

You turned my sorrow into praise

Yeah You give me

Chorus

D A E

Beauty for ashes, beauty for ashes | 2x |

Interlude

D2 A E

/ | 2x |

Verse 2

Love met me in the ruins

Of all my past mistakes

Love walked me to the river

Love broke apart these chains

Love spoke a new tomorrow

Opened my eyes to see

Love washed away this sadness

Love came and rescued me

E F#m D

You turned my mourning into dancing

E F#m D

You turned my sorrow into praise

Yeah You give me

Chorus

D A E

Beauty for ashes, beauty for ashes | 2x |

Bridge

D A F#m E D A F#m E

Oh I thank You, God, I'm overwhelmed by Your incredible love, You make everything new

D A F#m E D A F#m E

Oh I thank You, God, for all You've done and yet to do, Oh You make everything new | 2x |

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