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Wolves At The Gate
Dead Man feat. Michael McGough
4/4
Capo IV
[Intro]
  C    D    Em    Emx2
[Chorus]
CI was Donce a Emdead man
A Cstranger wDith no Emhome
I Cstood oppDosed to EmGod himself
And Cyet He Dpardoned Emme
[Interlude 1]
  C    D    Em    Emx3
C
[Verse 1]
With Dall my Emheart and the Cfiercest Dwill
Desired Emnot but to Cthieve and Dkill
I hadn't a Emthought of Cpeace, but Dwar
Surrender was Emnot what CI'd enDdure
[Pre-Chorus 1]
 EmI was a GmurdeDrer (filled with lies and deceit)
EmFaced with my Clist of Dcrimes (that I would always repeat)
[Verse 2]
DeEmliver Cme!   GWake me up from this Ddamning sleep
I'm surEmrendeCring!  GPull me out from Dthis wickedness
EmIn this Cthieving Gheart of Dstone
I reaEmlized all these sins   CI could Gnot aDtone
[Pre-Chorus 2]
 EmI was a GmurdeDrer (filled with lies and deceit)
EmFaced with my Clist of Dcrimes (that I would always repeat) and
[Chorus 2]
CI was Donce a Emdead man
A Cstranger wDith no Emhome
I Cstood oppDosed to EmGod himself
And Cyet He Dpardoned Emme
[Bridge 1]
 So just at Cthe right time Gwhen we were D/F#dead in our sins
 EmYou took this Cheart of mine Gand gave me Dlife EmagaiCn
 GYou gave me Dlife EmagaCinG  
[Verse 3]
So Dfar aEmpart and a Cdebt to fulDfill
This purchase Embought on reCdemption's Dhill
An ailing Emdisease I Ccouldn't Dcure
Oh this Emgrace! How Crich and Dpure!
[Interlude 2]
|  Em|  D|  C|  D|
[Bridge 2]
 EmThe mob they yelled and sDcreamed for justice
 CThat wrath was ours we Dare to blame
 CYou made a spectacle of rulers
Denying You of a king's Dfame
 CHaving crushed the Emwritten Dcanon
 CThat wrote of all our Emguilt and Dshame
 CDisplayed upon the Emtree it was Dnailed
 CThe saving power Emof Your Dname
[Chorus 3]
And CI was Donce a Emdead man
A Cstranger Dwith no Emhome
You Csaw this Dwretch
And You Emgave him life
ForCever DI'll praise EmYou!Em  
I will Cpraise You!

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Dead Man

by Wolves At The Gate

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Wolves At The Gate

Dead Man feat. Michael McGough

4/4

Capo IV

[Intro]

C D Em Em

[Chorus]

C D Em

I was once a dead man

C D Em

A stranger with no home

C D Em

I stood opposed to God himself

C D Em

And yet He pardoned me

[Interlude 1]

C D Em Em

[Verse 1]

D Em C D

With all my heart and the fiercest will

Em C D

Desired not but to thieve and kill

Em C D

I hadn't a thought of peace, but war

Em C D

Surrender was not what I'd endure

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Em G D

I was a murderer (filled with lies and deceit)

Em C D

Faced with my list of crimes (that I would always repeat)

[Verse 2]

Em C G D

Deliver me! Wake me up from this damning sleep

Em C G D

I'm surrendering! Pull me out from this wickedness

Em C G D

In this thieving heart of stone

Em C G D

I realized all these sins I could not atone

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Em G D

I was a murderer (filled with lies and deceit)

Em C D

Faced with my list of crimes (that I would always repeat) and

[Chorus 2]

C D Em

I was once a dead man

C D Em

A stranger with no home

C D Em

I stood opposed to God himself

C D Em

And yet He pardoned me

[Bridge 1]

C G D/F#

So just at the right time when we were dead in our sins

Em C G D Em C

You took this heart of mine and gave me life again

G D Em C G

You gave me life again

[Verse 3]

D Em C D

So far apart and a debt to fulfill

Em C D

This purchase bought on redemption's hill

Em C D

An ailing disease I couldn't cure

Em C D

Oh this grace! How rich and pure!

[Interlude 2]

Em D C D

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[Bridge 2]

Em D

The mob they yelled and screamed for justice

C D

That wrath was ours we are to blame

You made a spectacle of rulers

Denying You of a king's fame

C Em D

Having crushed the written canon

C Em D

That wrote of all our guilt and shame

C Em D

Displayed upon the tree it was nailed

C Em D

The saving power of Your name

[Chorus 3]

C D Em

And I was once a dead man

C D Em

A stranger with no home

C D

You saw this wretch

And You gave him life

C D Em Em

Forever I'll praise You!

I will praise You!

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