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The Day That I Found God

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Key: C
[Intro]
 C/// |  Am/C// |  Asus4/C/
 C/// |  Am/C// |  Asus4/C/
[Verse 1]
 CThe morning comes like an enemy Am/CsoldierAsus4/C  
 CI feel the weight across my shouAm/CldersAsus4/C  
  AmI feel the shadows getting coFlder
But that ain’t CyouAm/C  Asus4/C  
 CThis noose ain’t getting any loAm/CoserAsus4/C  
 CI get so fearful about the fAm/CutureAsus4/C  
  AmI hear the shGame of my acFcuser
But that ain’t CyouE7  
[Chorus]
I found Fstrength, but it wasn’t what I thoughtC  
I found Fpeace in the places I forgotC  
I found Friches ain’t the things that I had boughtE/G#  
I found Amout the day I lost mysGelf was the day that I found God 
[Channel]
 C/// |  Am/C// |  Asus4/C/
 C/// |  Am/C// |  Asus4/C/
[Verse 2]
 CI get caught chasing my own illAm/CusionsAsus4/C  
 CI get so lost in these confAm/CusionsAsus4/C  
 AmI keep on loGoking for my own soFlutions
But that ain’t Cyou, that ain’t E7you, no
[Chorus 2]
My enemies Fweren’t the ones I had fought C  
And my liberties Fweren’t the freedoms I had soughtC  
What I Flearned weren’t the lessons I’d been taughtE/G#  
I found Amout the day I lost myGself was the day that I found God
[Instrumental]
 F/// |  C/// |  F/// |  C///
 F/// |  E/G#/// |  Am/// |  G///
[Bridge]
  AmWhere is God out in the daF2rkness
  Am’Cause the voices in my head ain’t talking hF2onest
 AmThey’re saying maybe you made us Gthen forF2got us
But that ain’t Cyou, that ain’t E7you, no
[Chorus 3]
And all I Fknow is that I still don’t know a lotC  
I don’t know how it Fends, I’m in the middle of this plotC  
Yeah, and I found Fgrace for the man that I am notE/G#  
Yeah, I found Amout the day I lost mysGelf
Yeah, I found Amout the day I lost mysG/Belf
Yeah, I found Amout the day I lost mysGelf was the day that I found God
[Outro] (many times)
 C/// |  Am/C// |  Asus4/C/

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The Day That I Found God

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/C

Asus4/C

E/G#

G/B

Key: C

[Intro]

C Am/C Asus4/C

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C Am/C Asus4/C

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[Verse 1]

C Am/C Asus4/C

The morning comes like an enemy soldier

C Am/C Asus4/C

I feel the weight across my shoulders

Am F

I feel the shadows getting colder

C Am/C Asus4/C

But that ain’t you

C Am/C Asus4/C

This noose ain’t getting any looser

C Am/C Asus4/C

I get so fearful about the future

Am G F

I hear the shame of my accuser

C E7

But that ain’t you

[Chorus]

F C

I found strength, but it wasn’t what I thought

F C

I found peace in the places I forgot

F E/G#

I found riches ain’t the things that I had bought

Am G

I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God

[Channel]

C Am/C Asus4/C

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C Am/C Asus4/C

/// | // | /

[Verse 2]

C Am/C Asus4/C

I get caught chasing my own illusions

C Am/C Asus4/C

I get so lost in these confusions

Am G F

I keep on looking for my own solutions

C E7

But that ain’t you, that ain’t you, no

[Chorus 2]

F C

My enemies weren’t the ones I had fought

F C

And my liberties weren’t the freedoms I had sought

F E/G#

What I learned weren’t the lessons I’d been taught

Am G

I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God

[Instrumental]

F C F C

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F E/G# Am G

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[Bridge]

Am F2

Where is God out in the darkness

Am F2

’Cause the voices in my head ain’t talking honest

Am G F2

They’re saying maybe you made us then forgot us

C E7

But that ain’t you, that ain’t you, no

[Chorus 3]

F C

And all I know is that I still don’t know a lot

F C

I don’t know how it ends, I’m in the middle of this plot

F E/G#

Yeah, and I found grace for the man that I am not

Am G

Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself

Am G/B

Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself

Am G

Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God

[Outro] (many times)

C Am/C Asus4/C

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