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[Verse 1]
AToday we live today we breathe
D2Today we know that we are strong when we are weak
AToday we trust we overcome
D2Take every chain that kept us slaves and throw them off
AWe're not waiting for permission
EWe defy our inhibition
A7/C#Like our middle name is fearless
D2Unafraid
[Chorus]
If we're gonna fAly we fly like eagles
C#mArms out wide
If we're gonna F#mfear we fear no evil
DWe will rise
By your pAower we will go
By your spC#mirit we are bold
F#mIf we're gonna stand, we stand as giants
DIf we're gonna walk, we walk as lions
  A      C#m      F#m  DWe walk as lions
[Verse 2]
AToday is ours, it's always been
D2Before we face the fight we know who's gonna win
AWe live by faith and not by sight
D2We don't want safe and quiet, we don't want to run and hide
AThis is not an intermission
EIt's our time not gonna miss it
A7/C#You've already called us fearless
D2Unafraid
[Chorus]
AIf we're gonna fly we fly like eagles
C#mArms out wide
If we're gonna F#mfear we fear no evil
DWe will rise
By your pAower we will go
By your sC#mpirit we are bold
F#mIf we're gonna stand, we stand as giants
DIf we're gonna walk, we walk as lions
  A      C#m      F#m  DWe walk as lions
[Bridge]
EEverywhere we F#mgo
The battle has been D2won
We know You've A/C#gone before us
ESo we're taking hold F#mof faith
With every step we tD2ake
We know we'll rA/C#ise victorioEsusus
[Chorus]
If we're gonna fAly we fly like eagles
C#mArms out wide
If we're gonna F#mfear we fear no evil
DWe will rise
By your poAwer we will go
By your sC#mpirit we are bold
F#mIf we're gonna stand, we stand as giants
D2If we're gonna walk, we walk as lions
  A      C#m      F#m  DWe walk as liAons

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Lions

by Skillet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A7/C#

C#m

F#m

A/C#

Esus

[Verse 1]

Today we live today we breathe

Today we know that we are strong when we are weak

Today we trust we overcome

Take every chain that kept us slaves and throw them off

We're not waiting for permission

We defy our inhibition

A7/C#

Like our middle name is fearless

Unafraid

[Chorus]

If we're gonna fly we fly like eagles

C#m

Arms out wide

F#m

If we're gonna fear we fear no evil

We will rise

By your power we will go

C#m

By your spirit we are bold

F#m

If we're gonna stand, we stand as giants

If we're gonna walk, we walk as lions

A C#m F#m D

We walk as lions

[Verse 2]

Today is ours, it's always been

Before we face the fight we know who's gonna win

We live by faith and not by sight

We don't want safe and quiet, we don't want to run and hide

This is not an intermission

It's our time not gonna miss it

A7/C#

You've already called us fearless

Unafraid

[Chorus]

If we're gonna fly we fly like eagles

C#m

Arms out wide

F#m

If we're gonna fear we fear no evil

We will rise

By your power we will go

C#m

By your spirit we are bold

F#m

If we're gonna stand, we stand as giants

If we're gonna walk, we walk as lions

A C#m F#m D

We walk as lions

[Bridge]

E F#m

Everywhere we go

The battle has been won

A/C#

We know You've gone before us

E F#m

So we're taking hold of faith

With every step we take

A/C# Esus

We know we'll rise victorious

[Chorus]

If we're gonna fly we fly like eagles

C#m

Arms out wide

F#m

If we're gonna fear we fear no evil

We will rise

By your power we will go

C#m

By your spirit we are bold

F#m

If we're gonna stand, we stand as giants

If we're gonna walk, we walk as lions

A C#m F#m D A

We walk as lions

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