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Take Me To The King

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[Verse 1]
Truth is I'm tF#mired, options are fAew
I'm try'n to F#mpray, but where are YAou
I'm all churched F#mout, hurt and abAused   
I cE/G#an't fAake, wE/G#hat's lAeft A/C#to    Ddo
[Chorus 1]
Take me to the KiAng, I don't have much to brA7ing
My heart is torn to Dmaj7pieces, it's my offeriG9ng
Lay me at the thArone, leave me there aloA7ne
To gaze upon Your Dmaj7glory and sing to You this sG9ong
Please take me to the KiAng
[Verse 2]
Truth is it's F#mtime to stop playing these gAames
We need a F#mword for the people's Apain
So, Lord, speak rigF#mht now; let it fall like rAain
We're dE/G#esperaAte, we're  E/G#chasinAg   aA/C#fter YDou
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7No rules, no reF#m7ligionFm7  
Em7I've made my deDmaj7cision
To Fmaj7run to You, the Healer that I E7sus4need
[Chorus 2]
Take me to the KAing, I don't have much to bA7ring
My heart is torn to Dmaj7pieces, it's my offeriG9ng
[Bridge]
F#7/A#Lord we're in the way, we Bmkeep making mistakes
The gB7/D#lory's not for us, it's all for E7susYou 
[Chorus 3]
(Take me to the KAing), I don't have much to bA7ring
My heart is torn to Dmaj7pieces, it's my offerG9ing
Lay me at the tAhrone, leave me there alA7one
                        (Leave me there!)     (I wanna gaze upon your glory!)
To gaze upon Your gDmaj7lory and sing to You this soG9ng
                                (Sing!)           (This song!)
[Outro]
Take me to the KAing
Take me to the KA7ing
Take me to the Dmaj7King
G9King
AKing

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Take Me To The King

by Kirk Franklin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

A/C#

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

F#m7

Fm7

Em7

Fmaj7

E7sus4

F#7/A#

B7/D#

E7sus

[Verse 1]

F#m A

Truth is I'm tired, options are few

F#m A

I'm try'n to pray, but where are You

F#m A

I'm all churched out, hurt and abused

E/G# A E/G# A A/C# D

I can't fake, what's left to do

[Chorus 1]

A A7

Take me to the King, I don't have much to bring

Dmaj7 G9

My heart is torn to pieces, it's my offering

A A7

Lay me at the throne, leave me there alone

Dmaj7 G9

To gaze upon Your glory and sing to You this song

Please take me to the King

[Verse 2]

F#m A

Truth is it's time to stop playing these games

F#m A

We need a word for the people's pain

F#m A

So, Lord, speak right now; let it fall like rain

E/G# A E/G# A A/C# D

We're desperate, we're chasing after You

[Pre-Chorus]

Gmaj7 F#m7 Fm7

No rules, no religion

Em7 Dmaj7

I've made my decision

Fmaj7 E7sus4

To run to You, the Healer that I need

[Chorus 2]

A A7

Take me to the King, I don't have much to bring

Dmaj7 G9

My heart is torn to pieces, it's my offering

[Bridge]

F#7/A# Bm

Lord we're in the way, we keep making mistakes

B7/D# E7sus

The glory's not for us, it's all for You

[Chorus 3]

A A7

(Take me to the King), I don't have much to bring

Dmaj7 G9

My heart is torn to pieces, it's my offering

A A7

Lay me at the throne, leave me there alone

(Leave me there!) (I wanna gaze upon your glory!)

Dmaj7 G9

To gaze upon Your glory and sing to You this song

(Sing!) (This song!)

[Outro]

Take me to the King

Dmaj7

Take me to the King

King

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