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If You Knew Him

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[Verse 1]
AI walked by the D/Atomb of BuAddha
Looked inside and sE7aw his boAnes
Traveled D/Aon to see MohAammed
Still wrapped up in hEis grave cloAthes
Then I jEsusourneyed to a gaDrden
Where ol' JEsusoseph left him lEay
A/EThe precious LaDmaj7mbA7/E  
Dmaj7God's own begotA/Eten
Was no longer iEn that grAave
[Chorus]
If you knEew Him, like I D/Aknow HAim
You would kEnow that HDe's alAive
A/EIf you fDmaj7elt Him, liA7/Eke I feeDl Him
ResurreA/Ection, deep inDmaj7sideA7/E  D  
You'd know He's liA/Eving
And deaE7th has diDed
[Verse 2]
AIf you're wanD/Adering in the darAkness
Come and step intE7o the liAght
Nailed scarred hands reach oD/Aut to heAlp you
To pull you safe from deEath to liAfe
Friend I Esustoo have stood where yoDu stand
Could I trEsusust in things unsEeen?
JA/Eust one Dmaj7step iA7/En His Dmaj7directiA/Eon
Then in love He rEan to Ame
[Chorus]
If you knEew Him, like I D/Aknow HAim
You would kEnow that HDe's alAive
A/EIf you fF#melt Him, lA7/Eike I feDel Him
ResurreA/Ection, deep inDmaj7sideA7/E  D  
You'd know He's liA/Eving
And deE7ath has dDied

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If You Knew Him

by The Perrys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

Esus

A/E

Dmaj7

A7/E

F#m

[Verse 1]

A D/A A

I walked by the tomb of Buddha

E7 A

Looked inside and saw his bones

D/A A

Traveled on to see Mohammed

E A

Still wrapped up in his grave clothes

Esus D

Then I journeyed to a garden

Esus E

Where ol' Joseph left him lay

A/E Dmaj7 A7/E

The precious Lamb

Dmaj7 A/E

God's own begotten

E A

Was no longer in that grave

[Chorus]

E D/A A

If you knew Him, like I know Him

E D A

You would know that He's alive

A/E Dmaj7 A7/E D

If you felt Him, like I feel Him

A/E Dmaj7 A7/E D

Resurrection, deep inside

A/E

You'd know He's living

E7 D

And death has died

[Verse 2]

A D/A A

If you're wandering in the darkness

E7 A

Come and step into the light

D/A A

Nailed scarred hands reach out to help you

E A

To pull you safe from death to life

Esus D

Friend I too have stood where you stand

Esus E

Could I trust in things unseen?

A/E Dmaj7 A7/E Dmaj7 A/E

Just one step in His direction

E A

Then in love He ran to me

[Chorus]

E D/A A

If you knew Him, like I know Him

E D A

You would know that He's alive

A/E F#m A7/E D

If you felt Him, like I feel Him

A/E Dmaj7 A7/E D

Resurrection, deep inside

A/E

You'd know He's living

E7 D

And death has died

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