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Capo 2
[Intro] 
A  D  A  D
[Verse 1] 
I was Alooking for an answer, for a Eway to stop the pain
When You Dcame to me with healing (healing)
I was Alooking for a fix, when You Ebroke these chains
What a Dbeautiful feeling (feeling)
[Pre-Chorus]
I was lBmooking for a A/C#way back Dhome
[Chorus]
When I found Ahealing for my wounded Dheart
I found Amercy in Your open Earms
I found F#mfreedom when You set me Dfree
I found myF#mself when EYou found Dme
When You found Ame, Dwhen You found AmeD  
[Verse 2]
I was Alooking for solutions when my Eworld went up in flames
But You Dwalked me through the fire (fire, but You walked me through the fire)
I was Aholding on to anger, with my fEists around the reins
But You were Dholding me tighter (tighter, You were holding me tighter)
[Pre-Chorus]
I was lBmooking for a A/C#way back Dhome
[Chorus 2]
When I found Ahealing for my wounded Dheart
I found Amercy in Your open Earms
I found F#mfreedom when You set me Dfree
I found myF#mself when EYou found Dme
[Bridge]
When You found Ame, I was runnin' and Dreckless
When You found me, F#mnow I'm runnin' Dhome
When You found me, AI was runnin' aDway
When You found meF#m, now I'm runnin' hDome
When You found me
Yeah, I Efinally found my redDemption
You Efound me and You made me Dwhole
Yeah, I Edidn't know that I'd been Dmissin'
'Til You found Ame, Dwhen You found AmeD  
[Chorus 3]
Cause I found Ahealing for my wounded Dheart
I found Amercy in Your open Earms
I found F#mfreedom when You set me Dfree
I found myF#mself when EYou found Dme
When You found Ame!D  A  D  
[Outro]
  FAarewell to aDll of my resentment
F#mAll my discontentment
Is forDgiven and I Elet it go
AFarewell to Ddarkness and the silence
F#mAnger from the violence
Is forgDiven and I Elet it go 
  FAarewell to aDll of my resentment
F#mAll my discontentment
Is forDgiven and I Elet it go
AFarewell to Ddarkness and the silence
F#mAnger from the violence
Is forgDiven and I Elet it go 
   A      DWhen You found Ame...

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You Found Me

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

F#m

Capo 2

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

A E

I was looking for an answer, for a way to stop the pain

When You came to me with healing (healing)

A E

I was looking for a fix, when You broke these chains

What a beautiful feeling (feeling)

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A/C# D

I was looking for a way back home

[Chorus]

A D

When I found healing for my wounded heart

A E

I found mercy in Your open arms

F#m D

I found freedom when You set me free

F#m E D

I found myself when You found me

A D A D

When You found me, when You found me

[Verse 2]

A E

I was looking for solutions when my world went up in flames

But You walked me through the fire (fire, but You walked me through the fire)

A E

I was holding on to anger, with my fists around the reins

But You were holding me tighter (tighter, You were holding me tighter)

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A/C# D

I was looking for a way back home

[Chorus 2]

A D

When I found healing for my wounded heart

A E

I found mercy in Your open arms

F#m D

I found freedom when You set me free

F#m E D

I found myself when You found me

[Bridge]

A D

When You found me, I was runnin' and reckless

F#m D

When You found me, now I'm runnin' home

A D

When You found me, I was runnin' away

F#m D

When You found me, now I'm runnin' home

When You found me

E D

Yeah, I finally found my redemption

E D

You found me and You made me whole

E D

Yeah, I didn't know that I'd been missin'

A D A D

'Til You found me, when You found me

[Chorus 3]

A D

Cause I found healing for my wounded heart

A E

I found mercy in Your open arms

F#m D

I found freedom when You set me free

F#m E D

I found myself when You found me

A D A D

When You found me!

[Outro]

A D

Farewell to all of my resentment

F#m

All my discontentment

D E

Is forgiven and I let it go

A D

Farewell to darkness and the silence

F#m

Anger from the violence

D E

Is forgiven and I let it go

A D

Farewell to all of my resentment

F#m

All my discontentment

D E

Is forgiven and I let it go

A D

Farewell to darkness and the silence

F#m

Anger from the violence

D E

Is forgiven and I let it go

A D A

When You found me...

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