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[intro]
G F
E
[Verse]
AmWho do I hope to finally be?
Is it Fnot your life in Gme?
Yet the Fhow's too hard to Em7see
Too many Dmtimes
AmWill I ever finally be
The Ftrue, intented G7me?
And thFe old in me be Em7freed
And left Dbehind?
[Chorus]
A
FmToo many Etimes
I'm back Cinside
Wanting Gdesperately to Dhide
Yet i Fknow, i know you Esay
You have to A7die
F#mToo many Etimes
You hear my Ccries
I'm at the Gend of all my Dtries
So, i'm Fopen Lord, so
ETeach me how to Amdie
AmHere I am again alone
Afraid i'll Flose all that i own
Yet you Emsee me as your own
I cannot Dfall
And Amwhat I am I still am not
At F#mtimes i count the cost
Yet i Ffind there's nothing Emlost
If i give it Dall
[Chorus]
A
FmToo many Etimes
I'm back Cinside
Wanting Gdesperately to Dhide
Yet i Eknow, i know you say
You A7have to die
AmToo many Etimes
You hear my Ccries
I'm at the Gend of all my Dtries
So, i'm Fopen Lord, so
ETeach me how to Adie
[piano break]
Em C G D Bb F E A
[guitar solo]
F#m E C G D F E A
[repeat chorus b]
F#m7Too many tiEmes
You hear my Ccries
I'm at the Gend of all my Dtries
So, i'm Fopen Lord, so
ETeach me how to Adie
[repeat chorus a]
FmToo many Etimes
I'm back Cinside
Wanting Gdesperately to Dhide
Yet i Eknow, i know you Asay
You Ahave to die
(repeat chorus b)
F#mToo many Etimes
You hear my Ccries
I'm at the Gend of all my Dtries
So, i'm Fopen Lord, so
ETeach me how to Adie
[guitar solo and fade out]
F#m E C G
D Bb F
E A
F# E
C G
D F
E A
F#m E
C G
D F

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Too Many Times

by Michael W. Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

F#m

F#m7

[intro]

G F

[Verse]

Who do I hope to finally be?

F G

Is it not your life in me?

F Em7

Yet the how's too hard to see

Too many times

Will I ever finally be

F G7

The true, intented me?

F Em7

And the old in me be freed

And left behind?

[Chorus]

Fm E

Too many times

I'm back inside

G D

Wanting desperately to hide

F E

Yet i know, i know you say

You have to die

F#m E

Too many times

You hear my cries

G D

I'm at the end of all my tries

So, i'm open Lord, so

E Am

Teach me how to die

Here I am again alone

Afraid i'll lose all that i own

Yet you see me as your own

I cannot fall

And what I am I still am not

F#m

At times i count the cost

F Em

Yet i find there's nothing lost

If i give it all

[Chorus]

Fm E

Too many times

I'm back inside

G D

Wanting desperately to hide

Yet i know, i know you say

You have to die

Am E

Too many times

You hear my cries

G D

I'm at the end of all my tries

So, i'm open Lord, so

E A

Teach me how to die

[piano break]

Em C G D Bb F E A

[guitar solo]

F#m E C G D F E A

[repeat chorus b]

F#m7 E

Too many times

You hear my cries

G D

I'm at the end of all my tries

So, i'm open Lord, so

E A

Teach me how to die

[repeat chorus a]

Fm E

Too many times

I'm back inside

G D

Wanting desperately to hide

E A

Yet i know, i know you say

You have to die

(repeat chorus b)

F#m E

Too many times

You hear my cries

G D

I'm at the end of all my tries

So, i'm open Lord, so

E A

Teach me how to die

[guitar solo and fade out]

F#m E C G

D Bb F

E A

F# E

C G

D F

E A

F#m E

C G

D F

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