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If I Saw

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VERSE 1:
      F
If I saw the nails pierce Your hands
Dm
Maybe I’d understand
        Gm
Or the thorns that cut through Your brow
A#                   C
I could begin to know how
      F
If I heard You cry out in pain
Dm
Then I could better explain
     Gm
If I saw the tears that You cried
A#                      C
Then maybe I would know why
CHORUS:
Dm                        A#
I can’t make sense of the life that You gave
Gm                        C
I can’t make sense of the sin You forgave
   Dm                       A#
So I’ll just believe when I look up above
    Gm                  C             F
The reason You did it was all…all for love
VERSE 2:
      F
If I saw You comfort the thief
Dm
I could confirm my belief
      Gm
If I heard You yell to the sky
    A#           C
“My God! My God! Why?”
        F
“It is finished” I heard You sigh
Dm
Then I’d no longer deny
     Gm
If I felt the quake of the earth
     A#                 C
I’d better know love’s worth

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If I Saw

by Tommy Bowman

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VERSE 1:

If I saw the nails pierce Your hands

Maybe I’d understand

Or the thorns that cut through Your brow

A# C

I could begin to know how

If I heard You cry out in pain

Then I could better explain

If I saw the tears that You cried

A# C

Then maybe I would know why

CHORUS:

Dm A#

I can’t make sense of the life that You gave

Gm C

I can’t make sense of the sin You forgave

Dm A#

So I’ll just believe when I look up above

Gm C F

The reason You did it was all…all for love

VERSE 2:

If I saw You comfort the thief

I could confirm my belief

If I heard You yell to the sky

A# C

“My God! My God! Why?”

“It is finished” I heard You sigh

Then I’d no longer deny

If I felt the quake of the earth

A# C

I’d better know love’s worth

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