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Forty Weight
     Intro: E-B-A-C#m  
     Verse:
EOh God be merciful to me
ALift me from the earth and cover me (2X)
CoEver me (2X)A  
    Pre-Chorus:
   EI wait for you (2X)A  
     Chorus:
ELord my cup is empty  (I wait for You)
AWon't You come now and fill me up (2X)
     Chorus 2:
EOh my Lord I love YoBur ways
I Alift my heart I sing C#mYour praise (2X)
     Break/Bridge:
EYour love is forever aBnd your mercies are forevAerC#m  
Your love is higher Ethan the heavensB  
I reach up, AI reach upC#m  
I Ewait for you to hear me B  
Won't You come juAst a little bit closerC#m  
Your love is deeper tEhan the oceansB  
I go downA, I still breatheC#m  
And wait for you to fill me up, Efill me up
AWon't you come now and fill me up
     Last portion (Breakdown?):
ECome just a little bit closer (I will wait for you)
ACome just a little bit closer
That's it, but here are also the chords:
            E:                  A:                   B:                   C#m:
e|---0------------0-------------0------------0-------------------------------|
B|---0------------0-------------0------------0-------------------------------|
G|---9------------9-------------9------------9-------------------------------|
D|---9------------9-------------9------------9-------------------------------|
A|---7------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------7------------9-------------------------------|
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Forty Weight

by The Violet Burning

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Forty Weight

E B A C#m

Intro: ---

Verse:

Oh God be merciful to me

Lift me from the earth and cover me (2X)

E A

Cover me (2X)

Pre-Chorus:

E A

I wait for you (2X)

Chorus:

Lord my cup is empty (I wait for You)

Won't You come now and fill me up (2X)

Chorus 2:

E B

Oh my Lord I love Your ways

A C#m

I lift my heart I sing Your praise (2X)

Break/Bridge:

E B A C#m

Your love is forever and your mercies are forever

E B

Your love is higher than the heavens

A C#m

I reach up, I reach up

E B

I wait for you to hear me

A C#m

Won't You come just a little bit closer

E B

Your love is deeper than the oceans

A C#m

I go down, I still breathe

And wait for you to fill me up, fill me up

Won't you come now and fill me up

Last portion (Breakdown?):

Come just a little bit closer (I will wait for you)

Come just a little bit closer

That's it, but here are also the chords:

E A B C#m

: : : :

e|---0------------0-------------0------------0-------------------------------|

B|---0------------0-------------0------------0-------------------------------|

G|---9------------9-------------9------------9-------------------------------|

D|---9------------9-------------9------------9-------------------------------|

A|---7------------0----------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------7------------9-------------------------------|

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