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Standard tuning
      E5= 079900  B11/ A= x09800    Bsus4= x24400    Am= x02210
Badd4/ E= 079800  F#m11 = 202200    E5/ B= 779900
   Esus2= 0791100   C#m7= x46600   Badd4 = 779800
 Asus2* = x09900   Asus2= x02200  G#m7#5 = 4x4400  ( Esus2= 0-7-9-11-0-0)
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INTRO
  E5Badd4/  E    Esus2Badd4/   E  Asus2*  B11/  A  Asus2*  B11/A  
VERSE1
       E5Badd4/      E    Esus2Badd4/     E  Asus2* B11/   A  Asus2* B11/A  
It tapped me   on the shoulder         today when I got home
        E5Badd4/         E    Esus2Badd4/    E  
I saw everything collecting dust,    
       Asus2*      B11/         A  Asus2* B11/A  
made me hope there was something more
  E5Badd4/       E    Esus2Badd4/  E  Asus2*    B11/          A  Asus2* B11/A  
   So I pour over pages,           desperate to find out why
       E5Badd4/    E    Esus2Badd4/   E  Asus2*    B11/      A  Asus2* B11/A  
The cripple at your table         has what I'm longing to find
PRE-CHORUS
F#m11                     C#m7F#m11                             Asus2  Bsus4  
      Teach me how to hum it,       'cause I don't know the words yet
CHORUS
         E5Badd4/         E  E5/              BBadd4
Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight
        C#m7  Asus2* B11/A  
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
     E5Badd4/        E  E5/      BBadd4
Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life
        C#m7  Asus2* B11/A  
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
INTERLUDE (repeat intro)
  E5Badd4/  E    Esus2Badd4/   E  Asus2*  B11/  A  Asus2*  B11/A  
VERSE2 (played same as verse1)
Why are some women barren, while the wicked's house is full?
The stories never seem to end, give me evidence I'm not alone
You said the weak would be lifted up, but maybe just not yet
So while I wait in this flesh and blood, I'll learn to lean in, yeah
CHORUS (played like before)
Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
BRIDGE
F#m11  G#m7#5    Asus2    Bsus4F#m11  G#m7#5    Asus2  Am  
CHORUS
                         E5Badd4/                              E  
Help me see the light, I'm reaching through this fight
Asus2*            B11/A  
      Yahweh, the Kingdom
                   E5Badd4/E  
Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life
Asus2*            B11/          A(Bsus4)
      Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
CHORUS/OUTRO    
         E5Badd4/         E  E5/              BBadd4
Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight
        C#m7  Asus2* B11/A  
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
     E5Badd4/        E  E5/      BBadd4
Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life
        C#m7  Asus2* B11/A  
Yahweh, show me the Kingdom
  E5Badd4/  E    E5Badd4/     E    E5Badd4/  E    E5Badd4/E  
                        The Kingdom
      E5Badd4/  E    E5Badd4/E  
The Kingdom,         yeah
      E5Badd4/  E    E5Badd4/E  
The Kingdom
The E5Kingdom.

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The Kingdom

by Bethany Dillon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B11

Bsus4

Esus2

C#m7

Asus2

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Standard tuning

E5 B11 A Bsus4 Am

= 079900 / = x09800 = x24400 = x02210

E E5 B

Badd4/ = 079800 F#m11 = 202200 / = 779900

Esus2 C#m7

= 0791100 = x46600 Badd4 = 779800

Asus2 Asus2 Esus2

* = x09900 = x02200 G#m7#5 = 4x4400 ( = 0-7-9-11-0-0)

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INTRO

E5 E Esus2 E Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

Badd4/ Badd4/ * / * /

VERSE1

E5 E Esus2 E Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

Badd4/ Badd4/ * / * /

It tapped me on the shoulder today when I got home

E5 E Esus2 E

Badd4/ Badd4/

I saw everything collecting dust,

Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

* / * /

made me hope there was something more

E5 E Esus2 E Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

Badd4/ Badd4/ * / * /

So I pour over pages, desperate to find out why

E5 E Esus2 E Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

Badd4/ Badd4/ * / * /

The cripple at your table has what I'm longing to find

PRE-CHORUS

C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4

F#m11 F#m11

Teach me how to hum it, 'cause I don't know the words yet

CHORUS

E5 E E5 B

Badd4/ / Badd4

Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight

C#m7 Asus2 B11 A

* /

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

E5 E E5 B

Badd4/ / Badd4

Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life

C#m7 Asus2 B11 A

* /

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

INTERLUDE (repeat intro)

E5 E Esus2 E Asus2 B11 A Asus2 B11 A

Badd4/ Badd4/ * / * /

VERSE2 (played same as verse1)

Why are some women barren, while the wicked's house is full?

The stories never seem to end, give me evidence I'm not alone

You said the weak would be lifted up, but maybe just not yet

So while I wait in this flesh and blood, I'll learn to lean in, yeah

CHORUS (played like before)

Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

BRIDGE

Asus2 Bsus4 Asus2 Am

F#m11 G#m7#5 F#m11 G#m7#5

CHORUS

E5 E

Badd4/

Help me see the light, I'm reaching through this fight

Asus2 B11 A

* /

Yahweh, the Kingdom

E5 E

Badd4/

Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life

Asus2 B11 A Bsus4

* / ()

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

CHORUS/OUTRO

E5 E E5 B

Badd4/ / Badd4

Help me see the light, I'm reaching through the fight

C#m7 Asus2 B11 A

* /

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

E5 E E5 B

Badd4/ / Badd4

Arms open wide, death swallowed up by life

C#m7 Asus2 B11 A

* /

Yahweh, show me the Kingdom

E5 E E5 E E5 E E5 E

Badd4/ Badd4/ Badd4/ Badd4/

The Kingdom

E5 E E5 E

Badd4/ Badd4/

The Kingdom, yeah

E5 E E5 E

Badd4/ Badd4/

The Kingdom

The Kingdom.

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