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The Final Word

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THE FINAL WORD
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Michael Card
Capo 5
Intro:
A___________   E7sus(4X)
AYou and me we Duse so very maEny clumsy wordsA2  
The Dnoise of D/C#what we Bm7often say   is not E7worth being heard
AWhen the Father's wisdom  wanDted to     communE7icate  His LoveA2  
He Dspoke it D/C#in one finBm7al  perfect WE7ord__E__
Chorus:
He  Aspoke the   incarBm7nation,  and then A/C#so  was born the E7susson
His Afinal Word was JeBm7sus,   He needed nG5o     other oneEsus  E  
Spoke Aflesh and blood do He   Bm7could bleed    and A/C#make a way  divE7susine
And Dso was A/C#born the bBm7aby  who would dEsusie___ to mEake it minAe
Repeat intro
And so the Father's fondest thought  took on flesh and bone 
He spoke the living luminous Word  at once His will was done
And so the transformation that in man had been unheard
took place in God the Father as He spoke that final Word
Chorus
    A            E7susand Eso the Light  became  alive  and Dmanna became ManA  
EtDernity stAepped   iBm7nto  time     so Dwe could    understaEndD  E  A  
Chorus
at the end: 
and Dso was A/C#born the Bm7Baby  who would  dDie____E___  to make iAt mineE7sus______
Repeat   A- E7sus  

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The Final Word

by Michael Card

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus

D/C#

Bm7

A/C#

Esus

THE FINAL WORD

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Michael Card

Capo 5

Intro:

A E7sus

___________ (4X)

A D E A2

You and me we use so very many clumsy words

D D/C# Bm7 E7

The noise of what we often say is not worth being heard

A D E7 A2

When the Father's wisdom wanted to communicate His Love

D D/C# Bm7 E7 E

He spoke it in one final perfect Word____

Chorus:

A Bm7 A/C# E7sus

He spoke the incarnation, and then so was born the son

A Bm7 G5 Esus E

His final Word was Jesus, He needed no other one

A Bm7 A/C# E7sus

Spoke flesh and blood do He could bleed and make a way divine

D A/C# Bm7 Esus E A

And so was born the baby who would die___ to make it mine

Repeat intro

And so the Father's fondest thought took on flesh and bone

He spoke the living luminous Word at once His will was done

And so the transformation that in man had been unheard

took place in God the Father as He spoke that final Word

Chorus

A E7sus E D A

and so the Light became alive and manna became Man

D A Bm7 D E D E A

Eternity stepped into time so we could understand

Chorus

at the end:

D A/C# Bm7 D E A E7sus

and so was born the Baby who would die_______ to make it mine______

A E7sus

Repeat -

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