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No Capo
[Intro]
play A major 4x
[Verse 1]
AI, I can't even turn on my phA7one
Without being reminDded of the lie
That I am alDmone and broken, unsuccessful
And AI, I can't always talk to my frA7iends
'Cause they've got expectaDmaj7tions
ThDat I may or Dmmay not be living up to
[Chorus]
I really need to riAd myseA7lf
Of the pressA(7)ure, pressure, pressure
To be someoDmaj7ne else that the wDmorld has made
Jesus, taAke from me
All the presA7sure, pressure, pressure
To be somDmaj7eone that You did Dmnot create
[Post-Chorus]
HeAlp me Dmbe me
AAnd only Dmsee You
LAet me Dmdecrease
And Aglorify DmYou
HeAlp meG, God, heAlp meDm  
[Verse 2]
AI, I thought my intentions were gA7ood
Just act like a Christian shouDld
And hope that someone watching woG7uld approve and be inspired
A7But if You're not feeling my show
Then how far could I Dgo
Before all of my Gaccomplishments go down in fire
[Chorus]
JA7ust 'cause all
Of the pressure, pressure, pressure
To be sDomeone else that the DmChurch has made
Jesus, tAake from A7me
All the pressure, pressure, pressure
To be sDmaj7omeone that You did nDmot create
[Post-Chorus]
AHelp me Dmbe me
AAnd only Dmsee You
LAet me Dmdecrease
AAnd glorify DmYou
AHelp me bDme me
AAnd only Dmsee You
ALet me dDmecrease
AAnd glorify DmYou
AHelp me bDme me
AAnd only Dmsee You
ALet me Dmdecrease
AAnd glorify DmYou
AHelp me (be me) be Dmme
(Just like you made me)
AOnly (only) see DmYou
(And nobody else, God)
ALet me (O Lord) Dmdecrease
And Aglorify DmYou
[Bridge]
AI just wanna live
GI just wanna live for DYou
Nobody else, but GYouA  
I just wanna live
GI just wanna live for DYou
Nobody else, but GYouA  
GI just wanna live
I just wanna live for DYou
Nobody else, but GYou
(I just waAnna live)
GI just wanna live
I just wanna live for YDou
Nobody else, but YGou
(I just wanAna live)
I just wanGna live
(I just wanna live)
I just wanna live for YDou (Jesus)
Nobody else, but YoGu (Nobody else, but You, Lord)
AI just wanna live
(No one elseG's)
I just wanna live for DYou
(Opinion matGters)
Nobody else, but YouG  
(I just wanna live)
[Chorus]
ATake away all the A7pressure, pressure, pressure
To be Dsomeone else that You did not createDm  D  

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Pressure

by Jonathan McReynolds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

A(7)

No Capo

[Intro]

play A major 4x

[Verse 1]

A A7

I, I can't even turn on my phone

Without being reminded of the lie

That I am alone and broken, unsuccessful

A A7

And I, I can't always talk to my friends

Dmaj7

'Cause they've got expectations

D Dm

That I may or may not be living up to

[Chorus]

A A7

I really need to rid myself

A(7)

Of the pressure, pressure, pressure

Dmaj7 Dm

To be someone else that the world has made

Jesus, take from me

All the pressure, pressure, pressure

Dmaj7 Dm

To be someone that You did not create

[Post-Chorus]

A Dm

Help me be me

A Dm

And only see You

A Dm

Let me decrease

A Dm

And glorify You

A G A Dm

Help me, God, help me

[Verse 2]

A A7

I, I thought my intentions were good

Just act like a Christian should

And hope that someone watching would approve and be inspired

But if You're not feeling my show

Then how far could I go

Before all of my accomplishments go down in fire

[Chorus]

Just 'cause all

Of the pressure, pressure, pressure

D Dm

To be someone else that the Church has made

A A7

Jesus, take from me

All the pressure, pressure, pressure

Dmaj7 Dm

To be someone that You did not create

[Post-Chorus]

A Dm

Help me be me

A Dm

And only see You

A Dm

Let me decrease

A Dm

And glorify You

A Dm

Help me be me

A Dm

And only see You

A Dm

Let me decrease

A Dm

And glorify You

A Dm

Help me be me

A Dm

And only see You

A Dm

Let me decrease

A Dm

And glorify You

A Dm

Help me (be me) be me

(Just like you made me)

A Dm

Only (only) see You

(And nobody else, God)

A Dm

Let me (O Lord) decrease

A Dm

And glorify You

[Bridge]

I just wanna live

G D

I just wanna live for You

G A

Nobody else, but You

I just wanna live

G D

I just wanna live for You

G A

Nobody else, but You

I just wanna live

I just wanna live for You

Nobody else, but You

(I just wanna live)

I just wanna live

I just wanna live for You

Nobody else, but You

(I just wanna live)

I just wanna live

(I just wanna live)

I just wanna live for You (Jesus)

Nobody else, but You (Nobody else, but You, Lord)

I just wanna live

(No one else's)

I just wanna live for You

(Opinion matters)

Nobody else, but You

(I just wanna live)

[Chorus]

A A7

Take away all the pressure, pressure, pressure

D Dm D

To be someone else that You did not create

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