Bend Joseph
View chords used in this chart
Verse:
C
I am not my family tree
F
These are different leaves, you know
Am
There are miles and miles between
G
My roots and what I'm tryin' to grow
C
I am not the slave they sold
F
Nor am I royalty
Am G
worn them both The finest coat,
C
And rags that barely covered me
[Refrão]
Am
But there's mercy in the soil
F
Mercy in the sun
C
Learnin' to forgive
G
What cannot be undone
Am
What was meant to harm
F
Can't harm you in the end
C
Stepped out on a limb I thought my break
G
But love said,
Am F
It will only bend
C G
It will only bend
Verse:
C
I am not my past mistakes
F
Labeled by some place in time
Am
Nor am I a trophy case
G
Tryin' to maintain my shine
C
I have dreamed a thousand dreams
F
Watch a grain in famine grow
Am
I am not my family tree
G
I have branches of my own
Bridge:
C G
Oh, Does fate resign us too?
Am
Find shelter for our wounds
F
Beneath the battered roof of broken dreams
C G
Oh, But I will choose to stand
Am
In the shadow of Your hand
F
And see what grows when grace has sown the seed
(Slow Down Strum ) Am
F C G
Oh, oh, oh
Am
These are different leaves, you know
F C G
Oh, oh, oh
How to play Bend Joseph
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.