Called My Name
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[Verso 1]
Em C
Does Mary Magdalene's name not remind you of grace?
C Em
Or that when God meets a man, that man's gonna change?
Em
Does the cross on your neck give the right to cast shame?
C
Do you want me to just stay the same?
Em
I know that you'll say what it was, what it is, what it isn't
C
And look at me now through the lens of the life I was living
Em
But I know who I am, I'm a Son, I'm loved and forgiven
C N.C.
I'm not who you think, I've been set free
[Refrão]
Em C
So call me a thief, you can say I'm a liar
C G
I was livin' my life with a bad brood of vipers
Em C
A rebel at heart, less than unholy
C G
And rightly accused as the lowest of lowly
G D
You can call me unclean, and all of these things
D C N.C.
I was one and the same, 'til Jesus called my name
Interlude: G
[Verso 2]
G D
Oh, the debt I owed has been paid in full
Em D
Every record of wrong is void and null
G Am
And my blood-stained past has been made clean
Em D
Oh, the sentence to death has been dropped against me
[Refrão]
Em C
So call me a thief, you can say I'm a liar
C G
I was livin' my life with a bad brood of vipers
Em C
A rebel at heart, less than unholy
G D
And rightly accused as the lowest of lowly
C D
You can call me unclean, and all of these things
Em D N.C.
I was one and the same, 'til Jesus called my name
Interlude
G D
[Ponte]
Em
Oh, He loved me, bleeding to death
G D
On the cross, taking the fall
D G
Oh, He loved me with one final breath
D N.C.
Time stopped, His blood paid it all
[Refrão]
Em C
So call me a thief, you can say I'm a liar
C D
I was livin' my life with a bad brood of vipers
Em C
A rebel at heart, less than unholy
G D
And rightly accused as the lowest of lowly
C D
You can call me unclean, and all of these things
Em
I was one and the same
Outro:
D G
'Til Jesus called my name
How to play Called My Name
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.