Come Thou Fount
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INTRO: C G F G C (2X)
VERSE 1:
C G
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,
F G C
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
C G
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
F G C
Call for songs of loudest praise.
C Am
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
F G C
Sung by flaming tongues above;
C G
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
F G C
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
VERSE 2:
C G
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
F G C
Hither by Thy help I'm come;
C G
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
F G C
Safely to arrive at home.
C Am
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
F G C
wandering from the fold of God;
C G
He, to rescue me from danger,
F G C
interposed His precious blood.
INSTRUMENTAL: C G F G C (2X)
VERSE 3:
C G
Oh, to grace how great a debtor,
F G C
daily I'm constrained to be!
C G
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
F G C
bind my wand'ring heart to Thee.
C Am
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
F G C
prone to leave the God I love;
C G
{Here's my heart, Oh, take and seal it,
F G C
Seal it for Thy courts above.} {2X TAG}
How to play Come Thou Fount
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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.