Ill Wait On Jehovah
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[Verso 1]
Em B/D# D/F# G/D
Jehovah, you are just, And you are always fair.
Am F C
Op-pression of the in-no-cent is hard for you to bear.
Bsus4 Em B/D# D A/C#
Re-sent-ment fill my heat at times With all that I've been through.
Am F C Bsus4
It's not my place to take re-venge That belongs to you.
[Refrão]
E Emaj7/D# C#m7 Amaj7 F#m7 A/E D Bsus4
I'll wait on you, Je - ho - vah, When Tri-asl are in-tense.
E B/D# C#m7 Asus2 F#m7 E/G# Bsus4 E Bm/D Cmaj7
Trust-ing you for jus-tice, You'll come to my de-fense.
[Verso 2]
B7sus4 Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm7
Im-pris-on-ment or rid-i-cule - what-ever comes my way.
Am F C Bsus4
From fam-i-ly , from gov-ern-ments, what-ev-er form it takes -
Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm7
Al-ready I've pre-pared my heart to face what-ev-er test.
Am F C Bsus4
My Fa-ther, you will make me strong. My heart can be at reset!
[Refrão]
E Emaj7/D# C#m7 Amaj7 F#m7 A/E D Bsus4
I'll wait on you, Je - ho - vah, When Tri-asl are in-tense.
E B/D# C#m7 Asus2 F#m7 E/G# Bsus4 E Em
Trust-ing you for jus-tice, You'll come to my de-fense.
[Ponte]
C Dsus4 Em C D Em
Jus-tice! How will jus-tice come? On-ly by you, not by man.
C Dsus4 E F C F Bsus4
Jus-tice! Let your jus-tice come. All suf-fer-ing and pain will then be all undone
[Refrão]
E Emaj7/D# C#m7 Amaj7 F#m7 A/E D Bsus4
I'll wait on you, Je - ho - vah, When Tri-asl are in-tense.
E B/D# C#m7 Asus2 F#m7 E/G# Bsus4 C D E
Trust-ing you for jus-tice, You'll come to my de-fense.
How to play Ill Wait On Jehovah
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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.