The Weight Of The Cross
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G Cm G Cm
[Verse]
G
The crowd pressed in to see this Man
Cm
Who stood condemned to die,
G
A Man they once proclaimed as King,
Cm
They now would crucify.
Am
They laid a cross upon His back,
Em
And pushed Him up the road.
Am Bm
The path would lead to Calvary,
C Dsus4
He fell beneath the load.
D C
And as I watched I understood
D C
The burden that He bore
Em
Was more than just a heavy tree;
Am D
The weight was so much more.
[Chorus]
G
The weight of the cross
C G
Was the weight of my sin,
Am7 D
Not the weight of the tree
G
That was carried by Him.
C Am7
My guilt and disgrace
Em C
Jesus bore in my place.
G Dsus4
On Calvary's road,
G
'neath he weight of the cross.
[Verse]
G
His face was scarred, His body bruised,
Cm C
His head was crowned with thorns.
G
The crowd now jeered and cursed
Cm
His name the object of their scorn.
Am
He never spoke a word to them
Em
the silent Lamb of God.
Am Cm
This Man of sorrow bore the cross;
C Cm
He chose to carry on.
C
But somehow in His eyes I saw
D C
a love beyond the pain.
Em Am
As if He knew His sacrifice and Loss
G D
would be my gain.
[Chorus]
G
The weight of the cross
C G
Was the weight of my sin,
Am7 D
Not the weight of the tree
G
That was carried by Him.
C Am7
My guilt and disgrace
Em C
Jesus bore in my place.
G Dsus4
On Calvary's road,
G
'neath he weight of the cross.
G Am D C G
On which the Prince of Glory died.
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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