But For Grace

 
Verse 1
Eb2 6           Bb2 D Bbm Db     F C
Once hope was gone,   we were alone, 
G6 9           G7+  Bb C Bb6 C
There was no one to save   us;
Eb2 6               Bb2 D Bbm Db       F C
Then from Your throne,    mercy was shown,
G6 9         G7+   Bb C Bb6 C
Jesus, Your Son forgave   us.   
Db       Bb C             F  Dm
Lest we forget and lose our memory,
       Db         Ab           Bb C
We will always give thanks for the grace that sets us free.

Chorus 1
F   Am7 Bb   Gm7      Bb C   F
But for grace, where would we be?
Em7 b5  A7 b9    Dm7    G7               Bb C Bb6 C
Helpless  and hopeless, left without Your mer - cy.
F   Am7 Bb         Em7 b5  A7   Dm7
But for love we'd be lost in misery,
Gm7 F/A Gm Bb F C    C#  Dm7 G9 Gm7 F/A Gm Bb F C    C   Eb2 F
But for Your  grace, O God.     But for Your  grace, O God.

Verse 2
Eb2 6        Bb2 D Bbm Db       F C
Loving and true,   no one but You 
G6 9       G7+         Bb C  Bb6 C
Came to rescue us from blind - ness;
Eb2 6           Bb2 D Bbm Db     F C
O, faithful Friend,   we can depend 
G6 9           G7+       Bb C Bb6 C
Now till the end on Your kind - ness.
Db       Bb C             F  Dm
Lest we forget and lose our memory,
       Db         Ab           Bb C
We will always give thanks for the grace that sets us free.

Bridge
Eb F           Bb F     F     Eb F              Bb F          F
Stronger than we can imagine, grace that is greater than our sin
Ab Bb        Bb9    Fsus C   Bb F F
Washed by Your blood, we're forgiven 
    Eb          Gm7 D   Bb C    C D D
And we give You praise again and again.

Chorus 2
G   Bm7 C    Am7      C D    G
But for grace, where would we be?
F#m7 b5  B7 b9    Em7    A7               C D  C6 D 
Helpless  and hopeless, left without Your mer - cy.
G   Bm7 C          F#m7 b5  B7  Em7
But for love we'd be lost in misery,
Am7 G/B Am C  G D    D#  Em7 A9
But for Your  grace, O God.
Am7 G/B Am C  G D    D D#  G Em7 A9 
But for Your  grace, O   God.

Ending
Am7 G/B Am C  G D    D   G
But for Your  grace, O God.