Biography:
David Meece (born May 26, 1952) is a contemporary Christian musician who enjoyed moderate success in the mid 80s throughout the 90s. Growing up in Humble, Texas, with an abusive, alcoholic father, David found solace in playing the piano. By his mid teens he was touring in Europe and the USA. He went on to study music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he met his wife, Debbie, who plays the viola. David worked with Canadian songwriter/producer and Juno Award winner Gino Vanelli for his albums Chronology and Candle In The Rain.
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I have transposed this song down 3 half-steps, to make it easier to play on the guitar.
Original key starts in F.
Play this on capo 3 to play in original key :-).
Have fun!
Bm
It was a cloudy day
G
The earth stood still
A Aaug
A Man hung crying in the shadows
Em F#sus4 F#
Of a hill called Calvary
Bm G
An innocent man, belied and scorned
A
Had gladly borne the pain
Aaug Em
and suffering for a world
F# Bm
That should have died there in His place
F#sus4 F#
And as He did, He said,
B G#m
"Forgive them no matter what they've done
C#m E F#
Forgive them and tell them they are loved
B G#m
And give to them a chance to go on living
C#m E
And give to them a life that they could
F# B G#m
never have before Oh
C#m E F#
Father, forgive them"
Bm
And to pay the price
G
He became the sacrifice
A Aaug
Surely, He carried all of my sorrows
Em F#
And He bore my every grief
Bm
And did it willingly
G
He shed His blood for me
A Aaug
And through the tears, I still can see Him
Em F#sus4 F# Bm
Gaze with love upon the ones who cursed His name
F#sus4
He gave his all to say
F# B G#m
We're forgiven no matter what we've done
C#m E F#
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
B G#m
And we're given a chance to go on living
C#m E
And we're given a life that we could
F# D
never have before
Bm
No matter what we've done
Em A
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
D Bm
And we're given a chance to go on living
Em F Dm Bb C
Forgiven forgiven by his love
F Dm Bb C F
http://www.myspace.com/davidmeece/music/songs/forgiven-album-version-28715889
Original key starts in F.
Play this on capo 3 to play in original key :-).
Have fun!
Bm
It was a cloudy day
G
The earth stood still
A Aaug
A Man hung crying in the shadows
Em F#sus4 F#
Of a hill called Calvary
Bm G
An innocent man, belied and scorned
A
Had gladly borne the pain
Aaug Em
and suffering for a world
F# Bm
That should have died there in His place
F#sus4 F#
And as He did, He said,
B G#m
"Forgive them no matter what they've done
C#m E F#
Forgive them and tell them they are loved
B G#m
And give to them a chance to go on living
C#m E
And give to them a life that they could
F# B G#m
never have before Oh
C#m E F#
Father, forgive them"
Bm
And to pay the price
G
He became the sacrifice
A Aaug
Surely, He carried all of my sorrows
Em F#
And He bore my every grief
Bm
And did it willingly
G
He shed His blood for me
A Aaug
And through the tears, I still can see Him
Em F#sus4 F# Bm
Gaze with love upon the ones who cursed His name
F#sus4
He gave his all to say
F# B G#m
We're forgiven no matter what we've done
C#m E F#
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
B G#m
And we're given a chance to go on living
C#m E
And we're given a life that we could
F# D
never have before
Bm
No matter what we've done
Em A
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
D Bm
And we're given a chance to go on living
Em F Dm Bb C
Forgiven forgiven by his love
F Dm Bb C F
http://www.myspace.com/davidmeece/music/songs/forgiven-album-version-28715889
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