i only want to say ( gethsemane ) ( jesus )
[ in 4/4 , A# ]
[ verse ]
A#m A#m/G# A#m/F# A#m/F
i only want to say
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
if there is A way
G# G#sus G# C#sus C#
take this cup A – way from me
F F+ F A#msus A#m F#
for i don’t want to taste its poison – – feel it burn me
A#m/F C7 F F+ F7 F
i have changed , i’m not as sure as when we started
A#m A#m/G# A#m/F# A#m/F
then i was inspired
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
now i’m sad and tired
G# G#sus G# C#sus C# F F+ F
listen , sure – ly i’ve exceeded expectations
A#msus A#m F#
tried for three years – – seems like thirty
A#m/F F A#m
could you ask as much from any other man?
[ sub – verse ]
A#m G# F# F
but if i die
A#m G# F# F
see the saga through and do the things you ask of me
A#m G# F# F
let them hate me , hit me , hurt me , nail me to their tree
A#m D#7
i’d wanna know i’d wanna know my god ( x2 )
A#m D#7
i’d wanna see i’d wanna see my god ( x2 )
A#m G# F# F
why i should die
A#m G# F# F
would i be more noticed than i ever was before?
A#m G# F# F
would the things i’ve said and done matter any more?
A#m D#7
i’d have to know i’d have to know my lord ( x2 )
A#m D#7
i’d have to see i’d have to see my lord ( x2 )
[ key change to C ]
Cm F7
if i die what would be my reward? ( x2 )
Cm F
i’d have to know i’d have to know my lord ( x2 )
Cm A# G# G Cm A# G# G
why should i die? why should i die?
Cm A# G# G
can you show me now that i would not be killed in vain?
Cm A# G# G
show me just a little of your omnipresent brain
Cm A# G# G
show me there’s a reason for your wanting me to die
Cm A# G# G
you’re far too keen on where and how and not so hot on why
[ repeat Cm – A# – G# – G progression ]
alright i’ll die! just watch me die!
see how i die! see how i die!
[ instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 – – Cm A#sus G# G ]
[ break last round at G# – tacet – return to initial tempo in Cm ]
Cm Cm/A# Cm/G# Cm/G Fm Fm/D# Fm/D Fm/C
then i was inspired , now i’m sad and tired
A# A#sus D#sus D# G G+ G
after all , i’ve tried for three years seems like ninety
Cm G# Cm/G
why then Am i scared to finish what i started
D7 D7 – 9 G
what you started – – i didn’t start it
Cm Cm/A# Cm/G# Cm/G Fm Fm/D# Fm/D# Fm/D Fm7/C
god , thy will is hard but you hold every card
A# A#sus D#sus D#
i will drink your cup of poison
G G+ G Cm G#
nail me to your cross and break me , bleed me , beat me
Cm/G G7 G+ G7 G7sus G7 G# Fm G7sus Cm
kill me – – take me now before i change my mind
i only want to say ( gethsemane ) ( jesus )
[ in 4/4 , A# ]
[ verse ]
A#m A#m/G# A#m/F# A#m/F
i only want to say
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
if there is A way
G# G#sus G# C#sus C#
take this cup A – way from me
F F+ F A#msus A#m F#
for i don’t want to taste its poison – – feel it burn me
A#m/F C7 F F+ F7 F
i have changed , i’m not as sure as when we started
A#m A#m/G# A#m/F# A#m/F
then i was inspired
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
now i’m sad and tired
G# G#sus G# C#sus C# F F+ F
listen , sure – ly i’ve exceeded expectations
A#msus A#m F#
tried for three years – – seems like thirty
A#m/F F A#m
could you ask as much from any other man?
[ sub – verse ]
A#m G# F# F
but if i die
A#m G# F# F
see the saga through and do the things you ask of me
A#m G# F# F
let them hate me , hit me , hurt me , nail me to their tree
A#m D#7
i’d wanna know i’d wanna know my god ( x2 )
A#m D#7
i’d wanna see i’d wanna see my god ( x2 )
A#m G# F# F
why i should die
A#m G# F# F
would i be more noticed than i ever was before?
A#m G# F# F
would the things i’ve said and done matter any more?
A#m D#7
i’d have to know i’d have to know my lord ( x2 )
A#m D#7
i’d have to see i’d have to see my lord ( x2 )
[ key change to C ]
Cm F7
if i die what would be my reward? ( x2 )
Cm F
i’d have to know i’d have to know my lord ( x2 )
Cm A# G# G Cm A# G# G
why should i die? why should i die?
Cm A# G# G
can you show me now that i would not be killed in vain?
Cm A# G# G
show me just a little of your omnipresent brain
Cm A# G# G
show me there’s a reason for your wanting me to die
Cm A# G# G
you’re far too keen on where and how and not so hot on why
[ repeat Cm – A# – G# – G progression ]
alright i’ll die! just watch me die!
see how i die! see how i die!
[ instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 – – Cm A#sus G# G ]
[ break last round at G# – tacet – return to initial tempo in Cm ]
Cm Cm/A# Cm/G# Cm/G Fm Fm/D# Fm/D Fm/C
then i was inspired , now i’m sad and tired
A# A#sus D#sus D# G G+ G
after all , i’ve tried for three years seems like ninety
Cm G# Cm/G
why then Am i scared to finish what i started
D7 D7 – 9 G
what you started – – i didn’t start it
Cm Cm/A# Cm/G# Cm/G Fm Fm/D# Fm/D# Fm/D Fm7/C
god , thy will is hard but you hold every card
A# A#sus D#sus D#
i will drink your cup of poison
G G+ G Cm G#
nail me to your cross and break me , bleed me , beat me
Cm/G G7 G+ G7 G7sus G7 G# Fm G7sus Cm
kill me – – take me now before i change my mind
Leave the comments