Matthew West - Forgiveness

intro – C F C F

C
it’s the hardest thing to give away
C
and the last thing on your mind today
F
it always goes to those that don’t deserve
C
it’s the opposite of how you feel
C
when the pain they caused is just to real
F
it takes everything you have just to say the word
C F
forgiveness , forgiveness

C
it flies in the face of all your pride
C
it moves away the mad inside
F
it’s always anger’s own worst enemy
C
even when the jury and the judge
C
say you gotta right to hold a grudge
F
it’s the whisper in your ear saying ’set it free’

C F
forgiveness , forgiveness
Am G
forgiveness , forgiveness

C
show me how to love the unlovable
F
show me how to reach the unreachable
Dm
help me now to do the impossible

C F
forgiveness , forgiveness
Dm F
help me now to do the impossible
C
forgiveness

C
it’ll clear the bitterness away
C
it can even set a prisoner free
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there is no end to what it’s power can do
Am
so , let it go and be amazed
Am
by what you see through eyes of grace
F
the prisoner that it really frees is you

C F
forgiveness , forgiveness
Am G
forgiveness , forgiveness

C
show me how to love the unlovable
F
show me how to reach the unreachable
Dm F
help me now to do the impossible
C
forgiveness
C
i want to finally set it free
F
so show me how to see what your mercy sees
Dm F
help me now to give what you gave to me

C F
forgiveness , forgiveness
C F
forgiveness , forgiveness

C ( until end of song )