Mercys War

Chords:
     C    G    G#   A    A*   D    
E|---0----3----4----0----5----2---
B|---1----3----4----2----5----3---
G|---0----0----5----2----6----2---
D|---2----0----6----2----7----0---
A|---3----x----6----0----7----0---
E|---0----3----4----0----5----0---
  D*   E7   Fm
E|-5----0----1---| 
B|-6----0----1---| 
G|-7----1----1---| 
D|-7----0----3---| 
A|-5----2----3---| 
E|-5----0----1---| 

Intro: C

Verse 1:
            C
I was looking for excuses
                G              G#
And you offered me my soul
             A
In the name of all my weakness
             D
In the name of rock 'n roll
             E7
By His sickness I am healed
                        Fm
‘Cause they broke you I am whole
E7            Fm                  
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
 G C


Verse 2:
              C
I went looking for the fig leaves
                G                  
And you asked me what they're for
      G#

            A
I was building up a wall
                D
And you offered me a door
            E7
I was hoping for silver spoons
                Fm
But you handed me a sword
E7            Fm                  
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
G C


Chorus 1:
   D                  A
Maker is unmade
 E7                             F
Love succumbs to hate
 G                          C
Life Himself is slain
                       E7
Is death the only way?
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                       E7
Is death the only way?

Verse 3:
              C
I went looking for religion
          G                     G#
Absolutely not a friend
              A*
I went looking for ways out
                    D
And you showed me the way in
              E7
I went looking for a ghost
              Fm
And instead I found a man
E7            Fm                 
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
           G C


Verse 4:
              C
Felt like I was at the end
                G                  
Felt like giving up on life
  G#

    A*
I talked about your mother
              D*
And denied you once or twice
          E7
Yeah, I plucked out your beard
              Fm
Put a sword into your side
E7             Fm                G C
Oh, the wonderful of Jesus

Chorus 2:
 D                            A
Life and love are torn
               E7                  
By the blades of earthly swords
          Fm

        G                    C
We cut the final cord
                E7
This is mercy's war
          E7
It's mercy's war

Verse 5:
              C
I was chasing after safety
                    G              
When my world went up in flames
              G#

    A
I saw my defenses
                     D
Washed my ashes down the drain
                     E7
I thought mercy was a stranger
                Fm
But You called me out by name
E7             Fm                
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
           G D


Verse 6:
           C
Your wounds were gaping open
                 G                 
Couldn't recognize you at first
           G#

        A*
And all I had to offer you
             D*
Was an insult or a curse
             E7
Your blood dripped down like poison
               Fm
On the nauseated earth
E7             Fm                
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
           G C

E7             Fm                
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
           G C


Outro:
                E7                 
This is mercy's war, this is 
             Fm
mercy's war
                E7                 
This is mercy's war, this is 
             Fm
mercy's war
                E7                 
This is mercy's war, this is 
             Fm
mercy's war
E7            Fm                 
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
           G C