C
I was looking for excuses,
G G#
And you offered me my soul
Am
In the name of all my weakness,
D
In the name of Rock & Roll
E7
By your sickness I am healed,
F
As they broke you, I am whole
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
C
I went looking for the fig leaves,
G G#
And you asked me what they're for
Am
I was building up a wall,
D
And you offered me a door
E7
I was hoping for silver spoons,
F
When you handed me a sword
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
E7 Am
Maker is unmade,
E7 F
Love succumbs to hate,
G C
Life himself is slain
E7
Is death the only way?
E7
Is death the only way?
C
I went looking for religion,
G G#
Absolutely not a friend
Am
I went looking for ways out,
D
And you showed me the way in
E7
I went looking for a ghost,
F
And instead I found a man
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
C
'Felt like I was at the end,
G G#
'Felt like giving up on life
Am
I talked about your mother
D
And denied you once or twice
E7
Yeah, I plucked out your beard,
F
'Put a sword into your side
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
E7 Am
Life and love are torn,
E7 F
Like a blaze of earthly swords
G C
You cut the final cord
E7
This is mercy's war
E7
This is mercy's war
C
I was chasing after safety,
G G#
When my world went up in flames
Am
You sought all my defences,
D
Watched my ashes down the drain
E7
'Thought you were a stranger,
F
But you called me out by name
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
C
Your wounds were gaping open,
G G#
'Couldn't recognize you at first
Am
And all I had to offer you
D
was an insult or a curse
E7
Your blood dripped down like poison
F
On the nauseated earth
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
E7
This is mercy's war
F
This is mercy's war
C
This is mercy's war
F
This is mercy's war
E7
This is mercy's war
F
This is mercy's war
C
This is mercy's war
F
This is mercy's war
E7
This is mercy's war
F
This is mercy's war
Am F G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
