Common Ground
By: Matt Maher
[INTRO]
G#m F#6 E6G#m F#6 E6 B
[VERSE 1]
G#m F# E
Child of God, be at peace
G#m F# E B
Open hands, let go of everything
G#m F# E
Christ in us, all around
G#m F# E B
Calvary, a hill with level ground
F#
I hear a voice calling now
[CHORUS 1]
E B
Tear down the walls between us
F# G#m F#
Make way for love to heal us
E B
Show us the way of Jesus
F# D# (G#m)
Where He is found in common ground
[TURN]
(G#m) F#6 E6 G#m F#6 E6 B
[VERSE 2]
G#m F# E
Church of God, now’s the time
G#m F# E B
There’s a mountain that we have to climb
G#m F# E
Broken hearts, all around
G#m F# E B
Suffering, this is our common ground
F#
My brothers’ blood is crying out
[CHORUS 1]
[BRIDGE 1]
E Bsus B
Where do we stand if not together
D#7sus D#7
No - where
E Em6 B/F#
Reach out your hand in there and out there
C#/E# B/F# Em
Cause there are no strangers to God
G#m Em
There are no outcasts with us
B/F# F#sus E
There are no orphans to the Father of love
[CHORUS 1][x2]
[INSTRUMENTAL w. Ad Lib] [x6]
G#m F#6 E6 G#m F#6 E6
G#m F#6 E6 G#m F#6 E6 B
[CHORUS 2]
E B N.C.
Tear down the walls between us
Make way for love to heal us
Show us the way of Jesus
F# D# (G#m)
Where He is found in common ground
[OUTRO]
(G#m) F#6 E6 G#m F#6 E6 B
Resources
Songwriters: Dee Wilson, Matt Maher
CCLI#: 7203628
Recommended Key: B
Tempo/BPM: 79