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Common Ground

By: Matt Maher

Transpose:
[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 
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Songwriters: Dee Wilson, Matt Maher

CCLI#: 7203628

Recommended Key: B

Tempo/BPM: 79