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The Story I’ll Tell

By: Maverick City Music

Transpose:
[Intro]
Em / / / / / | / / / D/F# / / | G / / / / / | / / / / / /
Dsus / / / / / | / / / / / / 

[Verse 1] 
 Em D/F# G
The hour is dark and it’s hard to see

 Dsus C
What You are do – in’ here in the ruins and where this will lead Em D/F# G
Oh, but I know that down through the years

 Dsus
I’ll look on this mo – ment and see Your hand on it C
And know You were here


[Pre-Chorus 1]

 D Em C
And I’ll testify of the batt – les You’ve won

 D Em C
How You were my portion when there was – n’t e – nough

 D Em C
And I’ll testify of the seas that we’ve crossed

 D Em C
The wat – ers You parted, the waves that I’ve walked 

[Chorus 1] 
 D Em C
Singing, oh-oh-oh, my God did not fail

D Em C
Oh-oh-oh, it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell

 D Em C
Singing, oh-oh-oh, I know it is well

D Em C
Oh-oh-oh, it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell


[Verse 2]

 Em D/F# G
Believing gets hard when op – tions are few

 Dsus
When I can’t see what You’re doin’, I know that You’re proving

 C
You’re the God who comes through

 Em D/F# G
Oh, but I know that ov – er the years

 Dsus
I’ll look back on this mo – ment and see Your hand on it

 C
And know You were here [Pre-Chorus 1] 
[Chorus 2]

 D Em C
Singing, oh-oh-oh, my God did not fail

D Em C
Oh-oh-oh, it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell

 D Em C
Singing, oh-oh-oh, I know it is well

D Em C
Oh-oh-oh, it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell


[Bridge] x2

 G D/F# Em C
And all that is left is high – est prais – es,

 G D/F# Em C
So sing hallelujah to the Rock of Ag – es

 G D/F# Em C
And all that is left is high – est prais – es,

 G D/F# Em C
So sing hallelujah to the Rock of Ag – es 

[Pre-Chorus 2] D Em C
And I’ll testify of the batt – les You’ve won

 D Em C
How You were my portion when there was – n’t e – nough

 D Em C
And I’ll testify of the seas that we’ve crossed

 D Em C Am
The wat – ers You parted, the waves that I’ve walked [Chorus 2] 

[Outro]

D Em C
it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell D Em C
it’s the sto – ry I’ll tell
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Songwriters: Alton Eugene, Benji Cowart, Naomi Raine

CCLI#: 7153516

Recommended Key: G

Tempo/BPM: Sig: 6/8