And Can It Be Chords

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And Can It Be by Charles Wesley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Am, D7, A7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Verse 1: 
 G         D G       Am D7     G         Am D7 G  D7  D     A7     D 
And can it be, that I should gain an int'rest in the Sav - iour's blood? 
             G         D7   G              D       G   C           G                D7   G 
Died He for me, who caused His pain? For me, who Him to death pursued? 
  D          G      D G  C    A7  D         G            C       Am       D   D7 G 
Amazing love!  How  can  it  be, That thou, my God, shouldst die for me? 
              D              D7    G           C           G      Am       G   D7  G 
Amazing love!  How can it be, That thou, my God, shouldst die for me? 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 G         D    G          Am  D7   G           Am D7   G   D7 D         A7   D 
'Tis mystery all!  Th' immortal dies: who can explore His strange design? 
            G       D7    G      D      G  C              G               D7  G 
In vain the firstborn seraph tries, to sound the depth of love divine. 
      D        G   D G  C     A7   D         G       C        Am D  D7 G 
'Tis mercy all!  Let  earth  a - dore, let angel minds inquire no more. 
                D          D7     G           C      G       Am  G  D7  G 
'Tis mercy all!  Let earth adore, let angel minds inquire no more. 
 
 
Verse 3: 
G        D   G           Am    D7   G        Am   D7 G  D7     D     A7    D 
He left His Father's throne a - bove, so free, so in - fin -   ite    His grace. 
             G         D7 G       D       G    C        G               D7    G 
Emptied Himself of all but love, and bled for Adam's helpless race. 
      D        G   D G  C        A7  D          G       C    Am  G    D7 G 
'Tis mercy all,  im - mense and free; for, O my God, it found out me! 
                D       D7             G          C       G   Am  G    D7  G 
'Tis mercy all, immense and free; for, O my God, it found out me! 
 
 
Verse 4: 
G            D  G        Am   D7 G          Am    D7 G   D7    D    A7     D 
Long my imprison'd spir -  it  lay, fast bound in sin and   nat - ure's night; 
                G    D      G            D  G   C           G                     D7   G
Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; 
      D             G   D G   C      A7   D       G             C      Am  D  D7    G 
My chains fell off,  my   heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. 
                      D        D7           G       C             G      Am  G    D7  G 
My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. 
 
 
Verse 5: 
 G        D   G       Am  D7  G      Am     D7  G D7   D    A7  D 
No condemnation now  I  dread; Jesus, and all in  Him,  is  mine! 
        G         D7  G      D      G   C                 G                  D7 G 
Alive in Him, my living Head, and clothed with righteousness divine. 
       D   G         D G    C   A7  D               G            C        Am        D      D7   G 
Bold I approach th'et - er - nal throne, and claim the crown, through Christ, my own 
                D             D7    G               C            G        Am      G        D7  G 
Bold I approach th' eternal throne, and claim the crown, through Christ, my own. 
 
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Submitted By: David Campbell 
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