I Am Second Chords
by Newsboys
I Am Second by Newsboys is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Ab, Eb, Bb, F and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Ab Eb Bb (2x)
Verse 1:
C Ab
There's a me that I don't really like
Eb Bb
A me that says I'm
C Ab
In control til the day that I die
Eb Bb
And I don't know why
C Ab
I push, I pull, I fight, I fall
Eb Bb
I end up crawling back to
C Ab
That place where I figure it out
Eb Bb
That I, that I, that I
C
I'm second to one
F Bb Eb D
Redeemer, the way, the light
C
I'm second to one
F Bb Eb D
The savior, no compromise
C
I'm laying everything
Ab
At the foot of the cross
Eb Bb
My pride, my life, my all
F
I'm second to one
And He is second to none
Verse 2:
C Ab
There's a change when I swallow my pride
Eb Bb
And I surrender
C Ab
There's a peace when I open my eyes
Eb Bb
Cause I remember
C Ab
To live's to die, to fall's to rise
Eb Bb
To kneel's to find the Savior
C Ab
Here I am and I've figured it out
Eb Bb
Tonight tonight tonight...
C
I'm second to one
F Bb Eb D
Redeemer, the way, the light
C
I'm second to one
F Bb Eb D
The savior, no compromise
C
I'm laying everything
Ab
At the foot of the cross
Eb Bb
My pride, my life, my all
F
I'm second to one
And He is second to none
Bridge: Eb C Bb F
Bridge:
Ab
He said "You come alive
C
When you lose your life"
Eb
So I lay it down
Bb
Yeah I surrender all
Interlude: C Ab Eb Bb
Chorus (2x)
Ending: C Ab Eb Bb (2x)