Intro
A E A D A E A D
[Verse 1]
F#m E A
There I was on death row
E D
Guilty in the first degree
F#m A
Son of God hanging on a hill
Bm A
Hell was my destiny
[Verse 2]
F#m E A
The crowd was shouting crucify
E D
Could've come from these lips of mine
F#m A
The dirty shame was killing me
E Bm A
It would take a miracle to wash me clean
[Chorus 1]
A D A
Then I read the red letters
E A
And the ground began to shake
F#m A D
The prison walls started falling
A E A
And I became a free man that day
[Verse 3]
F#m E A
Felt like lightning hit my veins
E D
My dead heart began to beat
F#m Bm A
Breath of God filled my lungs
E A D
And the Holy Ghost awakened me
E D
Yeah, the Holy Ghost awakened me
[Chorus 1]
A D A
Then I read the red letters
E A
And the ground began to shake
F#m A D
The prison walls started falling
A E A
And I became a free man that day
[Bridge]
F#m E
For God so loved the whole wide world
A D
Sent His only Son to die for me
F#m E
Arms spread wide for the whole wide world
A D
His arms spread wide where mine should be
A E
Jesus changed my destiny
[Chorus 2]
A D A
Thank You, God, for red letters
E A
When the ground began to shake
F#m D
The grace of God started falling
A F#m
And I became a free man that day
A E D
The prison walls started falling
A A E D A
And I am a free man… today