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