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