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