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