Living Hope chords

by Phil Wickham

Song Key: Eb Major

Key Signature: 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)

Piano Chords: Eb, Eb/G, Ab, Ab2, Bb, Bbsus4, Cm, Cm7

Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)

Tempo: 71 bpm (Moderately slow)

Vocal Range: Eb4 - G5


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Guitar Chords in D Major: D, D/F#, G, G2, A, Asus4, Bm, Bm7

Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Eb Major)

Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
D Major D/F# D/F# - V2 G Major G2 A Major Asus4 Bm barre chord Bm - V2 Bm7 barre chord Bm7 - V2
D Major-LH D/F#-LH D/F# - V2-LH G Major-LH G2-LH A Major-LH Asus4-LH Bm barre chord-LH Bm - V2-LH Bm7 barre chord-LH Bm7 - V2-LH

Living Hope

Guitar Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
               D     G2      D     G2
Intro: 4/4 ‖      |      |      |      ‖ 

                 D                 Asus4
1. How great the chasm that lay be-tween us
                G2        Bm             Asus4
   How high the moun-tain    I could not climb
              D                  Asus4
   In des-per-a-tion I turned to hea-ven
                  G2        Asus4    D
   And spoke Your name in - to   the night
                    G                      D
   Then through the dark-ness Your lov-ing kind-ness
                    Bm7            Asus4
   Tore through the sha-dows of my soul
               D                     Asus4
   The work is fin-ished, the end is writ-ten
          G2         Asus4   D       G
   Je-sus Christ, my Liv-ing Hope |     |
 

               D                  Asus4
2. Who could i-ma-gine so great a mer-cy
                    G2      Bm                 Asus4
   What heart could fath-om    such bound-less grace
              D                       Asus4
   The God of a-ges stepped down from glo-ry
              G2        Asus4   D
   To wear my sin  and  bear my shame
                 G                 D
   The cross has spo-ken, I am for-giv-en
               Bm7                Asus4
   The King of Kings calls me His own
               D                     Asus4
   Beau-ti-ful Sa-vior I'm Yours for-e-ver
          G          A       D
   Je-sus Christ, my Liv-ing Hope
 

                    G2   D               A              Bm
Chorus:  Hal - le - lu - jah, praise the one who set me free
                    G2   D              A                Bm
         Hal - le - lu - jah, death has lost its grip on me
         A        G2             D                  A               Bm
         You have bro-ken ev-'ry chain, there's sal-va-tion in Your Name
         A      G          D   A   D
         Je-sus Christ, my Liv-ing Hope
 
                    G2   D               A              Bm
Chorus:  Hal - le - lu - jah, praise the one who set me free
                    G2   D              A                Bm
         Hal - le - lu - jah, death has lost its grip on me
         A        G2             D                  A               Bm
         You have bro-ken ev-'ry chain, there's sal-va-tion in Your Name
         A      G          D   A   D       Bm
         Je-sus Christ, my Liv-ing Hope |      |


                 D                        A
3. Then came the morn-ing that sealed the pro-mise
                G     Bm7          A
   Your bur-ied bo-dy    be-gan to breathe
              D                     A
   Out of the si-lence the roar-ing Lion
                 G            A        D
   De-clared the grave has no claim on me
 
                 D                        A
   Then came the morn-ing that sealed the pro-mise
                G     Bm7          A
   Your bur-ied bo-dy    be-gan to breathe
              D                     A
   Out of the si-lence the roar-ing Lion
                 G            A        Bm7   D
   De-clared the grave has no claim on me
           G2           A      D     
   Je-sus, Yours is the vic-to-ry |  Wh-oa   |
                                  
 
                    G    D               A              Bm
Chorus:  Hal - le - lu - jah, praise the one who set me free
                    G    D              A                Bm
         Hal - le - lu - jah, death has lost its grip on me
         A        G              D                  A               Bm
         You have bro-ken ev-'ry chain, there's sal-va-tion in Your Name
         A      G          D     A   D
         Je-sus Christ, my Liv - ing Hope
 
 
                    G    D               A              Bm
Chorus:  Hal - le - lu - jah, praise the one who set me free
                    G    D              A                Bm
         Hal - le - lu - jah, death has lost its grip on me
         A        G2             D                  A               Bm
         You have bro-ken ev-'ry chain, there's sal-va-tion in Your Name
         A      G          D     A     Bm       D/F#
         Je-sus Christ, my Liv - ing | Hope  -       |
         
                G          D   A     Bm       D/F#
         Je-sus Christ, my Liv-ing | Hope  -       |
                     G      D     A    D
         Oh God, You are my Liv - ing  Hope
                                        𝄑
Please Note:
  • G2 (G major 2nd): G major chord with an added second interval note. This means you're playing the G major chord (G-B-D) and adding the second note of the G major scale, which is 'A'. Therefore, the chord consists of the notes: G-A-B-D, which could also be written as Gadd2.
  • G2 is not to be confused with Gsus2 where the third interval is replaced by the 2nd interval with notes, G-A-D
    Song Details:
  • Composers: Brian Johnson and Phil Wickham
  • Lyricists: Brian Johnson and Phil Wickham
  • Lyrics Begin: How great the chasm that lay between us,
  • Artist: Phil Wickham
  • Single Release: March 30, 2018
  • Album: Living Hope
  • Released: August 3, 2018
  • Genre: Contemporary worship, Contemporary Christian music
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