My Own Worst Enemy Chords

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My Own Worst Enemy by Casting Crowns is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Ab, C#, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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F         G  Ab 
God, help me get away 
                     G      F 
Break the chains and set me free 
         Ab             
From the other side of me 
        C#            F   Ab   Bb    F     Ab    Bb 
I am my own worst enemy 

VERSE 1
    
F       
I caught a glimpse in my rearview mirror 
Ab        Bb        
Of an old familiar face 
F 
Blurry image coming in clearer 
Ab          Bb 
Of a past I can't erase 
C#                 C 
I could,ve sworn I put him in the ground 

But looks like he's found his way out 

 
F         G  Ab 
God, help me get away 
                     G 
Break the chains and set me free 
F        Ab                   C# 
From the other side of me 
F             G    Ab 
I can't fight this fight alone 
                   G 
I'll never make it on my own 
F   Ab 
Lord Jesus, rescue me 
        C#                
From my own worst enemy 


VERSE 2 

F 
I'll take a step and it's right behind me 
Ab              Bb 
Always fighting for control 
F 
There's a war that's raging inside me 
Ab                Bb 
I feel the battle for my soul 
C#                     C 
It's like my shadow is dragging me around 

And You are my only way out 


F         G  Ab 
God, help me get away 
                     G 
Break the chains and set me free 
F        Ab                   C# 
From the other side of me 
F             G    Ab 
I can't fight this fight alone 
                   G 
I'll never make it on my own 
F   Ab 
Lord Jesus, rescue me 
        C#                
From my own worst enemy 


BRIDGE
 
C#                                        C 
Lord, help me feed the life I'm trying to live 
                                  C# 
And starve the life I'm trying to leave 
                            
Help me believe the old is dead and gone 
C 
And I am a new creation 


F         G  Ab 
God, help me get away 
                     G 
Break the chains and set me free 
F        Ab                   C# 
From the other side of me 
F             G    Ab 
I can't fight this fight alone 
                   G 
I'll never make it on my own 
F   Ab 
Lord Jesus, rescue me 
        C#                
From my own worst enemy (2x)
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante