Lift Your Head Weary Sinner Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

Lift Your Head Weary Sinner by Crowder is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: A-E-D-E (x2) 

verse 1: 
A         E                 A    E                  A 
Lift your head weary sinner, the river's just ahead 
E                            A   E                      A 
Down the path of forgiveness, salvation's waiting there 
      E                    A E                 A 
You built a mighty fortress 10,000 burdens high 
E               C            G                D 
Love is here to lift you up, here to lift you high 

          E 
If you're lost and wandering 

Come stumbling in like a prodigal child 
        C 
See the walls start crumbling 
        D                   
Let the gates of glory open wide 

Interlude: E-C-D 


verse 2: 
           E                    A     E                           A 
All who've strayed and walked away, unspeakable things you've done 
C                            A         G                A 
Fix your eyes on the mountain, let the past be dead and gone 
     E                     A     E               A          
Come all saints and sinners, you can't outrun God 
        E                  C            G            D 
Whatever you've done can't overcome the power of the blood 



          E 
If you're lost and wandering (wrecked again) 

Come stumbling in like a prodigal child 
        C 
See the walls start crumbling 
        D                   
Let the gates of glory open wide 


Bridge: 
C-G-E (light playing ? No Vocals) 
C           G           E  
Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, (building slowly) 
C           G           E  
Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, Oooo-Ohhhh, 
C                 G                E 
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 
C                 G                E 
(Let the Chains) <-Secondary Soft Vocal Starts 
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 
C                 G                E 
(Let the Chains)  
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 
C                 G                E 
(LET THE CHAINS)  <- Building           (LET THE CHAINS) 
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 
C                 G                E 
(LET THE CHAINS)                             (LET THE CHAINS) 
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 
C                 G                E 
(LET THE CHAINS, Chains!, Chains! Chains! Chains!) 
Oooo---Ohhh-ohh,  Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh, Oooo---Ohhh-ohh 


          E 
If you're lost and wandering (wrecked again) 

Come stumbling in like a prodigal child 
        C 
See the walls start crumbling 
        D                       C 
Let the gates of glory open wide 


Ending: 
        D                        C 
Let the gates of glory be open wide 
        D (1 strum on 1st beat)  E 
Let the gates of glory be open wide 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante