Words Chords
by Hawk Nelson
Words by Hawk Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#m with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C#m, B, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C#m B E
Verse 1:
C#m B E
They've made me feel like a prisoner
C#m B E
They've made me feel set free
C#m B E
They've made me feel like a criminal
A
Made me feel like a king
C#m B E
They've lifted my heart
C#m B E
To places I'd never been
C#m B E
And they've dragged me down
A
Back to where I began
Pre-Chorus:
B
Words can build you up
C#m
Words can break you down
A
Start a fire in your heart or
A
Put it out
E
Let my words be life
C#m
Let my words be truth
B
I don't wanna say a word
A E
Unless it points the world back to You
Verse 2:
C#m B E
You can heal the heartache
C#m B E
Speak over the fear
C#m B E
God, Your voice is the only thing
A
We need to hear
Pre-Chorus
Chorus 2:
E
Let my words be life
C#m
Let my words be truth
B
I don't wanna say a word
A E
Unless it points the world back to You
E
Let the words I say
C#m
Be the sound of Your grace
B
I don't wanna say a word
A E
Unless it points the world back to You
Bridge:
C#m B
I wanna speak Your love
E A
Not just another noise
C#m B
Oh, I wanna be Your light
E A
I wanna be Your voice
Chorus
Ending:
B
Words can build you up
C#m
Words can break you down
A
Start a fire in your heart or
A
Put it out
A
I don't wanna say a word
E
Unless it points the world back to You