What Scars Are For Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays521

What Scars Are For by Mandisa is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, F, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dm
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Dm F F Am 


verse 1 

Dm       
These scars aren’t pretty 
Dm 
But they’re a part of me 
F                      Am 
And will not ever fade away 
Dm 
These marks tell a story 
Dm 
Of me down in the valley 
F                                Am 
And how You reached in with Your grace 
F          C 
And healed me 

Dm                      F 
They remind me of Your faithfulness 
F                      C 
And all You brought me through 
Dm                      F 
They teach me that my brokenness 
F                    C 
Is something You can use 
Dm                      F 
They show me where I’ve been and 
F                      C 
That I’m not there any more 
Dm                             C         F 
That’s what scars, that’s what scars are for 
                Dm      Dm      F       F       Am 
what scars are for 


verse 2 

Dm 
Erase, rewind 
Dm 
Wish I could every time 
F                          Am 
The hurt, the pain cuts so deep 
Dm 
But when I’m weak You’re strong 
Dm 
And in Your power I can carry on 
F                                     Am 
And my scars say that You won’t ever leave 

Dm                      F 
They remind me of Your faithfulness 
F                      C 
And all You brought me through 
Dm                      F 
They teach me that my brokenness 
F                    C 
Is something You can use 
Dm                      F 
They show me where I’ve been and 
F                      C 
That I’m not there any more 
Dm                             C         F 
That’s what scars, that’s what scars are for 


Bridge 

F 
I see it on the cross 
C 
The nails You took for me 
F 
Scars can change the world 
C 
Scars can set me free 


Dm                      F 
They remind me of Your faithfulness 
F                      C 
And all You brought me through 
Dm                      F 
They teach me that my brokenness 
F                    C 
Is something You can use 
Dm                      F 
They show me where I’ve been and 
F                      C 
That I’m not there any more 
Dm                             C          
That’s what scars, that’s what scars 
Dm                      C         F 
They show me that’s what scars are for 
Dm              F             
What scars are for 
      C        F          
What scars are for 
    	

Chord diagrams

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante