How Deep The Father's Love For Us Chords
by Owl City
How Deep The Father's Love For Us by Owl City is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro goes like this:
e|--------8--------8---------8---------8---------8---------8----------------7-----|
B|-----8--------8---------8---------8---------8---------8---------8--10--8-----8--|
G|--9--------9--------10--------10--------10--------10--------12------------------| x6
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
How deep the Father's love for us,
Am G
How vast beyond all measure
C F
That He should give His only Son
Am G
To make a wretch His treasure
C F
How great the pain of searing loss,
Am G
The Father turns His face away
C F
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Am G
Bring many sons to glory
C F
Behold the Man upon a cross,
Am G
My sin upon His shoulders
C F
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Am G
Call out among the scoffers
Instrumental
Intro (4x)
C F
It was my sin that held Him there
Am G
Until it was accomplished
C F
His dying breath has brought me life
Am G
I know that it is finished
C F
I will not boast in anything
Am G
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
C F
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
Am G
His death and resurrection
C F
Why should I gain from His reward?
Am G
I cannot give an answer
C F
But this I know with all my heart
Am G
His wounds have paid my ransom
C F
This, I know with all my heart,
Am G C
His wounds have paid my ransom.