To Live Is Christ Chords

KeyEm Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays399

To Live Is Christ by Sidewalk Prophets is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Em, C/G, G, Dsus4, D, C, D/F# and G/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 
  
Intro: Em  C/G  G   x 2 


verse 1: 

      Em  C/G              G 
If I rise,   let me rise on you 
       Em             C/G 
Not on all of my suc-cesses 
   Dsus4             D 
My sting or my pur-suits 
      Em  C/G               G 
If I lose,    let me lose my life 
          Em            C 
â??Cause if I belong to Jesus 
    Dsus4           D 
The flesh is cruci-fied 


    Em    D/F#      G 
For me to live is Christ 
    Em    D/F#      G 
For me to live is Christ 
    C              G/B 
For me to live is Christ 
          Dsus4 
To die is gain 


Interlude: 

Em  D/F#  G 
Em  D/F#  G  
C  G/B  Dsus4 


verse 2: 
   
      Em  C              G 
If I grow, let me grow in You 
          Em               C 
Wilt the seeds of wanting more 
           Dsus4               
Ripped and pried out by the roots 
            Em   C               G 
And if I'm still, let me hear You speak 
         Em                  C 
Not the tone of my trans-gressions 
        Dsus4             D 
But the song  of the Re-deemed 


Repeat Chorus x 2 


Bridge: 

    Em     C          G        D 
My great desire is to be with You 
     Em                     C    
But this is the place you chose for me 
G                       D 
This is the place you chose for me 
    Em       C              G   Dsus4 - D 
To lift my cross and give every-thing 
Em                    C 
This is the time you gave to me 
G                    Dsus4       D 
This is the time you gave to me 


Repeat Interlude 


Repeat Chorus 



      Em   D/F#     G 
I'll never  be the same 
      Em   D/F#     G 
I'll never  be the same 
    C               G/B 
For me to live is Christ 
          Dsus4 - D 
To die is gain 


Instrumental Ending:  x 2 

Em  C  G  Dsus4 - D 
Em  C  G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante