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What Did He Die For? Chords

Music by: Twila Paris
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[Intro 1]
[Bm][A][D][G][Bm][A][D]
[G][Bm]

[Verse 1]
He [Bm]was 2[A]1 [G]in 194[Bm]4
He was hope,
and [A]He was [D]courage on a lonely [A]shore
Sen[Bm]t there His mot[G]her with
love bey[A]ond Her [D]tears
[G]Just a young Americ[A]an who
[G]chose to rise above His [A]fears

[Verse 2]
And [D]as I watch Him [G]struggle
[Em]up that hi[Asus4]ll[A]
Without a [D]thought of turning back
[G]I cannot hel[Asus4]p but wonder
[A][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]What did [Em]He die fo[Asus4]r when
He [A]died for you and [D]me?
[G]Made [Em]the sacri[Asus4]fice
so that [A]we could all be [D]free
[G]I bel[Asus4]ieve we w[A]ill an
[D]swer [A]each to [Bm]Heaven[G]
For the [A]way we spend a [D]price
less [A]liberty
[Bm]

[Verse 4]
[G]
Look in[Asus4]side and ask [A]the question[Bm]
[G]What did he die [Asus4]for when[A]
he died for [Bm]me?

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][A][D][G][Bm]

[Verse 5]
To the [Bm]darkest [A]day [G]in [Bm]A.D. 33
Came the mercy [A]and com
[D]passion of eternity
[A]Sent t[Bm]here by a Fath[G]er
with love bey[A]ond His [D]tears
[G]Blameless One, the only [A]Son to
[G]bear the guilt of all these [A]years

[Verse 6]
And [D]as I watch Him struggle
[G]up [Em]that hill[Asus4]
[A]Without a tho[D]ught of turning back
[G]I cannot h[Asus4]elp but wonde[A]r[D]

[Verse 7]
[G]What did [Em]He di[Asus4]e for when
He [A]died for you and [D]me [G]?
Made [Em]the sac[Asus4]rifice
[A]so that we could all be [D]free
[G]I bel[Asus4]ieve we w[A]ill an
[D]swer [A]each to [Bm]Heave[G]n
For the [Asus4]way we spend a[A]
[D]priceless [A]liberty
[Bm]

[Verse 8]
[G]
Look in[Asus4]side and ask [A]the question[Bm]
[G]What did he [Asus4]die for?
[A]He [D]died for freedom,

[Verse 9]
[G]
[Asus4]He died f[A]or love[D][Bm]
And all the [G]things we do
[Asus4]to pay Him ba[A]ck
Could [G]nev[Em]er be enough
[B][E]

[Verse 10]
[A]What did He [F#m]die fo[Bsus4]r when
He [B]died for you and [E]me?
[A]Made the [F#m]sacri [Bsus4]fice so
that [B]we could all be [E]free
[A]I bel[Bsus4]ieve we w[B]ill an
[E]swer [B]each to [C#m]Heaven[A]
For the [Bsus4]way we sp[B]end a
[E]priceless [B]liber[C#m]ty[A]

[Verse 11]
Look in[Bsus4]side and [B]ask the question[C#m]
[A]What did he [Bsus4]die for w[B]hen [Bsus4]He died f[B]or[C#m]

[Outro 1]
me?
[C#m][B][E][A][C#m][B][E][A]
[C#m][B][E][A][C#m][B]
[E][A]
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