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Deliver Me

A song by Marie Morrison

Copyright © 2004 Marie Morrison. Permission to use through Jan 31, 2005. Afterward, contact marie.morr@earthlink.net. For a hard copy of the lyric sheet, download the (DOC) or (PDF). Backing track available at www.crosspt.org/deliverme.

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¼ note = 60bpm in                                                                            Marie Morrison 9/3/04
With emotion

DELIVER ME


Intro:
||:  F   /   /   /   |  Bb9  /   /   /   |  Dm9  /   /   /   |  Bb   /   C   /  :||

Verse I:
|  F2   F2/E    F2/D    F2/C      |  Bb       /             C       /       |
I can’t talk, I can’t cry, will you please speak for me?

| F2           F2/E      F2/D      F22/C  |  Bb      /       C      /      |
I want a chance to live my life. Will you deliver me?

| F              /       C       /    | Dm      C             Bb9      /      |
It’s my life it’s not yours.        Don’t believe the lies.

| F            /            Gsus4    G      | Csus4   C   |
Who can judge what my     life will be?

| Dm7       /        Bb9          /          |  Csus4   C   C2   C   |
     I just want a chance                to see…

Chorus I:
          | F      /      C/E    /   |   Dm C       Bb     /     |
Will I be rich, will I be famous, or just a simple man?

      | F         /         C       /      |  Gm             /            Csus4        C    |
Will I comfort those in need?         To know this I will plead…

Refrain:
            |  F        /        Bb2    /     |  Dm        /         C      /      |
Keep me safe, keep me warm       Protect me from the storm

          |  F        /        Bb2    /     |  Dm          /           C           /      |
Let me live, I want to live           I beg you to choose life

Transition:
| F  /  /  /  | Bb9  /  /  /  | Dm9  /  /  /  | Bb  /  C  /  | C(no 3rd)  /   |

Verse II:
|| C2      C2/B     C2/A      C2/G    | F          /          G        /        |
Reject the truth, believe the lies and give away my peace.

 | C2       C2/B     C2/A   C2/G   |   F       /      G     /     |
I tell myself I’m doing right, why is it I can’t sleep?

  | C             /       G   /      | Am     G   | F9    /    /    /    |
But life is bigger than, this dark place that I am.

| C        /          Dsus4    D       | G     /     |
Could it be God has a master plan?

| Am7   /     F9     /        | Gsus4     G     G2     G     |
Can He work this all for good?

Chorus II:
                    | C           /               G/B        /        | Am   G   F      /      |
Help me have faith to know God’s coming                 to deliver me.

    | C        /          G        /      | Dm     /     | Gsus4   /   G   G/F     |
To trust that He is near,        The future not to fear.                  And I know that

Bridge:
|| Eb         /         Bb     /       |  Ab   /    /   Ebsus4/C   Eb/Bb  |
God planned my life       before time

| Eb          /        Bb          /       |
Worth all the riches of the world

| Eb/G     /      Ab/C    /     |
One precious life.

| Ab          /        /         /       |
With my destiny before me,

| Eb/G      /       /       /       |
My life is crying out

| F7       /        /        /        |
Will you fight for me?

| Ab          /         Bb         /         |
My life is crying out

| Ab/C       /        Bb/D      Bb      || C      /     /      /      || F    /    /    /    |
My life is crying out                                                                     Keep me

Refrains:
| F        /        Dm    /       | Bb         /        C        /       |
Safe, keep me warm      Protect me from the storm

| F         /        Dm     /     | Bb          /        C       /       |
Let me live, I want to live, I beg you to choose life

| F   /    Bb  /    | Dm    /   C   /   |
As I cry for help
                      God will rescue me…

| F   /    Bb  /    | Dm    /   C   /   |
And my life will be                 Keep me
                      Precious in His sight…

| F        /         Bb    /      | Dm        /        C         /         |
Safe, keep me warm      Protect me from the storm
                                        Will you hear my cry…

| F        /         Bb    /      | Dm        /        C         /         |
Let me live, I want to live, I beg you to choose life.        Keep me
                                        Will you rescue me…

| F        /         Bb    /      | Dm        /        C         /         |
Safe, keep me warm      Protect me from the storm

| F         /         Bb   /      | Dm        /         Csus4         /      | Csus4   /   C   /   |
Let me live, I want to live,                      I beg you to choose life
                                        Help me…

| NC    /    /    /    |
   Deliver me…

Intro:
| F  /  /  /  | Bb9  /  /  /  | Dm9  /  /  /  | Bb  /  C /  | F  /  /  /  | F  /  /  /  ||