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C9              F        G/B
We rode into town the other day,
C      C/E     F    G
Just me and my daddy.
C                F       G/B
He said I’d finally reached the age
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And I could ride next to him on a horse
Dm                      G/B
That of course was not quite as wide
C/E        F         G/B    C
We heard a crowd of people shouting,
C/E         F         G/B
And so we stopped to find out why.
C                  Gm  C        F        C/E
There was that man that my dad said he loved
Dm                             Gsus4 Fm Bb/D
But today there was fear in his eyes.

Eb                  Bb/D
So I said, "Daddy why are they screaming?
Cm                    Eb         Eb/G
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Ab                        Eb/G
Why is he dressed in that bright purple robe?
Fm                            Ab            Bb/D
I’ll bet that crown hurts him more than he shows.
Eb                    Bb/D
Daddy, please, can’t you do something?
Cm               Eb/G        F/A
He looks as though he’s gonna cry.
Fm                       Eb/G
You said he was stronger than all of those guys.
Ab           G/B      Cm Eb
Daddy please tell me why,
Fm       Bb           Eb     Dm G
Why does everyone want him to die?”

C9              F        G/B
Later that day the sky grew cloudy
C      C/E     F    G
And Daddy said I should go inside.
C                F       G/B
Somehow he knew things could get stormy.
C               Gm  C         F        C/E
Boy, was he right! But I could not keep from wonderin’
Dm                      G/B
If there was something he had to hide
C/E        F         G/B    C
So after he left I had to find out.
C/E         F         G/B
I was not afraid of getting lost.
C                  Gm  C        F           C/E
So I followed the crowds to a hill where I knew men had been killed,
Dm                             Gsus4 Fm Bb/D
And I heard a voice call from the cross

Eb                  Bb/D
And he said, "Father why are they screaming?
Cm                    Eb         Eb/G
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Ab                        Eb/G
Why are they casting their lots for my robe?
Fm                            Ab            Bb/D
This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows.
Eb                    Bb/D
Father, please, can’t You do something?
Cm               Eb/G        F/A
I know that You must hear my cry.
Fm                       Eb/G
I thought I could handle a cross of this size.
Ab        G/B    Cm  Eb      Fm      Eb/G   F/A
Father remind me why, why does everyone want me to die
C/D       Gm         F/A     G/B
Oh, when will I understand why?

( Bb/C Bb/D C/E )

F                Em        A
My precious Son, I hear them screaming,
Dm                        F
and I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming.
Bb                         Dm
But soon I will clothe You in robes of my own.
Gm                        Bb/D
Jesus, this hurts Me much more than You know.
C/E           F               Edim
But this dark hour I must do  nothing
A7           Dm           F      G
Though I’ve heard Your unbearable cry.
Gm                          F/A
The pow’r in Your blood destroys all of the lies.
Bb                           Dm
Soon You’ll see past their unmerciful eyes.
Gm               Bb/F   Edim  A7
Look there below, see the child
Dm                G7
Trembling by her father’s side.
Gm             F/A   Bb
Now I can tell You why,
Bb/D       C7          Dm
She is why You must die.