The God Who Stays

Matthew West

Christian

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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INTRO
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VERSE 1
...[|][Am]If I were You [|][F]I would've given up on [|][C]me by now[|]
[C]I would've labeled me a [|][Am]lost cause[|]
[F]'Cause I feel just like a [|][C]lost cause[|]
[C]..If [|][Am]I were You I [|][F]would've turned around and [|][C]walked away[|]
[C]I would've labeled me be[|][Am]yond repair[|]
[F]'Cause I feel like I'm [|][F]beyond [C]repair
 
PRE-CHORUS
[C]...Oh, but [|][Am]somehow [G]You don't [|][F]see me like I [C]do[|]
[Am]Somehow [G]You're still [|][F]here[|]
 
CHORUS
[F][silent]You're the God who [|][C]stays[|]
[C]You're the God who [|][C]stays[|]
[C]You're the one who [|][F]runs in my [|][F]direction[|]
[G]When the whole world walks [|][G]away
You're the God who [|][C]stands[|]
[C]...With [G]wide open [|][Am]arms[|]
[Am]And You tell me [|][F]nothing I have [|][F]ever done can [|]
[G]separate my [|][G]heart
From the God who [|][C]stays[|]
 
VERSE 2
[C]...I [|][Am]used to hide[|][F]every time I thought I [|][C]let You down[|]
[C]I always thought I had to [|][Am]earn my way[|]
[F]But I'm learning You don't [|][C]work that way[|]
 
PRE-CHORUS
[C]...Oh, but [|][Am]somehow [G]You don't [|][F]see me like I [C]do[|]
[Am]Somehow [G]You're still [|][F]here[|]
 
CHORUS
[F]You're the God who [|][C]stays[|]
[C]You're the God who [|][Em]stays[|]
[Em]You're the one who [|][F]runs in my [|][F]direction[|]
[G]When the whole world walks [|][G]away
You're the God who [|][C]stands[|]
[C]With [G]wide op[|][Am]en arms[|]
[Am]And You tell me [|][F]nothing I have [|][F]ever done can [|]
[G]separate my [|][G]heart
From the God who [|][C]stays[|]

Bridge
[C]...My [|][Am]shame can't [|][Am]separate
My [|][F]guilt can't [|][F]separate
My [|][C]past can't [|][C]separate
I'm [|][Dm]Yours for[|][Dm]ever
My [|][Am]sin can't [|][Am]separate
My [|][F]scars can't [|][F]separate
My [|][C]failures can't [|][C]separate
I'm Yours [|][Dm]for[|][Dm]ever
No [|][Am]enemy can [|][Am]separate
No [|][G]power of hell can [|][G]take away
Your [|][C]love for me will [|][C]never change
I'm [|][F]Yours for[|][F]ever[|][F][percussive][|]
 
CHORUS
[F][percussive]You're the God who [|][C]stays[|]
[C]You're the God who [|][Em]stays[|]
[Em]You're the one who [|][F]runs in my [|][F]direction[|]
[G]When the whole world walks [|][G]away
You're the God who [|][C]stands[|]
[C]With [G]wide op[|][Am]en arms[|]
[Am]And You tell me [|][F]nothing I have [|][F]ever done can [|]
[G]separate my [|][G]heart
From the God who [|][C]stays[|]

CHORUS
[Dm]You're the [Am]God who [|][Dm]stays[|]
[Dm]You're the [C]one who [|][F]runs in my [|][F]direction[|]
[Gsus4]When the whole world walks [|][Gsus4]away
You're the God who [|][C][slow?][stop?]stands[|]
[C]...With [G]wide op[|][Am]en arms[|]
[Am]And You tell me [|][F]nothing I have [|][F]ever done can [|]
[G]separate my [|][G]heart
From the God who [|][C][single]stays