It wasn’t the nails that held Jesus to the cross…it was His love for you and me

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WE ARE THE REASON
David Meece
Lyrics & Chord
VERSE 1:
G Am/F# B Em
AS LITTLE CHILDREN WE WOULD DREAM OF CHRISTMAS MORN
Dm7 G C G/B Am7
AND ALL THE GIFTS AND TOYS WE KNEW WE’D FIND
B Em Em/D Em/C#
BUT WE NEVER REALIZED A BABY BORN ONE BLESSED NIGHT
CMaj7 Am7 D7
GAVE US THE GREATEST GIFT OF OUR LIVES

CHORUS:
G Am/G
WE ARE THE REASON THAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE
Dsus D G
WE ARE THE REASON THAT HE SUFFERED AND DIED
D/F# Em Am7
TO A WORLD THAT WAS LOST HE GAVE ALL HE COULD GIVE
D7 G
TO SHOW US THE REASON TO LIVE

VERSE 2:
G Am/F# B Em
AS THE YEARS WENT BY WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT GIFTS
Dm7 G C G/B Am7
GIVING OF OURSELVES AND WHAT THAT MEANS
B Em Em/D
ON A DARK AND CLOUDY DAY A MAN HUNG CRYING
Em/C# CMaj7 Am7 D7
IN THE RAIN BECAUSE OF LOVE, BECAUSE OF LOVE

BRIDGE:
Eb Bb/D
I FINALLY FOUND THE REASON FOR LIVING
Bbm Ab/C
IT’S IN GIVING EVERY PART OF MY HEART TO HIM
Abm/B Eb/Ab Cm7
IN ALL THAT I DO EVERY WORD THAT I SAY
F Ab E
I’LL BE GIVING MY ALL JUST FOR HIM, FOR HIM

CHORUS:
AMaj7 Bm7/A
AND WE WERE THE REASON THAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE
Bm/Ab G/C# F#m7 A
WE WERE THE REASON THAT HE SUFFERED AND DIED
DMaj7 A/C# Bm Bm7/A
TO A WORLD THAT WAS LOST HE GAVE ALL HE COULD GIVE
Bm/Ab G/C# F#m Fmaj7
TO SHOW US THE REASON TO LIVE
D A
HE IS MY REASON TO LIVE