Capo: 4th fret [Intro] Am G C Am F C [Verse 1] Am G C Why'd You ever take a risk on me? Am I didn't know my own heart, F C didn't know my greed Am G C You left house and home to a slave unfreed Am F C Oh, why'd You ever take a risk on me? [Verse 2] Am G C Brother took the most, but the most he made Am F C Multiplied five-fold with the gold You gave Am G C Sister no thought did the very same Am F C And took two, made two in her Master's name [Chorus] F G C I was tired of thinking on G F Your reasonless escape F C A trust so far unknown, E Am G F so foreign made to me [instrumental] C Fm Am G C Am F C [Verse 3] Am G C I set out in of the night as the fear set in Am And pulled ground from the ground F C 'til my two hands quit Am G C There was not a soul to see where I hid Am F Every single ounce, every single cent C You'd given [Chorus] F G C I was tired of thinking on G C F Your reasonless escape F C A trust so far unknown, E Am G F so foreign made to me [instrumental F#m Am F G F Am F G C F C F C F C F [Bridge] C C When He returns, F C He calls for my brother C When He returns, F C He calls for her, too C G Am And with joy in His eyes, F C He sees their faithful work F C F C And says, "Well done, my child, G C come rejoice with Me F C F C Well done, my child, G Am come rejoice with Me" [Outro] Am G C Am F C Am G C Hung my head when He called my name Am F C Knew I'd done nothing but cowering Am G C And took Him to the pit as I hid my face Am F C And gave back to Him the only chance He gave Am F C Oh, I gave back to Him the only chance He gave
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