Matt Maher - The Stories I Tell Myself

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[Intro]
Em / D/F# | G / | Am G D | C / |
 
 
[Verse 1]
Em D/F# GNever faced a battle that he couldn’t win
Am G D CAll you ever wanted was to be like him
Em D/F# GBut he drank his way through your teenage years
Am G D CNow you're stuck with the bill for your father’s sins
G/B C D GThese are the stories I tell my - self
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em D/F# GThis town has a ceiling that you'll never break through
Am G D CYou'll always be alone in a crowded room
Em D/F# GAnd no matter how hard you work it’s true
Am G D CYou'll never be enough just being you
G/B D GThese are the stories I tell my - self
 
 
[Chorus 1]
D C/G GWhen I think of Abraham
D GCounting the stars up in the sky
C/G GWhen I think of Jacob
D GFighting an angel for his life
C GWhen I think of Joshua
D EmWalking around the walls until they fell
G/B C D EmThese are the stories I tell my - self
G/B C DThese are the stories I tell
 
 
[Verse 3]
Em D/F# GMy children, there are lessons that I cannot teach
Am G D CThere's always going to be something out of reach
Em D/F# GBy the grace of God, you'll remember well
Am7 G DThese are the stories you'll tell
 
[Chorus 1]
 
 
[Tag]
G/B C D EmThese are the stories I tell my - self
G/B C DThese are the stories I tell
 
 
[Bridge]
C/G G DAnd when I think about Jesus
C/G G DWhen I think about Jesus
Em D/F# GHe never faced a battle that He couldn’t win
Am G D CAll I ever needed I found in Him
Em D/F# GAnd he made his way through the wilderness
Am G/BFrom glory to glory
C DHe is my story
 
 
[Chorus 2]
D C/G GWhen I think of Abraham
D GCounting the stars up in the sky
C/G GWhen I think of Jacob
D GFighting an angel for his life
C GWhen I think of Joshua
D EmWalking around the walls until they fell
G/B CIf they went be - fore me
DThen these are the sto - ries
 
 
[Chorus 3]
C/G GI think of No - ah
D GLooking for a sign after the rain
C/G GWhen I think about Mo - ses
D G/BSpeaking for the powerless in faith
C/G GWhen I think about Jo - seph
D EmDreaming at the bottom of a well
G/B C D EmThese are the stories I tell my - self
G/B C DThese are the stories I tell
 
 
[Outro]
G/B C D EmThese are the stories I tell my - self
G/B C D GThese are the stories I tell my - self
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