Amazing Grace

John Newton · 1779 · public domain

The plagal republic: 1⁷ opens the 4 door, the amen closes it, and a 5sus delay fits the last line like it was born there.

KeyCDbDEbEFF#GAbABbB3/4 · hymn

Melody (verse, in G)

e|-------------------------------|
B|--------0-----1--0-----0-------|
G|--0--2-----2--------2-----2--0-|
D|-------------------------------|  A-ma-zing grace, how sweet the sound

e|-------------------------------|
B|--------0--1-----1--0----------|
G|--0--2--------2--------2--0----|
D|----------------------------2--|  that saved a wretch like me

Verse 1

AGmazing G7grace, how Csweet the Gsound,

that saved a wretch like D7me —

I Gonce was G7lost, but Cnow am Gfound,

was Gblind but D7now I Gsee

Verse 2

'Twas Ggrace that G7taught my Cheart to Gfear,

and grace my fears reD7lieved —

how Gprecious G7did that Cgrace apGpear

the Ghour I D7first beGlieved

Verse 3

Through Gmany G7dangers, Ctoils and Gsnares

I have already D7come —

'tis Ggrace hath G7brought me Csafe thus Gfar,

and Ggrace will D7lead me Ghome

The sus ending

Dsus45sus

D75⁷

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