by Dottie Rambo
recorded by Elvis Presley
Intro | D7 | G | C | G | D7 | Last | two | lines | of | Chorus |
G | D7 | G |
He left the | splendor of | heaven |
C | D7 | G |
Knowing His | des-ti | ny |
G | G7 | C | |
Was the | lonely | hill of Go | lgotha |
G | D7 | G | |
There to | lay down His | life for | me |
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Instrumental | G | D7 | G | C | G | D7 | Same | as | Intro |
G | D7 | G |
Even in | death He | remembered |
C | D7 | G |
The thief | hanging by His | side |
C | |
He spoke with love and | compassion |
G | D7 | G | |
Then He | took him to | para | -dise |
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