DEATH KNOCKED ON THE DOOR

DEATH KNOCKED ON THE DOOR

[INTRO - D – G – Am7 – Em7 – Bm7 – C – D]

[D] Death knocked once [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] everybody heard it [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] clocks still tick [A-C-E] _ _
[Em7] but the grave still works it [E-G-B] _ _
[Bm7] time runs thin [B-D-F#] _ _
[C] breath ain’t certain [C-E-G] _ _
[D] turn while mercy’s calling [D-F#-A] _ _

[HOOK - D – G – Em7 – Am7 – D]

[D] You can’t pause the grave [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] you can’t scroll past death [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] you can’t buy tomorrow [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the money you left [A-C-E] _ _
[D] Death got teeth [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] judgement got breath [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] but Christ walked out [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the keys over death [A-C-E] _ _

[D] Turn now _ _ [D-F#-A]
[G] time is running _ _ [G-B-D]
[Em7] hell is real _ _ [E-G-B]
[Am7] but mercy’s coming _ _ [A-C-E]

[VERSE 1 - G – Bm7 – Em7 / Am7 – D]

[G] Morning comes soft, but the evening don’t ask [G-B-D] _ _
[Bm7] heartbeat talks in a borrowed glass [B-D-F#] _ _
[Em7] one more breath, then the breath goes past [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] dust in the future, but the pride walks fast [A-C-E] _ _
[D] clock on the wall got a preacher’s hand [D-F#-A] _ _

[G] Everybody plans like the ground won’t call [G-B-D] _ _
[Bm7] new shoes clean, but the flesh still falls [B-D-F#] _ _
[Em7] rich man built with the bigger barn walls [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] that same night, God required it all [A-C-E] _ _
[D] tell me who owns the hour in your palm [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] Skeleton truth in a velvet room [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] flowers still fade at a rich man’s tomb [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] blue check gone when the last bell booms [A-C-E] _ _
[Em7] fame can’t follow where the worms consume [E-G-B] _ _
[D] memento mori, but mercy blooms [D-F#-A] _ _

[PRE-HOOK - Bm7 – E7 – Am7 – Bm7 – D]

[Bm7] Time is a servant [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] not your throne [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] death is a door [A-C-E] _ _
[Bm7] you don’t walk alone [B-D-F#] _ _
[D] unless Christ knows you [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] Judgement is coming [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] books will speak [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] secrets rise [A-C-E] _ _
[Bm7] kings look weak [B-D-F#] _ _
[D] call while grace still breathes [D-F#-A] _ _

[HOOK - D – G – Em7 – Am7 – D]

[D] You can’t pause the grave [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] you can’t scroll past death [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] you can’t buy tomorrow [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the money you left [A-C-E] _ _
[D] Death got teeth [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] judgement got breath [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] but Christ walked out [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the keys over death [A-C-E] _ _

[D] Turn now _ _ [D-F#-A]
[G] time is running _ _ [G-B-D]
[Em7] hell is real _ _ [E-G-B]
[Am7] but mercy’s coming _ _ [A-C-E]

[VERSE 2 - G – Bm7 – Em7 / Am7 – D]

[G] ICU lights with the monitor tone [G-B-D] _ _
[Bm7] family waits by a bed gone cold [B-D-F#] _ _
[Em7] doctors move but the soul must go [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] when the Lord says, “Come,” no machine says no [A-C-E] _ _
[D] breath is a loan from the God of hosts [D-F#-A] _ _

[G] Catacomb walls where the old bones preach [G-B-D] _ _
[Bm7] every skull says, “You will be me” [B-D-F#] _ _
[Em7] kings had rings, now their hands can’t reach [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] death makes paupers of the proud and elite [A-C-E] _ _
[D] but Christ put scars in the mouth of defeat [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] They killed the Lord on a Roman tree [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] nails in flesh, blood on beam [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] grave took Him in like it owned the King [A-C-E] _ _
[Em7] third day came and the stone got weak [E-G-B] _ _
[D] death met Life and lost its sting [D-F#-A] _ _

[PRE-HOOK 2 - Bm7 – E7 – Am7 – Bm7 – D]

[Bm7] He was buried [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] He rose again [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] bodily risen [A-C-E] _ _
[Bm7] no myth, no lens [B-D-F#] _ _
[D] living Saviour [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] He is coming [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] fire in His gaze [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] Judge of the nations [A-C-E] _ _
[Bm7] Ancient of Days [B-D-F#] _ _
[D] run into grace [D-F#-A] _ _

[HOOK - bigger blue-ray R&B]

[D] You can’t pause the grave [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] you can’t scroll past death [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] you can’t buy tomorrow [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the money you left [A-C-E] _ _
[D] Death got teeth [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] judgement got breath [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] but Christ walked out [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] with the keys over death [A-C-E] _ _

[D] Turn now _ _ [D-F#-A]
[G] time is running _ _ [G-B-D]
[Em7] hell is real _ _ [E-G-B]
[Am7] but mercy’s coming _ _ [A-C-E]

[BRIDGE - Bm7 – E7 – Am7 – D]

[Bm7] What is your life? [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] mist in the morning [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] here for a breath [A-C-E] _ _
[D] gone without warning [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] What is your pride? [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] sand in the kingdom [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] what is your fame [A-C-E] _ _
[D] when the last trumpet rings? [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] Hell is not fiction [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] judgement is real [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] but the Cross is still open [A-C-E] _ _
[D] and the blood still heals [D-F#-A] _ _

[Bm7] Turn from your sin [B-D-F#] _ _
[E7] trust in the Son [E-G#-B] _ _
[Am7] Jesus defeated [A-C-E] _ _
[Bm7] what we cannot outrun [B-D-F#] _ _
[C] mercy is near [C-E-G] _ _
[D] come while it comes [D-F#-A] _ _

[BREAKDOWN - call and response]

[G] Who beat the grave? [G-B-D] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Em7] Who holds the keys? [E-G-B] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Am7] Who judges the living? [A-C-E] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[D] Who saves sinners? [D-F#-A] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _

[FINAL HOOK - G – Em7 – Am7 – D / huge harmony bloom]

[G] You can’t pause the grave [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] you can’t scroll past death [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] you can’t buy tomorrow [A-C-E] _ _
[D] with the money you left [D-F#-A] _ _

[G] Death got teeth [G-B-D] _ _
[Em7] judgement got breath [E-G-B] _ _
[Am7] but Christ walked out [A-C-E] _ _
[D] with the keys over death [D-F#-A] _ _

[G] Turn now _ _ [G-B-D]
[Em7] time is running _ _ [E-G-B]
[Am7] hell is real _ _ [A-C-E]
[D] but mercy’s coming _ _ [D-F#-A]

[OUTRO - D – G – Am7 – Em7 – Bm7 – C – D – G]

[D] Death knocked once [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] everybody heard it [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] clocks still tick [A-C-E] _ _
[Em7] but the grave still works it [E-G-B] _ _
[Bm7] Christ rose up [B-D-F#] _ _
[C] death got nervous [C-E-G] _ _
[D] call His Name [D-F#-A] _ _
[G] while mercy’s urgent [G-B-D] _ _