We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are Chords

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Verse 1

 [F/C / / G/C/ It took the hanCd of God Almighty

To part the waters of the sea

 But it oCnly took one little lie

 To separate you and C7Mme E

 Oh, we are nFot as strong as we thiCnk we are

Verse 2

F/C G/C And they saCy that one day Joshua

 Made the sun stand still in the skCadd9y

 But IC can't even keep these thoughts of yoC/Eu from passing by

 Oh, we are F7M not as strong F

F7M F As we thinC/Gk we are

Chorus

G C/G We are frGail, we are fearfully and wFonderfully madCe

 Forged in the fires G of human passion

 Choking on the fuFmes of selfish ragCe

 And with tG/Bhese our hAmells and our heavens

 So few iF7Mnches apart

F We must be C/Eaw- fDmlly small,

 And not as strong as we Gsusthink we are G

Verse 3

And the Master said their faith was

Gonna make them mountains move

But me, I tremble like a hill on a fault line

Just at the thought of how I lost you

Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

Dm And if you make me laugh,

 I know Gsus I could make you like me

Cadd9 'Cause when I laugh I can Cadd9 beE a Fadd9lot of fun

Dm But when we can't do that I know Gsus that it is fright'ning

 What I Cadd9 don't know is why we can't hold Cadd9 onE,

Am2 We can't hGold on.

Repeat Verse 1:

It took the hand of God Almighty

To part the waters of the sea

But it only took one little lie

To separate you and me

Oh, we are not as strong as we think we are

Verse 4

When you love you walk on the water,

Just don't stumble on the waves.

We all want to go there somethin' awful,

But to stand there it takes some grace,

'Cause oh, we are not as strong

As we think we are

G C/G No, we are nFot as strong

F7M F As we thinCk we are.

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Words and music by Rich Mullins and Beaker