Long Live The King

Intro
|E / G#m7 / | B / / / |
Verse 1
           E              G#m7
There in crown of thorn and thistle
    B
The King of Jews was found
       E               G#m7
On a cross, bloodied and broken
        B
Crimson river flowing down
              E        G#m7
As darkness fell upon Golgotha
         B
Tortured body wrapped in shroud
       F#        B/F# F# E      E
Our Messiah laid beneath  the  ground
Verse 2
        E          G#m7
Every curse upon His shoulders
         B
With our sin He was adorned
          E           G#m7
Perfect lamb led to the slaughter
     B
As a ransom for our souls
           E          G#m7
One last act and it was finished
         B
Pow’r of sin and veil were torn
On this cross was our victory won
       F#           B/F# F# B    B
By His love, He would o-     ver- come
Chorus 1
              F#m7
Long live the King
    E                           B
The wrath of God and man now satisfied
B              F#m7
   Long live the King
E                               B
Once and once for all He paid the price
                F#
That none might die
    C#m7        G#m7            F#
Now every sin and sickness bows its knee
    E              B               F#
And I can’t help but lift my hands and sing
              E    G#m7 B
Long live the King
Verse 3
          E             G#m7
Then within the bowels of Hades
  B
A trembling was made
           E            G#m7
The very breath of God descended
              B
Which death itself could not enslave
       A
The exodus of ancient sinners
           E/G#       B
Marched in triumphal parade
        G#m7        F# E   B/D#
Finally hell had been over come
         E          F#sus F# Bsus B
By Jesus Christ, the Anoint   ed   One
Chorus 2
              F#m7
Long live the King
    E                             B
The Son of God is crowned with many crowns
B              F#m7
   Long live the King
E                                 B
Death and darkness fear Him and bow down
             F#
And lost are found
    C#m7         G#m7       F#
The souls of every sinner now redeemed
    E              B               F#
And I can’t help but lift my hands and sing
              G6   A2
Long live the King
              B    B
Long live the King
              G6   A2
Long live the King
              B    B
Long live the King
Turnaround
|G6 / / / | A2 / / / |
Verse 4
        E          G#m7
In the early morning hours
      B
God’s Spirit filled the grave
            E         G#m7
Breathing life into the body
       B
Of the Lamb who had been slain
     A
Resurrecting like a Lion
         E/G#          B
As the stone was rolled away
      G#m7     F#sus E    B/D#
Jesus Christ now glori-  fied
           E     F#sus F# Bsus B
Yes, our Redeemer, He’s    a    live
Chorus 3
              F#m7
Long live the King
  E                        B
Emmanuel ascends to take His throne
B              F#m7
   Long live the King
    E                                 B
The train of His robe glides across the floor
         F#
Creation roars
  C#m7          G#m7               F#
A billion ancient stars bow down their knees
    E              B               F#
And I can’t help but lift my hands and sing
              G6   A2
Long live the King
              B    B
Long live the King
              G6   A2
Long live the King
              B    B
Long live the King
Tag
              G6   A2
Long live the King
              B
Long live the King