"And Can it Be" 

Lyrics & Music by Max Hsu, with 

additional lyrics by Jason Gregory. 

(both of Church of Rhythm).

Copyright © 1996 CorFour Music/ASCAP.





From the album -Not Perfect-. 

Copyright © 1996 Pamplin Music.





Transcribed by Alexander Chen

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Standard-tuned six-string acoustic, shuffle tempo in 4.





[chords]

F#m4,7 (244200)

G#m6 (466400)

A2 (577600) or (X02200)

B4 (799800) or (224400)

E (022100)

C#m (446654) or C#m7 (446600)





note: be sure to listen to the recording for

the strum, a shuffle feel.





[intro]

F#m4,7

G#m6

A2

B4





[verse 1]

E

take me as I am

C#m

I lay down all I thought I should be 

       A2

and I give up my walls of pride, 

     (A2)    -     E

hoping love will find me

E 

take me as I am

C#m 

never wanted to need Your love, 

     A2

so alone and afraid to fall, 

     (A2)     -     E

praying love will find me





[chorus]

E    -     A2           G#m6     -    F#m4,7

And can it be- that You love me this way?

                     E      -     A2

You never ask me to be more than I could be

G#m6     -    F#m4,7     C#m             F#m4,7 - A2

No more trying to be someone, and can it be

C#m             F#m4,7 - A2

yeah, and can it be





[verse 2]

E

Take me as I am

C#m

Never good enough to be loved,

      A2

so I lived with my pain inside, 

     (A2)     -   E

hoping love will find me

E

Take me as I am

C#m

So tired of trying to make it alone,

        A2

so I'm taking this step of faith, 

      (A2)          E 

trusting You will find me





[repeat chorus]





[bridge]

F#m4,7

In the mirror all I saw

G#m6

was that I never measured up

A2

I couldn't like myself, so

C#m

how could I understand Your love?

F#m4,7

I thought love was something bought- 

G#m6

by being someone I was not

A2

how could I know all You'd

B4

ask is that I let You love me?





[repeat chorus]

(end on A2, precussion, and fade)





Transcribed by Alexander Chen (04/23/98)

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