John Mark McMillan - I am a temple
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John Mark McMillan
I Am A Temple
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Tabbed by thatchadmiller (Twitter)
72 BPM
Intro
C - G - Am - F
(Chunky bar chords)
Verse 1
CDeep inside meG there's this burning that jAmust won't let me gFo
CYou are my fire, GYou are my righteousness, AmYou are my rock n Froll
For the interlude and pre-chorus, start with the C on the 8th fret bar chord
and climb up from there.
For the E/F, play:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--14-----|
A|--15-----|
E|--12-----|
Interlude
C - Dm - F - E/F - Dm
Verse 2
CI wish I could fit you Gdown inside my chest God
I Amwish that I could swallow you Fwhole
CI'd wrap you up in a blGanket of my skin
and you could Amcall my body hoFme
Pre-Chorus x2
C Dm F E/F Dm
I am a temple, I am a temple, My body is a temple, I , I am a temple
Chorus
So what if I'm not wCorthy! So what if I'm not wForthy!
So what if I'm not Gworthy! AmYou have made me Gclean
Intro
Verse 3
CI can't get over how Gquickly you recover
TheAm pieces of my heart as they shFatter
CCause in your hands I am Gmore than just a brand new man
And Amall my falling down now, well,F it just don't matter
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus x2
The lead riff throughout the song is picked in these two positions. Listen
for the changes.
e|----7----8--|
B|---8----8---|
G|--5----5----|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
For the rest of the guitar stuff, get creative and just play the mess out of
it. Great song to improv and riff on.
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let me know if you have any songs you need help with. God bless!