Sandra McCracken - I am ashamed

I ^Emused to nuture ^Cbitterness, to ^Gcount up every ^B7slight The ^Emworld's a moral ^Cwilderness and ^GI have felt its ^B7blight Self-^Empity ruled, re^Csentment rained, ^Emno one under^Cstood my pain I ^Emspiraled ^Cdown in ^Gmurky ^B7night in^Emsisting ^Cthat I ^Ghad the ^B7right To ^Emhate and ^B/D#hate aga^Din

^EmI am a^Cshamed, a^Gshamed ^{B7 B/D# Em}O my ^CLord, for^Ggive ^{B7 B/D#}

But ^Emthen the gospel ^Ctaught me how to ^Gcontemplate the ^B7cross For ^Emthere Christ died for ^Cme and now I've ^Gglimpsed the bitter ^B7cost He ^Embore abuse and ^Cblows and hate, ^EmHe did not re^Ctaliate Tri^Emumphant ^Cmalice ^Gsneered and ^B7tossed, blind ^Emrage at ^Chim, He ^Gnever ^B7lost The ^Emlove that ^B/D#conquers ^Dhate

^EmI am a^Cshamed, a^Gshamed ^{B7 B/D# Em}O my ^CLord, for^Ggive ^{B7 B/D# Em}I am a^Cshamed, a^Gshamed ^{B7 B/D# Em}O my ^CLord, for^Ggive ^{B7 B/D#}

To ^Emmake no threat, to ^Csmile, forgive, to ^Glove and not be^B7cause I must For ^EmJesus showed me ^Chow to live and ^Gtrust the one who's ^B7just To ^Emsuffer all and ^Cfeel the pain, ^Emcertain that the ^Closs is gain Oh ^EmGod I ^Cwant so ^Gmuch to ^B7trust, to ^Emfollow ^CJesus ^Gon that ^B7cross To ^Emlove and ^B/D#love ag^Dain, to ^Emlove and ^B/D#love ag^Dain

^EmI am a^Cshamed, a^Gshamed ^{B7 B/D# Em}O my ^CLord, for^Ggive ^{B7 B/D# Em}I am a^Cshamed, a^Gshamed ^{B7 B/D# Em}O my ^CLord, for^Ggive ^{B7 B/D# Em}forgive