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Leeland - While We Sing Chords

Chord reference E, G#m, C#m, A, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E] [G#m] [C#m] [A] [E] [E]I’ve sat by for too [G#m]long and I’ve [C#m]watched The hurting [A]suffer on their [E]own [E]I have chances [G#m]everyday To [C#m]live like you, die [A]to myself, [E]give Your love [B]away [A]And I [C#m]wonder [A]why [A]I feel so [C#m]Empty [B]inside, while I sing

[C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]hungry roam the [C#m]streets [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]broken are on their [C#m]knees [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la, [B]I keep singing

[E]We are frozen we are [G#m]still But were [C#m]called to be a [A]city on a [E]hill [E]And as our melodies [G#m]resound We [C#m]cannot hear the [A]silent cry this [E]world is screaming [B]out [A]And we [C#m]wonder [A]why, [A]we feel so [C#m]Empty [B]inside while we sing

[C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]hungry roam the [C#m]streets [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]broken are on their [C#m]knees [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la, [B]we keep singing

[A]Remember Salivations [E]day When [G#m]Jesus Washed our [B]sins [A]away The [A]lost are crying out to be [E]saved [B]while we sing

[C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]hungry roam the [C#m]streets [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la as the [B]broken are on their [C#m]knees [C#m]la la la [A]la la la la [E]la We keep [B]singing, but [A]just a song [E]won’t heal The [C#m]Bleeding [B]wound, [A]church wake up [E]were sleeping in an [B]empty tomb

[A]Church Arise! [E]Arise and Shine! Shake [G#m]yourself from the dust, God is [C#m]calling us to Go! Shake yourself from the dust, God is calling us to Go!

Artist Leeland
Album The Great Awakening
Genres Rock, Christian
Year 2011
Key E

How to Play While We Sing on Guitar?

Leeland - While We Sing can be played in the key of E using the E, G#m, C#m, A, B chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play While We Sing with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.