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YOU ARE MY CHAMPION | Mitch Bohannon
It’s just one of those songs that I can’t get out of or iPad like AutoPad to audibly sit underneath
my head (in a good way). Right now, it reminds your guitar. Otherwise, I would switch from
me much of Sinach’s “Way Maker.” I recall hearing fingerstyle to a light strum going into the verse
my friend, Zack Smith at Cornerstone Church and then building from there. Be sure to save
leading that song and then within eight months, room to build into straight eight (down strums)
there was a Leeland version, a Michael W Smith at the Bridge.
version, and now a Passion version… I’m already
You Are My Champion
seeing questions from people on FaceBook
By Bruce Palmer
Key: B | Full capo on fret 2, Cut Capo fret 4
(Charted in “A” relative to capos)
asking for the chart. Just like “Way Maker,” “You
Are My Champion” was written a few years ago
CH O R U S
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D
You are my Champion Giants fall when You stand undefeated
F#m
E
Every battle You’ve won
A
E/G# F#m
I am who You say I am
You crown me with confidence
D
F#m E
I am seated – in the heavenly place
D
F#m
E
D
Undefeated – with the One who has conquered it all
and is now seeing light with over one million views
of Dante Bowe singing it at Bethel.
This is a song of God’s power and His victory
in us over spiritual warfare. The cry resonates
with believers and congregations all over. The
powerful bridge draws us to Matthew 21 and
Mark 11 where Jesus says, “I tell you the truth,
VE R S E 1
A
D
I’ve tried so hard to see it Took me so long to believe it
A/C#
Bm
That You choose someone like me To carry Your victory
A
D
Perfection could never earn it You give what we don’t deserve
A/C#
Bm
And You take the broken things And raise them to glory
you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted
up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.”
This scripture is echoed in the lyric, “I lift my
voice and shout, Every wall comes crashing
down, I have the authority, Jesus has given me.”
[ C H O R U S ]
“You Are My Champion” is really easy to play
VE R S E 2
A
D
Now I can finally see it You’re teaching me how to receive it
A/C#
Bm
So let all the striving cease
This is my victory
A
D
Now I can finally see it
You’re teaching me how to receive it
A/C#
Bm
So let all the striving cease
This is my victory
with the cut capo. The song is recorded in the
key of “B.” As I normally do, I’ve charted it in “A”
for a couple of reasons. One, I prefer to sing it in
“A” and two, if you want to sing it in “Bb,” “B,”
or “C,” it only takes a capo move. To play in the
charted key of “A,” just place your cut capo on
fret 2. To play with the record, use a full capo on
[ C H O R U S ]
fret 2 and the cut capo on fret 4. For “Bb” move
B R I D G E |
F#m
E
D
E
A
When I lift my voice and shout Every wall comes crashing down
D
E
I have the authority – Jesus has given me
F#m
E
D
E
A
When I open up my mouth
Miracles start breaking out
D
E
I have the authority – Jesus has given me
( r e p e a t )
©2016 Two Wings Music
down to frets 1 and 3 or for “C,” move up to
frets 3 and 5.
Dynamics are very important to communicate
the emotion and energy of this song through
our instruments. With the song starting on the
chorus, you’ll hear on the recording they’re
playing a light pad and finger picking on
acoustic. Building into the first verse, more
A
E/G#
F#m
D
E
A/C#
X
instruments are added, and the feeling is fuller.
If you’re leading with acoustic and playing alone,
I would recommend using a pad on your phone
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Bm
Mitch Bohannon
Mitch Bohannon and his wife,
Noelle have been married for over
27 years with three adult kids. Mitch
developed the Short-Cut capo for
Kyser and is a teacher/coach in
Louisiana