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BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT | Mitch Bohannon
Bigger Than I Thought
In a lead-up to Easter Sunday, my pastor
planned a special prayer time during service
Intro: ||: A/C#
and asked me to find a song for it. Our focus
for a special Easter offering…for both, we were
anticipating big things from God. The prayer
time went really well in case you’re wondering,
I scheduled three people to pray…one opened
with prayer over the intro, one prayed after we
sang verse 1 / chorus over the interlude (same
as intro), and one prayed after we sang verse 2
/ chorus over the same interlude.
D2
A
So I throw all my cares before You
Esus
E
F#m7
My doubts and fears don't scare You
D2
A
You're bigger than I thought You were
Esus
E
You're bigger than I thought
D2
A
Esus E
F#m7
So I stop all negotiations With the God of all creation
D2
A
You're bigger than I thought You were
Esus
E
You're bigger than I thought You were
record, but it really didn’t catch my attention
until I heard our son, Sam, lead this song at
the McNeese BCM. My wife suggested it to
me and it was the perfect song for this prayer
time… and it is super easy to play with the cut
capo!
Listening back to the recording, the rhythm is
pretty straightforward…however, when Sam
lead it, he syncopated the first chord change
going from the A/C# to the D, playing the D on
Verse 2
I believe But help my unbelief
You understand me You understand me
Help me reach The faith that's underneath
You understand me You understand me
You understand me God You understand me
the and-of-two, and I really dug how that felt. It
really gave the song a little push or swing which
can be helpful at a tempo of 63. Also, the song
is recorded in the key of C. Sam and I both lead
it in the key of A. If you want to play with the
recording, place a full capo on fret 3 and the
Bridge
A/C#
D
Esus
E
I will rest In the Father's hands
A/C#
D
Esus
E
Leave the rest In the Father's hands
cut capo on fret 5 and play with the same chart.
movement
really
makes
this
progression work, especially if you want to
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syncopate the second chord. Check out the
video to see and hear what I’m talking about.
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D2 | Esus
Chorus
I had listened to this song before on the Passion
bass
| A/C#
Verse 1
A/C#
D
Esus
Speak to me When the silence steals my voice
A/C#
D
Esus
E
You understand me You understand me
A/C#
D
Esus
E
Come to me In the valley of unknowns
A/C#
D
Esus
E
You understand me
You understand me
A/C#
D
Esus
E
You understand me God
You understand me
was for the guests we would see at Easter and
The
D2 | Esus
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