Worship Musician October 2017 | Page 44

TUNING IN
[ NEW FROM CHURCHOUSE: “FIGHTING FOR US” | Mitch Bohannon ]
It’s the worship leaders job to select songs
that will resonate with their church…songs
that are fresh and new…songs that breathe
life and freedom into the worshipers. I believe
God introduces me to those new tunes for my
church through a variety of sources, like posts
on FaceBook, station mixes on Spotify, and
even articles like this one.
This past July, following the NAMM show,
my daughter, Sara, and I attended service
at Gateway Church in Franklin, TN. It was in
that service that God showed me a song that
would be a great fit for my church in Louisiana.
Chris Clayton was leading worship that day,
and it was the first time I heard “Fighting For
Us” by Michael Farren and Krissy Nordhoff. It
happens to be the title track from their church’s
(Churchouse) latest recording.
The lyric is incredibly powerful, boasting God
as our defender and deliverer. The melody is
accessible and has a familiar feel. Musically, the
song is easy to play and has a cool melodic
hook that is super easy to play while you lead
with the Short-Cut capo. For my church, we
play the song in the key of “B.” To play in “B”
with the Short-Cut capo, place a full capo on
fret 2 and the Short-Cut on fret 4 and use chord
shapes from the key of “A.”
“Fighting For Us” is played in 6/8 time at a
medium tempo (around 48 bpm). To play the
melody with your Short-Cut capo, follow the
blue note in Diagram 1 at 3-counts each (half
measure…on a metronome at 48bpm, every
beat represents 3 counts). For fingerings, I use
my 3rd (ring) finger on the 6th string and play
the melody with my 4th and 2nd fingers. The
third note in the melody is on top of the capo.
This is only to highlight the note in the melody
and is played with an open string. The diagram
shows the capo at the 2nd fret. This would be
fret 2 (key of “A”) or 2-frets in front of a standard
capo to play in other keys…as I stated before,
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Fighting For Us

KEY: A

INTRO: |A | A | D |

VERSE:
A

D
You are not flesh and bone
You are not weak or slow
F#m

E
You’re everything brave and bold You’re fighting for us
A

D
You are not distant or cold
Your heart’s not angry or closed
F#m

E
And even in ways we don’t know You’re fighting for us

CHORUS:
A
You won’t hold back when it comes to Your children
D
You fiercely defend us till we stand delivered
F#m

E
You’re fighting for us
Always fighting for us
A
You don’t back down facing armies of thousands
D
You speak one word and they scatter around us
F#m

E

A (intro)
You’re fighting for us
Always fighting for us
Always fighting for us

CCLI VERSE 2:
Song # 7082575
© Farren Love And War Publishing | Integrity's Alleluia! Music
A

D
For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 179545
You never close Your eyes
You’ve never been surprised
F#m

E
Whatever war may rise

You’re fighting for us
A

D
I play You move with holy grace
one step up, so my full capo is on
fret 2 In all Your miraculous ways
F#m

E
and the
Short-Cut
on fret 4.
We simply stand here amazed
Cause You’re fighting for us

Buy the song (the CD for that matter) wherever
CHORUS:
you buy your music, and encourage your
church
to purchase and learn this song with
BRIDGE:

A E
your D
team!
How great the love
The furious love of the one true Father
D

A
E
October 2017
WorshipMusician.com
How great the love
The conquering love of the one true Father