Not To Us Tab and Lyrics by Chris Tomlin

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January 19th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

Not To Us Tab and Lyrics by Chris Tomlin

nottousThis is great song that is perfect for doing in church congregations, People pick it up easily and for guitar players the chords are very easy to play. There are a number of people who have tabbed this out online and some have got it. I just thought I would add in my 2 cents that might help out you lead guitarists and rythm players. There is a number of different ways you could go at doing this in your church

Acoustic Guy

When you listen to the song. It is in B and the chords without CAPOing are

B, E, G#m, F#m

B – 024400
E – 022100
G#m – 466444
F# – 244322

From what I am told by people who have watched Chris Live,, said that he Capos it and plays the acoustic..

I  would recommend if you have an acoustic guy to put the capo on his 2nd fret for the chords but it is an option vs the uncapoed.. whatever works for him. I have shown it below with capo on 2.. it works very well..

Capo 2

A, E, F#m7 and D2 

Fingering looks like this

A -  00220
ASUS 4 – 002230
E – 022100
F#m7 -  DO it like this  its easier to play and it sounds way better than trying to Barre it.   – 204230   ( just curl thumb over and extend little finger to hit 4, ) 
D2 – 000230
D4 – 000233
D -  00232
Kind of a D and A shape its  – 000220 ( find this sounds really well switch between this and the D on the The Earth is Shaking section ) im just going to name it (SD) so u know.
when to play it..

You might want to dump the acoustic for this song and have the acoustic guy playing electric and doing power chords on the above chords.. instead of capoing.. But then again if you have a good keyboard playing you can have them filling out the song… the electric might just make it sound too harsh if your capoing.. and the one singing it.. So Try both.. play together with your church band.. acoustic , electric guy, keyboard, bass, drums.  then try it   electric, electric, keyboard, bass and drums.. You might find it easier acoustically…

I would find out what the acoustic guy is comfortable playing and try out both ways with a full band setting.

NOT TO US Lyrics and Chords – Capo 2 Version

Verse 1

A                                           F#m
the cross before me the world behind

no turning back
                         E
raise the banner high
                Dsus 2
it’s not for me
               A
it’s all for YOU

2nd verse

A                                                 F#m
let the heavens shake and split the sky
                                                    E
let the people clap their hands and cry
                Dsus2
it’s not for us
               A
it’s all for YOU

CHORUS:

Asus4
not to us
                  Dsus4    D       Dsus4    D
but to YOUR name be the glory
Asus4
not to us
              Dsus4       D        Dsus4    D
but to YOUR name be the glory

Before it goes into the next verse the chords play between A and D

Verse 3

A                                              F#m
our hearts unfold before YOUR throne
                                           E
the only place for those who know
                Dsus2
it’s not for us
                Asus4
it’s all for YOU

Verse 4
A                                         F#m
send YOUR holy fire on this offering
                                                       E
let our worship burn for the world to see
                Dsus2
it’s not for us
                Asus4
it’s all for YOU

for YOU

Back to the Chorus for the 2nd time. this time when you sing through the chorus it them goes into the bridge or extended chorus part with the earth is shaking part. below

CHORUS

     Asus4
the earth is shaking

the mountains shouting
Dsus2     ( SD)  Dsus2   ( SD)
it’s all for YOU
     F#m
the waves are crashing
       E
the sun is raging
      Dsus2 ( sd) Dsus2 (sd)
it’s all for YOU

Asus2
the universe is spinning and singing

DSus2 ( sd ) Dsus2  (sd)
it’s all for YOU

             F#m
YOUR children dancing

E
dancing

dancing

Dsus2  (SD)  Dsus2  (SD)
it’s all for YOU
              Asus2 A Aus2 A 
it’s all for YOU
Dsus2 (sd) dsus2 (sd)         F#m   E,  Dsus2 (sd), Dsus2 (sd)
my all for YOU

 Asus 2  A   Asus2
my all for YOU

Last Part is basically just going around on

A , D, F#m, E D… with backup singers singing the parts ” Not to us but to your name ” and chris singing  ” my all for you” about 2 more times and then  it finishes on

Going 1 more time around just the music playing

A , D F#m E D but remember when you do the A and the D go back and forth between the Asus2 and the A and when you do the D go back and forth between the Dsus2 and the (sd)   ( remember the sd) shape is the weird one that goes   000220..

Electric Guitar Guy

Ok this song has a real U2 feel to it when it opens up the electric has some delay on it
now if you want to do the bit right at the begining you need to rely heavily on the delay to see the fingerings it would like

0 0 0 16 16 0
               17 0
                    0
                    19

your finger on the 16th fret first finger i mean.. then little finger on 19 and 2nd finger on 17

I know complicated to explain.. Soon I will have video on this site.. with me showing you. ( that should be neat)

Anyway you start with your 2nd finger on the 17t and strum the 17th and 19th lifting your 17th off everynow and then so its 16 and 19…. if all that makes sense LOL.. that is the Shape that is being used.. you can hear it very clear..

Now that shapes moves down to 11 11 12 and possibly 9 9 10 either way try it out. play around you will hear it.

                                      

 

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