Cory Asbury – The Fathers House Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Cory Asbury – The Fathers House Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsAmGC/EFCF2F2/A

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This is the chords of The Fathers House by Cory Asbury on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am G C/E F

[Verse 1]
Am                    G                    F                      C
Sometimes on this journey, I get lost in my mistakes
Am                    G                                      F                                      C
What looks to me like weakness is a canvas for Your strength
Am                    G                    F                    C
And my story isn’t over, my story’s just begun
Am                                      G                    F                                      C
Failure won’t define me ’cause that’s what my Father does
Am                    G                                      F                                      C
Yeah, failure won’t define me ’cause that’s what my Father does

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[Chorus]
Am       G                    F        C
Ooh, lay your burdens down
Am                  G             F           C
Ooh, here in the Father’s house
Am                                                        G
Check your shame at the door (Ooh)
F                                      C
‘Cause it ain’t welcome anymore (Ooh)
Am                    G                    F        C
Ooh, you’re in the Father’s house

[Interlude]
Am G |C/E F

[Verse 2]
Am                                      G                    F                    C
Arrival’s not the end game, the journey’s where You are
Am                    G                                       F                    C
You never wanted perfect, You just wanted my heart
Am                                      G                    F          C
And the story isn’t over, if the story isn’t good
Am                            G                    F                    C
A failure’s never final when the Father is in the room
Am                    G                    F                    C
A failure’s never final when the Father is in the room

[Chorus]
Am            G            F             C
Ooh, lay your burdens down
Am            G            F            C
Ooh, here in the Father’s house
Am                                          G
Check your shame at the door (Ooh)
F                                          C
‘Cause it ain’t welcome anymore (Ooh)
Am            G            F                   C
Ooh, you’re in the Father’s house
F2                                                    C
You’re in the Father’s house

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[Interlude]
F2 C|F2 C |F2 C

[Bridge]
C
Prodigals come home
F2                         C
The helpless find hope
F2                         C
Love is on the move
F2                                     C
When the Father’s in the room
C
Prison doors fling wide
F2                         C
The dead come to life
F2                         C
Love is on the move
F2                                     C
When the Father’s in the room
C
Miracles take place
F2                         G
The cynical find faith
F2/A                                     G
And love is breaking through
F2                                     C
When the Father’s in the room
C/E
Jericho walls are quakin’
F2                                     G
Strongholds now are shakin’
F2/A                         G
Love is breaking through
F2                                     C
When the Father’s in the room
F2/A                         G
Love is breaking through
F2 C
When the Father’s in the room

[Chorus]
Am G F C
Ooh, lay your burdens down
Am G F C
Ooh, here in the Father’s house
Am G
Check your shame at the door (Ooh)
F C
‘Cause it ain’t welcome anymore (Ooh)
Am G F C
Ooh, you’re in the Father’s house
Am G F C
Ooh, lay your burdens down
Am G F C
Ooh, here in the Father’s house
Am G
Check your shame at the door (Check your shame at the door)
F C
‘Cause it ain’t welcome anymore (‘Cause it ain’t welcome anymore)
Am G F C
Ooh, you’re in the Father’s house

How to play The Fathers House: key, chords and progression

The Fathers House by Cory Asbury is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: Am, G, C/E, F, C, F2 and F2/A.

The backbone of the song is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F#m, E, A, D, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8)
Fsus2F G C

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The Fathers House chords: questions

What key is The Fathers House in?

The Fathers House by Cory Asbury is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Fathers House?

The Fathers House uses 7 chords: Am, G, C/E, F, C, F2, F2/A.

What is the chord progression of The Fathers House?

The main progression is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I).

Is The Fathers House easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F#m, E, A, D, Dsus2 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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