Hillsong United – Starts And Ends Chord Progression and Tab

Hillsong United – Starts And Ends Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsBmDGEmA

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[Intro]
Bm D G
Bm D G
Bm D G
Bm D G

[Verse 1]
Bm                     D             G
My soul thirsts for things I can’t explain
Bm                               D                     G
In my bones a beckoning to pray
Bm                     D                               G
If my heart is a battleground, my defences run both ways
Em
The flesh is a beggar and thief
G           Bm           D           G   Bm    D    G
But there is a Spirit-man awakening me

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[Verse 2]
Bm                               D                     G
When real life and peace won’t make amends
Bm                     D                     G
When all these starts start feeling like these ends
Bm                             D                                         G
Like the world is unravelling and I’m bound to come undone
Em
There is a shepherd, a priest
G
There is a comforter who comforts me

[Refrain 1]
D
A
And my soul finds rest
G
Where it makes no sense
D
There the blood sets me free

[Refrain 2]
A
All my old regrets
G
All my brokenness
D
All my failures redeemed

[Refrain 3]
A
And it feels like grace
G
Where I stacked my shame
D
There the cross stands for me

[Refrain 4]
A
All the things I’ve done
G
All the times I’ve run
D
All my dead ends redeemed

[Refrain 5]
A
And it looks like hope
G
Where my heart was broke
D
And His heart broke for me

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[Bridge]
G D A
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A
Lay your burden down
G D A
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A
Lay your burden down
G D A
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A
Lay your burden down
G D A
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A
Lay your burden down

G D A Em
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A Em
Lay your burden down
G D A Em
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A Em
Lay your burden down
G D A Em
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A Em
Lay your burden down
G D A Em
Lay your burden down upon, down upon Him
G D A
Lay your burden down

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Jesus my Rest in peace
G
My Reconciler
D
You’re my every good thing

[Refrain 6]
A
I surrender all
G
All I’m living for
D
You’re my every good thing

[Refrain 7]
A
You’re my amnesty
G
You’re my split-wide sea
D
You’re my every good thing

[Refrain 8]
A
All my days and nights
G
You’re my death to life
D
You’re the wonder I breathe

[Refrain 9]
A
You’re my can’t explain
G
First and last refrain
D
You’re my every good thing

[Outro]
A G D

How to play Starts And Ends: key, chords and progression

Starts And Ends by Hillsong United is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 5 chords: Bm, D, G, Em and A.

Most of the song cycles through G – D – A – G (IV – I – V – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, G, C, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Starts And Ends chords: questions

What key is Starts And Ends in?

Starts And Ends by Hillsong United is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Starts And Ends?

Starts And Ends uses 5 chords: Bm, D, G, Em, A.

What is the chord progression of Starts And Ends?

The main progression is G – D – A – G (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Starts And Ends easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, G, C, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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