Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music – Before And After Chords

Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music – Before And After Chords

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ChordsAbEbCmBb

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[Intro]
Ab    Eb Cm

[Verse 1]
Ab
  I’m a picture of Your
              Eb Cm
  faithfulness
Ab                        Eb Cm
  I’m a miracle in process
Ab                              Eb Cm
  God I never would have guessed
Ab
  That You were working in
              Eb Cm
  the darkness

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[Chorus 1]
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb             Cm
  This is my before and after
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                    Cm
  There’s a new light in my eyes
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                Cm
  Some things the camera can’t capture
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb               Cm
  I was dead now I’m alive

[Verse 2]
Ab
  You taught my heart to
            Eb Cm
  beat again
Ab                             Eb Cm
  When everything felt lifeless
Ab
  You lifted me up from
            Eb Cm
  the depths
Ab                               Eb Cm
  And You gave me back my purpose

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[Chorus 1]
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb             Cm
  This is my before and after
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                    Cm
  There’s a new light in my eyes
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                Cm
  Some things the camera can’t capture
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb               Cm
  I was dead now I’m alive

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[Chorus 2]
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb             Cm
  This is my before and after
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                    Cm
  There’s a new light in my eyes
Ab
  Oh, oh
Eb                Cm
  Some things the camera can’t capture
Ab
  Oh, oh
Cm                    Bb
  I was dead now I’m alive

[Instrumental]
Ab    Eb Cm
Ab    Eb Cm

[Interlude]
Ab Eb Bb Cm
Ab Eb Bb Cm

[Bridge 1]
         Ab             Eb
From the ashes you make beautiful
    Bb Cm
things
Ab                 Eb          Bb Cm
  I know cause you did it in me
         Ab             Eb
From the ashes you make beautiful
    Bb Cm
things
Ab                 Eb          Bb Cm
  I know cause you did it in me

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[Bridge 2]
         Ab             Eb
From the ashes you make beautiful
    Bb
things
                 Cm          Ab
I know cause you did it in me
                 Eb          Bb Cm
I know cause you did it in me
         Ab             Eb
From the ashes you make beautiful
    Bb
things
                 Cm          Ab
I know cause you did it in me
                 Eb          Bb Cm
I know cause you did it in me

[Tag]
                 Ab  Eb
I thought it was over
                Bb   Cm
I thought it was done
                        Ab       Eb
But you always have the last word
                    Bb   Cm
And the last word is love

[Outro]
Ab         Eb          Bb   Cm
  I barely recognise my-self
Ab         Eb          Bb   Cm
  I barely recognise my-self
Ab         Eb          Bb   Cm
  I barely recognise my-self
Ab         Eb          Bb   Cm
  I barely recognise my-self...

How to play Before And After: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Before And After by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Before And After by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music is built around C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), with 4 chords in all: Ab, Eb, Cm and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Ab – Eb – Cm – Ab (VI – III – i – VI in C minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Bm, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Before And After chords: questions

What key is Before And After in?

Before And After by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music is centred on C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Before And After?

Before And After uses 4 chords: Ab, Eb, Cm, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Before And After?

The main progression is Ab – Eb – Cm – Ab (VI – III – i – VI).

Is Before And After easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Bm, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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