By Your Grace chords by Cody Johnson (Official Version)

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Ebm
Db/F
Gb
Dbadd4
B
Abm7
E
Db

Intro 1

Verse 1
Gb 
B 
Gb 
I'm a (G flat major) ware of everything that's  (B major) wrong  (G flat major) with me
Ebm 
B 
Gb 
But  (E flat minor) still You accept  (B major) me anyway  (G flat major) 
Abm7 
B 
 (A flat minor7) I      live with a past I can't get past  (B major) 
and it still haunts me
Gb 
E 
So I'm  (G flat major) askin' for the cour (E major) age
B 
to make a change  (B major) 

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Chorus 1

By Your grace,

I have hope

You've already paid

every debt I owe

Please take my chains

and make me see

That by Your grace, I've been set

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
Gb 
B 
Gb 
 (G flat major) Teach me, Lord, to seek You  (B major) day by  (G flat major) day
Ebm 
B 
Gb 
Let on (E flat minor) ly You define  (B major) just where I  (G flat major) stand
Abm7 
Let me  (A flat minor7) not take for granted
B 
All the  (B major) depths of Your forgiveness
Gb 
Because the  (G flat major) only way
E 
B 
I'm gonna  (E major) be a better  (B major) man

Chorus 2
B 
Dbadd4 
Is by Your  (B major) grace,  (D flatadd4) 
Gb 
I have  (G flat major) hope (I have hope)
B 
Dbadd4 
You've already  (B major) paid  (D flatadd4) 
Ebm 
every debt I  (E flat minor) owe   (debt I owe)
Dbadd4 
B 
Dbadd4 
Ebm 
Please  (D flatadd4) take      my  (B major) chains  (D flatadd4)  (E flat minor) 
Dbadd4 
B 
and  (D flatadd4) make      me  (B major) see
Gb 
Dbadd4 
Gb 
That by Your  (G flat major) grace,  (D flatadd4) I've been set  (G flat major) free

Bridge 1
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
I've got a  (E flat minor) long   (D flat/F) way    to  (G flat major) go
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
But  (E flat minor) Lord,  (D flat/F) I       (G flat major) know
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
There's not a  (E flat minor) step  I'm  (D flat/F) gonna  take  (G flat major) 
Dbadd4 
When You're not with  (D flatadd4) me
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
I've got a  (E flat minor) long   (D flat/F) way    to  (G flat major) go
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
But  (E flat minor) Lord,  (D flat/F) I       (G flat major) know
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
There's not a  (E flat minor) step  I'm  (D flat/F) gonna  take  (G flat major) 
Dbadd4 
When You're not with  (D flatadd4) me
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
I've got a  (E flat minor) long   (D flat/F) way    to  (G flat major) go
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
Oh, but  (E flat minor) Lord,  (D flat/F) I       (G flat major) know
Ebm 
Db/F 
Gb 
There's not a  (E flat minor) step  I'm  (D flat/F) gonna  take  (G flat major) 
Dbadd4 
When You're not with  (D flatadd4) me
You're always with me

Chorus 3
B 
Db 
And by Your  (B major) grace (by Your  (D flat major) grace),
Gb 
I have  (G flat major) hope (I have blessed hope)
B 
Db 
You've already  (B major) paid  (D flat major) 
Ebm 
every debt I  (E flat minor) owe   (every debt I owe)
B 
Dbadd4 
Ebm 
Please take my  (B major) chains  (D flatadd4)  (E flat minor) 
Dbadd4 
B 
and  (D flatadd4) make      me  (B major) see
Gb 
Dbadd4 
Ebm 
That by Your  (G flat major) grace,  (D flatadd4) I've been set  (E flat minor) free
Db/F 
B 
(been  (D flat/F) set     (B major) free)
Gb 
Dbadd4 
By Your  (G flat major) grace,  (D flatadd4) I've been set

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ebm
Db/F
Gb
Dbadd4
B
Abm7
E
Db

Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#Difficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb minorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Dbadd4: x-4-4-6-6-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of By Your Grace by Cody Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Cody Johnson's performance.