How Can It Be chords by Lauren Daigle (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
C/E
D7add4
G
Am7
G/B
Cadd9
Dsus4
D
Em7
G/D

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) I am  (C/E) guilty  (D7add4) 
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) Ashamed of  (C/E) what  I've done,  (D7add4) 
what I've become
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) These hands are  (C/E) dirty  (D7add4) 
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) I dare not  (C/E) lift  them up  (D7add4) 
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
to the Holy one  (C major)  (C/E)  (D7add4) 

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Chorus 1
G 
 (G major) You plead my cause
Am7 
 (A minor7) You right my wrongs
G/B 
 (G/B) You break my chains
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) You overcome
G 
 (G major) You gave Your life
Am7 
 (A minor7) To give me mine
G/B 
Cadd9 
 (G/B) You say that I am free  (Cadd9) 
Dsus4 
G 
Am7 
How  (Dsus4) can      it be  (G major)  (A minor7) 
G/B 
Cadd9 
How can it be  (G/B)  (Cadd9) 

Verse 2
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) I've been  (C/E) hiding  (D7add4) 
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) Afraid I've  (C/E) let   you down,  (D7add4) inside I doubt
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) That You still  (C/E) love  me  (D7add4) 
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major) But in Your  (C/E) eyes  there's on (D7add4) ly grace now
C 
C/E 
D7add4 
 (C major)  (C/E)  (D7add4) 

Chorus 2
G 
 (G major) You plead my cause
Am7 
 (A minor7) You right my wrongs
G/B 
 (G/B) You break my chains
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) You overcome
G 
 (G major) You gave Your life
Am7 
 (A minor7) To give me mine
G/B 
Cadd9 
 (G/B) You say that I am free  (Cadd9) 
Dsus4 
G 
Am7 
How  (Dsus4) can      it be  (G major)  (A minor7) 
G/B 
Cadd9 
How can it be  (G/B)  (Cadd9) 

Bridge 1
G/B 
C 
Dsus4 
 (G/B) Though I  (C major) fall, You can  (Dsus4) make     me new
G/B 
C 
Dsus4 
 (G/B) From this  (C major) death I will  (Dsus4) rise     with You
G/B 
C 
Dsus4 
D 
 (G/B) Oh, the  (C major) grace reaching  (Dsus4) out      for  (D major) me
G/B 
C 
Dsus4 
D 
 (G/B) How can  (C major) it be  (Dsus4)  (D major) 
G/B 
C 
Dsus4 
D 
 (G/B) How can  (C major) it be  (Dsus4)  (D major) 

Chorus 3
G 
 (G major) You plead my cause
Am7 
 (A minor7) You right my wrongs
Em7 
 (E minor7) You break my chains
Dsus4 
D 
 (Dsus4) You over (D major) come
G 
 (G major) You gave Your life
Am7 
 (A minor7) To give me mine
G/B 
Cadd9 
Dsus4 
 (G/B) You say that I am free  (Cadd9)  (Dsus4) 

Chorus 4
G 
 (G major) You plead my cause
Am7 
 (A minor7) You right my wrongs
G/B 
 (G/B) You break my chains
Cadd9 
 (Cadd9) You overcome
G/D 
 (G/D) You gave Your life
C/E 
 (C/E) To give me mine
G/B 
Cadd9 
 (G/B) You say that I am free  (Cadd9) 
Dsus4 
G 
Am7 
How  (Dsus4) can      it be  (G major)  (A minor7) 
G/B 
Cadd9 
How can it be  (G/B)  (Cadd9) 

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
C/E
D7add4
G
Am7
G/B
Cadd9
Dsus4
D
Em7
G/D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 76

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
D7add4: x-x-0-0-1-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of How Can It Be by Lauren Daigle, 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 G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Lauren Daigle's performance.