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This Is The Kingdom chords by Skillet (Official Version)

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Em
D
C
Am
G

Intro 1

This is the kingdom, kingdom

Verse 1
This is the kingdom, kingdom
Em 
D 
Everybody's building empires
C 
Am 
Building walls high in the name of glory
Em 
D 
Everybody's hanging high wires
C 
Am 
It's a fine line, it's an age-old story

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Pre-chorus 1

Em

The first will be last

D

And the last will be kings

C

The small will be great

Am

And the great will be weak

Em

D

Everybody's building empires

C

Am

But it's our time

Chorus 1
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Heaven coming down
G 
D 
to the corners of the Earth
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Come alive in us,
G 
D 
gonna light up this whole world
C 
Em 
This is for freedom, freedom
G 
D 
To break off every chain
C 
Em 
G 
D 
This is the kingdom

Verse 2
Em 
D 
Blessed are the bound and broken
C 
Am 
You're a citizen, and your faith will prove it
Em 
D 
Blessed are the persecuted
C 
And the wounded,
Am 
you'll be crowned as rulers

Pre-chorus 2

Em

The first will be last

D

And the last will be kings

C

The small will be great

Am

And the great will be weak

Chorus 2
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Heaven coming down
G 
D 
to the corners of the Earth
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Come alive in us,
G 
D 
gonna light up this whole world
C 
Em 
This is for freedom, freedom
G 
D 
To break off every chain
C 
Em 
G 
D 
This is the kingdom

Bridge 1
C 
Em 
Forever (forever), forever (forever)
G 
D 
Everything else is gonna fade away
C 
Em 
It stands forever (forever), forever (forever)
G 
D 
Everything else is gonna fade away
C 
Em 
We stand together, together
G 
D 
One heart, one voice, one name
C 
It stands forever (forever),
Em 
G 
D 
forever (forever), forever
This is the kingdom
This is the kingdom, kingdom
This is the kingdom

Chorus 3
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Heaven coming down
G 
D 
to the corners of the Earth
C 
This is the kingdom
Em 
Come alive in us,
G 
D 
gonna light up this whole world
C 
Em 
This is for freedom, freedom
G 
D 
To break off every chain
C 
Em 
G 
D 
This is the kingdom
C 
Em 
G 
D 
This is the kingdom

Outro 1

Em

This is the kingdom, kingdom

This is the kingdom, kingdom

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Em
D
C
Am
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E minorBPM: 65

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of This Is The Kingdom by Skillet, 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 E minor. It suits players who want to learn This Is The Kingdom the way Skillet intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

This Is The Kingdom

Skillet

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