Artist: Steven Curtis Chapman
1. Song: Speechless
CD: Speechless
    c1999
Tabbed by: Takamine
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This tab is of a live promo performance he gave of this song for the 700 Club.
It's extremely similar to the album version except he left out the intro and outro.
For this rendition, his acoustic was tuned down a half step (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) but
to play along with the cd, you must tune down a full step (D-G-C-F-A-D).

 For simplicity, all chords and tabulation will be shown as if in standard tuning.

Tuning: D-G-C-F-A-d (down full step)

Chords:(not correct names but close enough)
B4- x24400             Emaj7- 079800          D6- x57700
C#m2(a)- x46600        E5- 079900
C#m2(b)- 9x9800        F#m4- 202200
A2- x02200             G#m6- 4x4400

Riff A:
d---0----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-------0----0------0-----0-------|
A---0----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-------0----0------0-----0-------|
F--13---13----13---------11----11----11-------8----8------9-----9-------|
C--14---14----14---------13----13----13-------9----9-----11----11-------|
G---0----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-------0----0------0-----0-------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff B:
d---0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----|
A---0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----|
F---6-----8------9-----11-----9-----8-----|
C---7-----9-----11-----13----11-----9-----|
G---0-----0------0------0-----0-----0-----|
D-----------------------------------------|


Riff C:
d---0----0----0---------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0---|
A---0----0----0---------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0---|
F---9----4----2---------6-----8-----9---|--11-----9-----8---|
C---9----4----2---------7-----9----11---|--13----11-----9---|
G---7----2----0---------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0---|
D---0----0----0-------------------------|-------------------|



Intro:
Riff A x4      Riff B x4        Riff C  X2




Verse 1:

B4
    Words fall like drops of rain
C#m2(a)                   A2
    My lips are like clouds
B4
    I say so many things
C#m2(a)                A2
    Trying to figure you out
B4
    But as mercy opens my eyes
C#m2(a)                        A2
    My words are stolen away
C#m2(a)                                    A2
    With this breathtaking view of your grace


Chorus:

                Emaj7    E5            F#m4
    And I am speechless, I'm astonished and amazed
           C#m2(a)                A2
    I am silenced by your wondrous grace
                  Emaj7     E5
    You have saved me
                 C#m2(b)                  A2
    You have raised me from the grave
              Emaj7  E5           F#m4
    I am speechless in Your presence now
          C#m2(a)              A2
    I'm astounded as I consider how
                  F#m4  G#m6             A2    B4
    You have shown us a love that leaves us
        Riff C
    Speechless


Verse 2:

    So what kind of love could this be
    That would trade heaven's throne for a cross
    And to think You still celebrate
    Over finding just one who was lost
    And to know you rejoice over us
    The God of this whole universe
    Is a story that's too great for words


Repeat Chorus


Speechless

Speechless

                F#m4
Oh, how great is the love
                                       C#m2-C#m-C#m2-C#m
The Father has lavished upon us
      F#m4            G#m6
That we should be called
  A2                             D6-C#m2(a)
Sons and Daughters of God

     F#m4-G#m6-A2-B4-A2

     G#m6-A2-B4-C#m2(a)-B4-A2

Chorus