Song:           Hand of a Man
Written by:     Ed Bruce and Ron Peterson
Recorded by :   B.J. Thomas on Myrrh album MSB-6705 
Album Name:     Miracle
Copyright 1980 by Sugarplum Music Co. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (Tree Group).
Posted by:      dakhouse@lcc.net (Dak)
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This is a great album from years past, the message is still with us today!
Hope you enjoy...........................it well!
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4/4 Time, Moderato

Intro:  
G      Gmaj7                          Am/G                      Gsus

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G                            G/D                             G7    C
I   have_ had  the cour - age___ to     stand    up      and   call  Him  my


G     Bm/D          Em/G                         G/D
friend_______________                    Or  would


G                D/F#        Em 
I have___  de - nied  that I'd   ev - er__   known   some - one__  like


D
Him?         Would


C         G/B    Am
I   have__ been  kneel - ing  in  the  shadows__ and   throw  -  ing__   the


G
dice?_________________                      or would

            D7/A                     D7
I   have__ been  hold - ing__ the  hand   of ____  the    man____ when He


G                                     G7
died?              1.  Would


C              G/B   Am
I  have___be - lieved__  He  made    that    dead        man       walk  a-  
I  have_________   been   one of those cho  -  sen as a  fish    -   er   of


G
round? ______ Or
men? _______  Or    would


                                                                                D/F#     Em
would  I_______   have  laughed_  at  the  loaves and the     fish - es__    He
I     have____   held     silver_ in  my hand, or been   serv - ing__      a


   D
found?        Would
 friend?             As  He 


C                                 G/B  Am
I have_ believed__ that_ His hands could_    calm    Gal  -  i-
climbed  the last mile  up  that  hill, ____ would  I  have stoned Him  or


G
lee?_______________   Or
cried?_____________   Would


D7/A   D7  2nd x to 0
would  I have driv - en__the first nail   through  His     hand   to the  
I have  been  holding the     hand            of      the      man when He


G    D.S. al CODA
tree?__________________Would 


0  CODA     G7
died?_________________Would


C                 G/B    Am
I    have_   had  the   cour - age__to stand up and     call  Him    my


G
friend?________________Or would


                                                                                   D/F#   Em
I   have  denied_____ that   I'd        ev  -  er__  known  someone     like


D
Him?_____________     Would


C                 G/B  Am
I   have  been  kneeling in  the  shadows and  throw  -  ing___    the


G
dice?_______________   Or  would


D7/A                      D7
I   have  been  holding the  hand   of  the     man__   when  He  


G
died?_______________Oh,      I


                                                                                D7/A
hope     I'll_________     be  hold  -  ing___  the   hand  of     the


D7                                                              G
man__________          when         I                die.___________________

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