Amazing Grace

Words by JOHN NEWTON (public domain)

Music by JAMES P. CARELL and DAVID S. CLAYTON (public domain)
Arrangement by Citizens
Verse 1

G Song Structure
Verse 1
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
Verse 2
That saved a wretch like me! Instrumental
I once was lost, but now am found Verse 3
Was blind, but now I see Bridge
Instrumental
Verse 2 Verse 4
G C
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
Em C
And grace my fears relieved
G C
How precious did that grace appear
Em C
The hour I first believed

Instrumental
G Em C
Verse 3 (Repeat of V2)

Through many dangers, toils, and snares

I have already come
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

Bridge
Em Bm
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
Em Bm
My God my Savior has ransomed me
C Em Bm C
And like a flood, His mercy reigns
D Em C
Unending love, amazing grace

All words public domain.

2011 Citizens. Some rights reserved under the
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 License.
Verse 4

When we’ve been there ten thousand years

Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun!