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From: Dbl Klick 
Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 13:35:44 EDT
Subject: a/avalon/testify_to_love.crd

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Song: "Testify to Love"
Artist: Avalon
Album: "A Maze of Grace"
Written by: Paul Field, Henk Pool, Ralph Van Manen, & Robert Riekerk
Copyright 1996 Windswept Music
Tabbed by: Matt James (Dblklick@aol.com)
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NOTE: This is the album, not radio version of this song.
This song is very easy to play, and one of the best.  I have included the
*full* lyrics - the female background parts as well; they are in parentheses.
The "D*" is a regular D chord that you basically strum *down-up* before going
on, but it's optional (you don't have to play it if you don't want to - it
just makes it a little more "real" sounding).
 Please e-mail me at Dblklick@aol.com and let me know what you think. - Matt

Here is how you play each chord:

  G        EM       D        C        AM       E
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
320003   022000   000232   032010   002210   022100
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INTRO: G     C  EM  G   C    G     C  EM  G   C

VERSE 1:
G                      C
All the colors of the rainbow
EM       G            C
All the voices of the wind
G                       C
Every dream that reaches out
    AM              G               C
That reaches out to find where love begins         D*
G                   C
Every word of every story
EM    G             C
Every star in every sky
G                  C     AM           G            C
Every corner of creation lives to testify


CHORUS 1:
G                      C
For as long as I shall live
        D         G
I will testify to love
                           C           EM             G
I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
                    C
With every breath I take
            D             G
I will give thanks to God above
                       C
For as long as I shall live
       D          G
I will testify to love


VERSE 2:
G                         C
>From the mountains to the valleys
EM        G           C
>From the rivers to the sea
G                      C
Every hand that reaches out
      AM                G            C                       D*
Every hand that reaches out to offer peace  (Hand of peace, oh)
G                  C
Every simple act of mercy
EM    G              C
Every step to Kingdom come
G                      C          AM                G        C
All the hope in every heart will speak what love has done


-CHORUS 1-


BRIDGE:
G
Colors of the rainbow

Voices of the wind
                   AM        C        G
Dream that reaches out where love begins

Word of every story

Star in every sky
                   C    G
Corner of creation testify

Mountains to the valleys
(testify)

Rivers to the sea
(testify)
                         C     G
Hand that reaches out to offer peace

Simple act of mercy
(testify)

Kingdom come
(testify)
                  AM        C        G
Every heart will speak what love has done

Colors of the rainbow
(testify)

Voices of the wind
(testify)
                   AM        C        G
Dream that reaches out where love begins

Word of every story
(testify)

Star in every sky
(testify)
                  C     G E
Corner of creation testify


CHORUS 2:
G                            C
       For as long as I shall live
(For      as      long          as)
        D          G
I will testify to love
(I     shall     live)
                             C           EM             G
  I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
(I'll Testify,  testify,  all  my  life  I'll   testify)
                      C
  With every breath I take
(Every breath I take)
              D            G
  I will give thanks to God above
(Give        thanks        and)
                       C
For as long as I shall live
(testify, testify)
        D
I will testify


-CHORUS 1-

CHORUS 3:
G                            C
       For as long as I shall live
(For      as      long          as)
        D          G
I will testify to love
(I     shall     live)
                             C           EM             G
  I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
(I'll Testify,  testify,  all  my  life  I'll  testify)
                     C
  With every breath I take
(For      as      long          as)
              D             G
  I will give thanks to God above
(I     shall     live)
                       C
For as long as I shall live
(I'll testify,  testify,  all  my  life)
        D         G
I will testify to love
(I'll testify)


CHORUS 4:
              C
Testify your ways, testify 
(Every breath I take)
      D          G
 your truth      testify  your life
(Give thanks and testify, testify)
C              D       G
your love and mercy
(All my life I'll testify) 


-REPEAT CHORUS 4-