You Were There By Avalon is a song whose main theme is recognizing the presence of God in dangers and during the dim parts of our lives.
Avalon is a Christian contemporary pop band. Their music is extremely beautiful at least for the ears of younger generation of our age. Old guys may not appreciate their music that much, but as for me, I love their songs. Hopefully, I can post more of them in the near future.
Just like my previous post, I cannot find the chords of this song over the net. However, I found a site who just simply gave some of it in separate sheet. So if you know how to read it, then hopefully this post will also be helpful for you in learning this song.
You Were There (Lyrics) by Avalon
I wonder how it must have felt
When David stood to face Goliath on a hill
I imagine that he shook with all his might
Until You took his hand, and held on tight
'Cause You were there, You were there
In the midst of danger's snare
You were there, You were there always
You were there when the hardest fight
Seemed so out of reach
Oh, You were there, You were always there
You were always there
So there he stood upon that hill
Abraham with knife in hand was poised to kill
But God in all his sovereignty had bigger plans
And just in time, You brought a lamb
'Cause You were there,
You were there
In the midst of the unclear
You were there, you were there always
You were there when obedience
Seemed to not make sense
You were there, You were always there
You were always there
So haven't I learned that my ways
Aren't as high as Yours are
And You alone keep the universe
From crumbling into dust
You are God and though we would
Not have understood You
There You were
Hanging blameless on a cross
You would rather die than leave us in the dark
Every moment, every planned coincidence
Just all makes sense
With Your last breath
You were there, You were there
During history’s darkest hour
You were there, You were there always
You were the Victor and the King
You were the power in David's swing
You were the calm in Abraham
You are the God who understands
You are the strength when we have none
You are the living, Holy one
You were, You are and You will always be
the Risen Lamb of God
You were, You are and You will always be
The Risen Lamb of God
You Were There (Chords)
Source: www.higherpraise.com
(Please note that the following is a quote from www.higherpraise.com.)
This was originally played on keyboard so it's just my interpretation of the CD version using guitar. I capo'd the first fret and played it in D. Uncapo'd, it is in the key of Eb, which is high for the guys to sing - near the end - so I've tried to transpose it to an Ab (with second fret capo'd, it's played as a G) but transposed version or to get the chords with lyrics.
Chord Chart (listed in order of appearance in the song):
D  Bm G Asus A  E  Em Gbm Dm Bb F  Am C  Gm Csus4 C3 Dm3
e-|-2-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-1-|-1-|-1-|-0-|-0-|-3-|--3-|-3-|-5-|
b-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-1-|-3-|--1-|-5-|-6-|
g-|-2-|-4-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-1-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-3-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-3-|--0-|-5-|-7-|
d-|-0-|-4-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-4-|-0-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-2-|-5-|--2-|-5-|-7-|
a-|---|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-4-|---|-1-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-5-|--3-|-3-|-5-|
e-|---|---|-3-|---|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|---|---|-1-|---|---|-3-|----|---|---|
Symbol Key:
"-(chord)"=2nd beat, "/(key)"=bass note, "()" =optional chord
Capo 1st Fret
Intro:
D       D       Bm      Bm       D        D        Bm       Bm
E-|----5-3/2----5-3/2----5-3/2----5-3/2/2---5-3/2/2---5-3/2/2---5-3/2/2-
B-|3--------3---------------------------3---------3---------3---------3-
G-|------------------4--------4---------2---------2---------4---------4-
D-|-------------------------------------0---------0---------4---------4-
A-|---------------------------------------------------------2---------2-
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D
E-|--5-3/2/2-2-2-2-
B-|--------3-3-3-3-
G-|--------2-2-2-2-
D-|--------0-0-0-0-
A-|----------------
E-|----------------
V1:    Bm      G       D
Bm      G       Asus    A -Asus/D
Bm      E/G#    A -/G  D/Gb
Em      /Gb-/G  A/D     Asus
C1:Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â A/EÂ Â Â Â Â D
GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -/Gb
G       D       Gbm/Bb  Bm -A
E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ -Asus
(D)/D
G/D-A/Db Bm      G-A
V2:    Bm      G       D
Bm      G       Asus    A -Asus/D
Bm      E/G#    A -/G  D/Gb
Em      /Gb-/G  A/D     Asus
C2:Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â A/EÂ Â Â Â Â D
GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -/Gb
G       D       Gbm/Bb  Bm -A
E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ -Asus
Dm      Bb      F       Am
B1:    Dm      Bb      F       Am
Dm      Bb      F       Am
Dm      Bb      A/Db
V3:    Dm      Bb      F/C     (C)/F-/E
Dm      Bb      C(F)    (C)
Dm      G       C -/Bb Am
Gm -/A /Bb      Csus4
C3:    Bb      F       C(Gm)/G F
Bb      F       Csus4
B2:    Bb      C3      Dm3     C3/E-(Am)
Bb      C3      Dm3     C3/E-(Am)
Bb      C3      Dm3     C3/E-Am
Bb      C3      Dm3     C3/E
End:   Bb      F/A     C3
