Defender

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TRAVIS DOUCETTE

INTRO
Em / / / | C / / / | G / / / | Dsus / D /
Em / / / | C / / / | G / / / | Dsus / D /

VERSE 1
Em Dsus D
He is near to the broken,
C2 G Bm
He is close to the weary of heart.
D Em Dsus D
In His name is a refuge,
C2 G D/F#
Safety for the weak and discarded.

PRE-CHORUS
Am7 Em
There is help for the hopeless,
Dsus D
For the wounded in need.
Am7 Em
In the presence of Jesus,
Dsus D/F#
There is power unleashed.

CHORUS
G D
Call upon the name of the Lord,
Am7 Em7 D
He’s our Defender, our Deliverer.
G Em D
A Shelter in the midst of the storm,
Am7 Em D Em C G Dsus D
Jesus, our Savior, He is King over all the earth.

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VERSE 2
Em Dsus D
I will sing of my Redeemer,
C G
Testify to the touch of His hand,
Bm7 Em Dsus D
Lifted me from disaster,
C2 G D/F#
Set my feet on a solid rock to stand.

(PRE-CHORUS)

(CHORUS)

BRIDGE (2x)
Am7(4) D
God is our Refuge, our Strength, and Salvation,
C2 Em Dsus D
A Mighty Fortress is the Lord Almighty.
Am7(4) D
There is no equal, no power beside him.
C2 Em Dsus G/B
Forever our Champion is the Lord our God.
(E/G# 2nd time)

CHORUS (2x)
A E
Call upon the name of the Lord,
Bm7 F#m7 E
He’s our Defender, our Deliverer.
A F#m E
A Shelter in the midst of the storm,
Bm7 F#m E
Jesus, our Savior, He is King over all

TAG
Bm7 F#m7 E
Our Savior, He is King over all
Bm7 F#m7 E A
Our Savior, He is King over all the earth.