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John Mark McMillan
I Am A Temple
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Tabbed by thatchadmiller (Twitter)
72 BPM
Intro
C - G - Am - F
(Chunky bar chords)
Verse 1
C G Am F
Deep inside me there's this burning that just won't let me go
C G Am F
You are my fire, You are my righteousness, You are my rock n roll
For the interlude and pre-chorus, start with the C on the 8th fret bar chord
and climb up from there.
For the E/F, play:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--14-----|
A|--15-----|
E|--12-----|
Interlude
C - Dm - F - E/F - Dm
Verse 2
C G
I wish I could fit you down inside my chest God
Am F
I wish that I could swallow you whole
C G
I'd wrap you up in a blanket of my skin
Am F
and you could call my body home
Pre-Chorus x2
C Dm F E/F Dm
I am a temple, I am a temple, My body is a temple, I , I am a temple
Chorus
C F
So what if I'm not worthy! So what if I'm not worthy!
G Am G
So what if I'm not worthy! You have made me clean
Intro
Verse 3
C G
I can't get over how quickly you recover
Am F
The pieces of my heart as they shatter
C G
Cause in your hands I am more than just a brand new man
Am F
And all my falling down now, well, it just don't matter
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus x2
The lead riff throughout the song is picked in these two positions. Listen
for the changes.
e|----7----8--|
B|---8----8---|
G|--5----5----|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
For the rest of the guitar stuff, get creative and just play the mess out of
it. Great song to improv and riff on.
If you have any input or corrections, check out my blog for more info and
let me know if you have any songs you need help with. God bless!
