Matthew West - The Reason For The World Chords

INTRO: C  F  G  C

VERSE 1:
         C                                         F                                              
   There are no words in times like these,   when tears don't hide the tragedies
       G                               C
   And all you want is a reason for the world

      C                                       F
   No comfort in the greeting card,   'cause God is good, but life's still hard
            G                                 C
   And your heart just wants a reason for the world

CHORUS:
                    F                                   G
   (But) maybe the reason for the pain       Is so that we would pray for strength
                 F                                      G
   And maybe the reason for the strength     Is so that we would not lose hope
                 Am                                     G
   And maybe the reason for all hope         Is so that we could face the world
            Dm        C   F                             C     F     G    C
   And the reason for the world is to make us long for home, home, home

VERSE 2:
        C                                    F
   For God so loved your broken heart,   He sent His son to where you are
           G                             C
   And He died to give a reason for the world

      C                                     F
   So lift your sorrows to the One,   whose plan for you has just begun
        G                                     C
   And rest here in the hands that hold the world

[Chorus (start: "Cause")]

BRIDGE:
                       F                            Am               G
   Well I know you're past the point of broken,   surrounded by your fear
               F                                    Am                      G
   I know your feet are tired and weary,   from the road that you walk down here
             F                                        Am           G
   But just keep your eyes on heaven,   and know that you are not alone
                Dm         C    F
   Remember the reason for the world...

VERSE 3:
      C                                     F
   No ear has heard, no eye has seen,   not even in your wildest dreams
       G                                C
   The beauty that awaits beyond this world
   
            C                                  F
   When you look into the eyes of grace,   and hear the voice of mercy say,
           G                               C
   "Child, welcome to the reason for the world."