Petra - Back To The Street
"King's Ransom"
Transcription by Jason Brown (petra_man@hotmail.com)
Comments and/or questions are welcome!
Completed 2/98


Intro:  (Dm  Bb  C)X4  

Gm                   F
It's such a paradox, it's such a mystery,
Gm               Dm/C      Dm        Bb 
Why a King would leave His throne to save humanity.
Dm                    Bb            C                Dm    A
They could not have known when they mocked Him in disgrace,
Bb                    C              Am            A 
They could not have known when they spit upon His face.

Chorus:

            Dmaj7         Gmaj9                Dmaj7/F#     Gmaj9
The Rose of Sharon wore a crown of thorns that day,
    Em              Em/D                   Bm    A
The carpenter had a nail right through His hand.
    Dmaj7  Dmaj7/C#   Dmaj7/B  Dmaj7/A   Amaj7/C#      Bm7      
The Master   of   the Earth    became a  servant of no worth,
    G    D/F#     Em     Em/D   A
And paid a king's ransom for my soul,
   G    D/F#     Em     Em/D   A
He paid a king's ransom for my soul. (2nd time to bridge)

Gm                    F      
Creator of the Earth, Name above all names,
Gm                 Dm/C  Dm      Bb
Some just stood in unbelief when listening to His claims.
Dm                  Bb              C                  Dm   A
They could not have known when they hit Him with their fists,
Bb                  C               Am                  A
They could not have known when they nailed His feet and wrists. (To Chorus)

Bridge:

A  G#

C#m                 A           B            C#m                 
The ransom that He paid was the sacrifice He made,
    A         B                C#m    E   G#
The life of a King in place of me.
    C#m            A           B                C#m
The shame that He bore for the rich and for the poor
C                    D           E           
changed His crown of thorns into glory.

    Dmaj7  Dmaj7/C#   Dmaj7/B  Dmaj7/A   Amaj7/C#      Bm7      
The Master   of   the Earth    became a  servant of no worth,
    G    D/F#     Em     Em/D   A
And paid a king's ransom for my soul,
   G    D/F#     Em     Em/D   A
He paid a king's ransom for my soul.

Dm Bb C, vamp out.