Secret Ambition Chords by Michael W. Smith

[Start]

[Intro]

[Verse]
E                     A        E
■ Young man up on the hillside ■
             B   
Teaching new ways
F#m7                   C#m       A
■    Each word winning them over ■
             G#m7    C#m  
Each heart a kindled flame
E                               
■ Old men watch from the outside
               B   
Guarding their prey
F#m                          C#m     F#m A
Threatened by the voice of a paragon ■   ■
              G#m7  C#m 
Leading their lambs away
A              G#m C#m 
■ Leading them far away


[Chorus]
       A                       
Nobody knew His secret ambition
       E    A   B        A    B
Nobody knew His claim to fame ■
C#m          A                    C#m7     
He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
            E    B    C#m7
He tore the holy veil away
            C#m7                       
Questioning those in powerful positions
A          E         B          A   
Running to those who called His name
C#m        A                       
But nobody knew His secret ambition
                B7   A   
Was to give His life away


[Inst]
E B C#m B E B C#m E
■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■   ■


[Verse]
         E                 
His rage shaking the temple
                B   
His word to the wise
F#m                         C#m     A  
■   His hand healing on the seventh day
                 G#m C#m     
His love wearing no  disguise
E                              
■ Some say Death to the radical
                B   
He's way out of line
F#m                         C#m     A
■   Some say Praised be the miracle ■
            G#m     C#m 
God sends a blessed sign
Amaj7     A        G#m7     G#m   C#m
A blessed sign for troubled times ■  


[Chorus]
                A              
Nobody knew His secret ambition
       E        B        E   
Nobody knew His claim to fame
A                                 C#m      
He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
E                B7       
He tore the holy veil away
C#m7                 A                 
Questioning those in powerful positions
                     B7         A   
Running to those who called His name
    A                              
But nobody knew His secret ambition
       E        B        
Was to give His life away
A         
Oooh Oohoh
     B 
Oooh Aw
E A E B E A
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■


[Verse]
C#m    A               C#m     
Nobody knew His secret ambition
A      E                 A   
Nobody knew His claim to fame
                       C#m                 
He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
A           B7            
He tore the holy veil away


[Chorus]
C#m         A        C#m      B7       
Questioning those in powerful positions
A                    B          A   
Running to those who called His name
           A                       
But nobody knew His secret ambition
       E                 
Was to give His life away


[Inst]
B C#m B E B C#m
■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■  
B E B C#m
■ ■ ■ ■  


[Bridge]
B        
Oooh oooh
E     B C#m B 
No no ■ ■   no


[Chorus]
   E          
No no no no no
   B 
No no
C#m  
No no
           B      E   
I tell you nobody knew
                  B    C#m 
Until He gave His life away
C#m
No 
B E B C#m B E B C#m
■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■  
B E B C#m B E B C#m
■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■  


[Solo]
G#m B E B C#m B E B
■   ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■
C#m B E B C#m B E B
■   ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■


[Inst]
C#m B E B C#m B E B
■   ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■
C#m B E B C#m B E B
■   ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■
C#m B E B C#m
■   ■ ■ ■ ■  


[Outro]

[End]