Casting Crowns - This Is Now 4/4 Time: Whole Step Down Tuning(D G C F A D): Key of C: Chords: C: X32010 C/B(Cadd9/B): X20010 Am(Am7): X02010 Dm(Dsus2): X00320 F(Fmaj7): X03210 C/Bb: X10010 Intro: C C/B Am F Whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… Verse 1: C Standing at the water's edge Am I dropped my dreams when I dropped my nets C No hesitation no regrets Dm C I followed you but that was then and this is now Verse 2: C You washed my feet and you changed my name Am I swore I'd never be the same F Just like the tides I guess people change Dm C 'Cause that was then and this is now Chorus: C/B I wish I could go back but I don't know how Am I remember when I stood my ground, I swore I'd never let you down F I want to be that man again C But that was then and this now C/B Am F Whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… Verse 3: C I watched the blind man lift his head Am And look his savior in the eyes F I heard a dead man take a breath C Dropped to my knees as I watched him rise Verse 4: C And I felt the sea beneath my feet Am As I stepped out on the angry waves F But you saw the storm raging within C You reached out and calmed me then but this is now Chorus: C/B I wish I could go back but I don't know how Am I remember when I stood my ground, I swore I'd never let you down F I want to be that man again, but that was then Bridge: Dm And this now F C Just when I thought my sin had closed the door C/Bb Dm I see my savior standing on the shore F With arms wide open Am C/B F Just like the first time you called my name C You said that was then and this is now End Chorus: C/B My child I bore your cross, I wore your crown Am When you couldn't come to me my love came down F So take my hand I'll lead you out C Cause that was then and this is now C/B My child I bore your cross, I wore your crown Am When you couldn't come to me my love came down F So take my hand I'll lead you out, You'll never be that man again C 'Cause that was then and this is now C/B Am F Whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… C
About the artist behind This Is Now Chords:
Discovered by, among others, contemporary Christian music legend Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns received a recording contract and vaulted to popularity in 2003 with their self-titled debut album Casting Crowns. The album quickly made them one of the fastest selling debut artists in Christian music history. Lifesong followed in 2005, debuting at #9 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Both albums have been certified Platinum. The band's third album The Altar and the Door debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and #1 on the Hot Christian Albums chart upon its release in August of 2007. Ten weeks after it came out it was certified Gold.
Casting Crowns has enjoyed tremendous success in the United States. They have released eight singles to date, seven of which have become consecutive number one hits on various Christian music charts. "Voice of Truth" spent a record-breaking fourteen consecutive weeks at #1 beginning in 2003. “Lifesong” spent nine weeks in the top spot, with “Praise You In This Storm” remaining at #1 for seven weeks. Casting Crowns broke their own record in 2007 when the single "East To West" from The Altar and the Door hit sixteen consecutive weeks at #1. The song ended up enjoying the top spot for a total of nineteen weeks, now their most successful single to date.
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