The Story I Tell

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[Verse 1]
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I was the harlot sitting down by the well
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I was the leper who was told not to tell
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I was so paralysed I never had moved
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Until four of my friends who wouldn’t give in went and busted up a roof

[Verse 2]
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I was the widow who gave up my last dime
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I was the blind man with the mud in his eye
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I was the woman known by too many men
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But as I covered my face He uncovered His grace as I heard stones hit the sand

[Chorus 1]
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Oh, nobody knew the troubles I’d seen, nobody knew my shame
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Nobody knew the places I’d been, I didn’t know how to change
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But He saw a hope that I did not see, He saw a better way
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And the unbelievable thing about the story I tell is that
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You don’t even know my name

[Verse 3]
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I was the prodigal who was lost but not found
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I was made saved the day the swine were all drowned
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I was the thief who was hung out to die
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But the Son of Man looked at my cross I was bearing and decided to give me life

[Chorus 1]
 G    Am
Oh, nobody knew the troubles I’d seen, nobody knew my shame
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Nobody knew the places I’d been, I didn’t know how to change
Am
But He saw a hope that I did not see, He saw a better way

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And the unbelievable thing about the story I tell is that

You don’t even know my name

[Bridge]
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody even knows my name

[Verse 4]
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I am the homeless wandering round on your street
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I live across the world with nothing to eat
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I’m locked in prison with chains on my dreams
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And when you see me every day but you look the other way it’s like a slap across my cheek

[Chorus 2]
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Oh, nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen, nobody knows my shame
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Nobody knows the places I’d been, I don’t know how to change
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But He sees a hope that I do not see, He sees a better way
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And the unbelievable thing about the story I tell is that
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You don’t even know my name
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You see the unbelievable thing about the story I tell is that
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You don’t even know my name

[Outro]
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody even knows my name
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody
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Nobody nobody even knows my name