Learn To Play This Is Living: Hillsong

 

Title: This Is Living 

Artist: Hillsong Young and Free 

Album: This Is Living EP [2015] 

 My cousin's son is in the band. He is the one wearing the blue/black sweater. This Is Living has a Dance Pop rhythm with 4/4 time signature. Here it is in E. I really like this one. Trying to get used to the rap part! :-) What do you think?

A - B - C#m - F#m7 A - B - C#m - F#m7 

Verse 1

 A                     B
   I wake up, knowing there's a reason.
C#m                    F#m7
   All my dreams come alive,
             A          B
Life is for living with You,
               C#m     F#m7
I've made my decision.

 Verse 2

 A                           B
   You lift me up, fill my eyes with wonder
C#m                        F#m7
   Forever young in Your love
                 A             B
This freedom's untainted with You
             C#m       F#m7
No moment is wasted

Pre-Chorus 

 A               B
See the sun now bursting through the clouds
C#m                       F#7sus
Black and white turns to colour all around
A                  B              C#m
All is new, in the Saviour I am found

[Hook]
                    F#7sus - A - B - C#m
This is living now
F#7sus                 A - B - C#m - F#7sus
This is living now

Verse 2

A                               B
   You lead the way, God You're right beside me
C#m                      F#m7
   In Your love, I'm complete
                     A           B
There's nothing like living with You
              C#m           F#m7
This life You created I choose

Pre-Chorus

 A               B
See the sun now bursting through the clouds
C#m                       F#7sus
Black and white turns to colour all around
A                 B              C#m
All is new, in the Saviour I am found

[Hook]
                    F#7sus - A - B - C#m
This is living now
                    F#7sus - A - B - C#m
This is living now

Chorus 

 F#7sus       A                    B
You take me higher than I've been before
          C#m                        F#7sus
It's Your perfect love that sees me soar
              A              B
God, Your freedom is an open door
         C#m                   F#7sus
You are everything I want and more

Rap: Lecrae

Amaj7 - B5 - C#5 - F#5
Amaj7 - B5 - C#5 - F#5
Amaj7 - B5 - C#5 - F#5
A - B - C#m7 - F#7sus
A - B - C#m7 - F#7sus

Hook
                    F#7sus - A - B - C#m
This is living now
                    F#7sus - A - B - C#m
This is living now

Chorus 

 F#7sus           A                  B
You take me higher than I've been before
          C#m                        F#7sus
It's Your perfect love that sees me soar
               A              B
God, Your freedom is an open door
         C#m                   F#7sus    E5
You are everything I want and more 

With the introduction, play the A in the right hand, E-A-C#. Sometimes play it with C#-E-B.
Play the B in the r.h., D-F#-B and C#m with E-G#-B. Lastly, for F#m7 in the right hand you will want to play C#-F#-B.

I think it's a real cool song, very upbeat! Listen to it on YouTube:

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