For the Sake of the Call by Steven Curtis Chapman
Verse 1
E A
Nobody stood and applauded them
E A
So they knew from the start, this road would not lead to fame
D C#m
All they really knew for sure
F#m G#m
Was Jesus had called to them
A D
He said “come follow Me” and they came
F#m A
With reckless abandon, they came
Verse 2
E A
Empty nets lying there at the water’s edge
E A
Told a story that few could believe, and none could explain
D C#m F#m G#m
How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus went
A D
With no thought for what they would gain
F#m A
For Jesus had called them by name
A B
And they answered
Chorus
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
We will a—-ban—don it all for the sake of the call
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
No o—–ther rea–son at all but the sake of the call
A G#m D A
Wholly devoted to live and to die
B E A
For the sake of the call
Verse 3
E A
Drawn like the rivers are drawn to the sea
E A
There’s no turning back, for the water cannot help but flow
D C#m F#m G#m
Once we hear the Savior’s call, we’ll follow wherever He leads
A D
Because of the love He has shown
F#m A
And because He has called us to go
A B
We will answer
Chorus
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
We will a—-ban—don it all for the sake of the call
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
No o—–ther rea–son at all but the sake of His call
A G#m D A
Wholly devoted to live and to die…
Bridge
B C#m
Not for the sake of a creed or a cause
A A B
Not for a dream or a pro-mise
B C#m
Simply because it is Jesus who calls
A D
And if we believe we’ll obey
A B
And we’ll an-swer
Chorus
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
We will a—-ban—don it all for the sake of the call
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
No o—–ther rea–son at all but the sake of the call
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
We will a—-ban—don it all for the sake of the call
E F#m G#m Esus E B A F#m
No o—–ther rea–son at all but the sake of the call
A G#m D A
Wholly devoted to live and to die
B E B A
For the sake of the call Oh oooooooooh
B E F#m G#m Esus E B A
For the sake of the call
B E
For the sake of the call
