Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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Capo 3
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
You didn't ask for this
Em7
Nobody ever would
Cadd9
Caught in the middle of this dysfunction
G D/F
It’s your sad reality
Em7
It’s your messed up family tree
Cadd9
Now you’re left with all these questions
Am C
Are you gonna be like your father was and his father was?
Am C
Do you have to carry what they’ve handed down?
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday does not define you
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
I have a dream for you
Em7
It’s better than where you’ve been
Cadd9
It’s bigger than your imagination
G D/F
You’re gonna find real love
Em7
And you’re gonna hold your kids
Cadd9
You’ll change the course of generations
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday does not define you
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
Am C
You’re my child, you’re my chosen
G D/F
You are loved, you are loved
Am C
And I will restore all that was broken
G D/F
You are loved, you are loved
G D/F
And just like the seasons change
Em7
Winter into spring
Cadd9
You’re bringing new life to your family tree now
Yes you are, you are
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
Oh, this will be your legacy
Em7
This will be your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday did not define you
G D/F
Oh, this will be your legacy
Em7
This will be your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
G D/F
And just like the seasons change
Em7
Winter into spring
Cadd9
You’re bringing new life to your family tree now
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
You didn't ask for this
Em7
Nobody ever would
Cadd9
Caught in the middle of this dysfunction
G D/F
It’s your sad reality
Em7
It’s your messed up family tree
Cadd9
Now you’re left with all these questions
Am C
Are you gonna be like your father was and his father was?
Am C
Do you have to carry what they’ve handed down?
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday does not define you
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
I have a dream for you
Em7
It’s better than where you’ve been
Cadd9
It’s bigger than your imagination
G D/F
You’re gonna find real love
Em7
And you’re gonna hold your kids
Cadd9
You’ll change the course of generations
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday does not define you
G D/F
No, this is not your legacy
Em7
This is not your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
Am C
You’re my child, you’re my chosen
G D/F
You are loved, you are loved
Am C
And I will restore all that was broken
G D/F
You are loved, you are loved
G D/F
And just like the seasons change
Em7
Winter into spring
Cadd9
You’re bringing new life to your family tree now
Yes you are, you are
G - D/F - Em7 - Cadd9
G D/F
Oh, this will be your legacy
Em7
This will be your destiny
Cadd9
Yesterday did not define you
G D/F
Oh, this will be your legacy
Em7
This will be your meant to be
Cadd9
I can break the chains that bind you
G D/F
And just like the seasons change
Em7
Winter into spring
Cadd9
You’re bringing new life to your family tree now
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