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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Matthew West - The Center
Tuning: Standard
Note: Throughout song, E can be played before Am as a general V/V rule. ex. In
chorus, E can be played after G, but is not in the recording.
Intro: Am F C G E
Am
I got a feeling as a matter of fact
F
It's like my whole world just came under attack
G
And I hear a voice tellin' me to turn back
E
‘Cause I must be onto somethin'
Am
It happens every single time I get close to
F
Everything I know is good and right and so true
G
It's like somebody doesn't want me to love You
E
And I must be onto somethin'
F C
So help me hold on
G
Help me be strong
E
‘Cause I don't wanna move unless You move me
Chorus:
Am F
I wanna know how it feels to be
C G (E)
Standing in the center of Your will for me
Am F
I wanna know what surrender means
C G (E)
Keep me in the center of Your will for me
Am C G E
Keep me in the center
Am
God forbid I start to think I'm on a roll now
F
‘Cause I do believe there is a battle for my soul now
G
And I can feel the world fighting for control now
E
I must be onto somethin'
Am
So help me hold on just a little bit longer
F
‘Cause all this struggle's gonna do is make me stronger
G
This is the everyday prayer of my heart
E
I just wanna stay where You are
Chorus
Inst: F C E Am 2x
F C
Lord, help me hold on
G
Help me be strong
E
I don't wanna move unless You move me
Am F C G
Yeah, yeah, oh
Chorus
Continue Am F C G (E)
End on Am
Keep me in the center
I wanna know
I surrender, I surrender
I wanna know
You gotta help me, Lord, oh
Help me hold on
Help me hold on
Tuning: Standard
Note: Throughout song, E can be played before Am as a general V/V rule. ex. In
chorus, E can be played after G, but is not in the recording.
Intro: Am F C G E
Am
I got a feeling as a matter of fact
F
It's like my whole world just came under attack
G
And I hear a voice tellin' me to turn back
E
‘Cause I must be onto somethin'
Am
It happens every single time I get close to
F
Everything I know is good and right and so true
G
It's like somebody doesn't want me to love You
E
And I must be onto somethin'
F C
So help me hold on
G
Help me be strong
E
‘Cause I don't wanna move unless You move me
Chorus:
Am F
I wanna know how it feels to be
C G (E)
Standing in the center of Your will for me
Am F
I wanna know what surrender means
C G (E)
Keep me in the center of Your will for me
Am C G E
Keep me in the center
Am
God forbid I start to think I'm on a roll now
F
‘Cause I do believe there is a battle for my soul now
G
And I can feel the world fighting for control now
E
I must be onto somethin'
Am
So help me hold on just a little bit longer
F
‘Cause all this struggle's gonna do is make me stronger
G
This is the everyday prayer of my heart
E
I just wanna stay where You are
Chorus
Inst: F C E Am 2x
F C
Lord, help me hold on
G
Help me be strong
E
I don't wanna move unless You move me
Am F C G
Yeah, yeah, oh
Chorus
Continue Am F C G (E)
End on Am
Keep me in the center
I wanna know
I surrender, I surrender
I wanna know
You gotta help me, Lord, oh
Help me hold on
Help me hold on
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