With Arms Wide Open

Boyce Avenue

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
Verse 1: 
 
     C                C/B 
Well I just heard the news today 
    Am                              G 
It seems my life is going to change 
   C              C/B 
I closed my eyes, begin to pray 
      Am                          G 
Then tears of joy stream down my face 
 
 
 
 
                F 
With arms wide open 
          C 
Under the sunlight 
         C/B 
Welcome to this place 
              Am 
I'll show you everything 
               C     C/B   
With arms wide open 
               Am    G 
With arms wide open 
 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
     C               C/B 
Well I don't know if I'm ready 
   Am                       G 
To be the man I have to be 
     C                            C/B 
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side 
   Am                          G 
We stand in awe, we've created life 
 
 
 
     Am        F 
With arms wide open 
          C 
Under the sunlight 
        C/B         
Welcome to this place 
              Am G F 
I'll show you everything 
     G         F 
With arms wide open 
         C 
Now everything has changed 
              C/B 
I'll show you love 
              Am G F 
I'll show you everything 
     G         C     G 
With arms wide open 
 
 
 
 
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Verse 3: 
 
              C                     C/B              
I'll show you everything ...oh yeah 
              Am 
I'll show you everything  
              Am 
I'll show you love 
         C 
If I had just one wish 
     C/B 
Only one demand 
            Am 
I hope he's not like me 
          Am G  F    C   
I hope he understands 
Am   G  C 
That he can take this life 
            C/B 
And hold it by the hand 
           Am 
And he can greet the world 
               G            
With arms wide open... 
 
 
 
      Am  G    F 
With arms wide open 
          C 
Under the sunlight 
        C/B 
Welcome to this place 
              Am G  F 
I'll show you everything 
     Am        F  
With arms wide open 
        C 
Now everything has changed 
              C/B 
I'll show you love 
              Am G F 
I'll show you everything 
               C      C/B 
With arms wide open 
               Am 
With arms wide open 
     G         C 
With arms wide open

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Chord set

C · B · Am · G · F · A · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.