Casting Crowns - If We Are The Body: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If We Are The Body" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       F#m7                Dsus2
It's crowded in worship today
            B7sus4 Bsus4        Dsus2       Esus4/G#
As she slips in       trying to fade into the faces
    F#m7                      Dsus2
The girls teasing laughter is carrying
                  B7sus4 Bsus4
Farther than they know
                  Dsus2  Esus4/G#
Farther than they know, Lord

Chorus:
        A
But if we are the body
              Esus4/G#
Why aren't His arms   reaching?
                F#m7
Why aren't His hands healing?
               Dsus2
Why aren't His words teaching?
        A
And if we are the body
               Esus4/G#
Why aren't His feet  going?
            F#m7            Esus4/G#         Dsus2
Why is His love not showing them   there is a way?
           F#m7
There is a way.

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks
into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
Tells him that his chances are better
out on the road

Chorus

Esus4/G#    F#m7    B7sus4   Dsus2
Jesus  paid much too high a price
                                    Esus4/G#
For us to pick and choose who should come
             F#m7 B7sus4 Dsus2
And we are the body of Christ

Chorus:
If we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way
If we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
Jesus is the way


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B7sus4

Guitar chord B7sus4

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

Dsus2

Guitar chord Dsus2

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "If We Are The Body" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If We Are The Body" by Casting Crowns.

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