(Bb)He
can turn the (Dm)tides
and calm the (Eb)an
gry (Bb)sea;
(Cm)He
a lone de (Gm)cides
who writes a (Cm)sym
pho (D7)ny;
(Eb)He
lights ev ’ry (Ebm)star
that makes our (Bb)dark
(Dm)ness (Gm)bright,
(A7)He
keeps watch all (Dm)through
each long and (Cm7)lone
ly (F7)night.
(Bb)He
still finds the (Gm)time
to hear a (Cm7)child’s
first (F7)prayer;
(Cm7)saint
or sin ner (F7)call
and al ways (Bbmaj7)find
Him (Bb6)there.
(Gb7)Though
it makes Him sad
to (Ebm)see the (Bb)way
we (Dm)live,
He’ll al ways (Cm)say,
(F9)“I
(F)for (Bb)give.”
(Bb)He
can grant a (Dm)wish
or make a (Eb)dream
come (Bb)true,
(Cm)He
can paint the (Gm)clouds
and turn the (Cm)gray
to (D7)blue;
(Eb)He
a lone knows (Ebm)where
to find the (Bb)rain
(Dm)bow’s (Gm)end,
(A7)He
a lone can (Dm)see
what lies be (Cm7)yond
the (F7)bend.
(Bb)He
can touch a (Gm)tree
and turn the (Cm7)leaves
to (F7)gold,
(Cm7)He
knows ev ’ry (F7)lie
that you and (Bbmaj7)I
have (Bb6)told.
(Gb7)Though
it makes Him sad
to (Ebm)see the (Bb)way
we (Dm)live,
He’ll al ways (Cm)say,
(F9)“I
(F)for (Bb)give.”
(Bb)give,
(Eb)I
(Ebm6)for (Bb)give.”
This page shows “He” by Al Hibbler in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 70 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.