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| Song Title | Amazing Grace (My chains are gone) |
| Artist | Chris Tomlin |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | See the morning |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
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| Duration | 4:28 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Christian |
| BPM | 63 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Rec Tag 4 | Rubato |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Dove - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | Dove - Worship Song of the Year |
| Chart Type | Hot Christian Songs |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
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| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/christomlin/amazinggracemychainsaregone.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Chris Tomlin |
| Author 2 | John Newton |
| Author 3 | Louie Giglio |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Dropped shackles ✱ A broken padlock ✱ A broken padlock ✱ Broken chains |
| Explanation | ✱ Visualizes forgiveness as the physical falling away of heavy iron chains, meaning the prisoner can finally leave the cell of their past. ✱ Represents the spiritual liberation as a lock that has been physically snapped open, allowing the person to walk free. ✱ Portrays forgiveness as a shattered lock, signifying that the prisoner's bonds are broken and they are free to meet their future. ✱ Uses the imagery of snapped metal links to symbolize liberation from feelings of guilt and sin. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Objects |
| MTag 2 | Freedom |
| MTag 3 | Religion |
| MTag 4 | Grace |
| MTag 5 | Redemption |
| MTag 6 | Religion:Redemption |
| Chords ▾ | |
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| Ch Prog V | I-IV/I-I-V/I, I-I/III-IV-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I/III-IV-I/III-IV/VI-I/V, IV-I/III-ii-V-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
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| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
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| Spot-Dance | 49 |
| Spot-Energy | 17 |
| Spot-Valance | 16 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 10-19 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Rock |