Verse
D# Gm
I'm living in a land of death
A# D#
The trees are burnt and gray
D# Gm
There's a smoldering smoke overhead
A# F
And the night looks the same as the day
D# Gm
It seems a miracle that I can stand
A# D#
When everyone I've known
D# Gm
Drifts up in the air with the ash
A# F
Every time that the wind starts to blow
[Pre-Chorus]
D# Gm A#
But I feel alive with a life that's not mine
D# Gm A# F
Your law is a stream in this wasteland - my lifeline
[Chorus]
D# A#
So much more than precious gold
D# Gm
are your promises my Lord
D# A#
By them is your servant warned
F
in keeping them great reward
[Interlude]
D# Gm A# D# x2
[Verse 2]
D# Gm
Your direction is marked in light
A# D#
Your law secures my wounds
D# Gm
I will meditate day and night
A# F
And in season you'll harvest your fruit
D# Gm
Though a poison should threaten to kill
A# D#
I know my savior reigns
D# Gm
And when the breezes of death leave a chill
A# F
I've got Jesus' blood in my veins
[Pre-Chorus]
D# Gm A#
So I feel alive with a life that's not mine
D# Gm A# F
And I'm believing that that is your intended design
[Chorus]
D# A#
So much more than precious gold
D# Gm
are your promises my Lord
D# A#
By them is your servant warned
F
in keeping them great reward
[Instrumental]
D# Gm F x4
[Bridge]
D#
The kingdoms of man have all decayed
Cm
The ruins of progress turn to waste
A#
The gods of greed lay in their graves
F/D
Darkness is everywhere
D#
But there's a path in the dark that has emerged
Cm
I can see a great light beyond this curse
Gm
G brilliant blaze that is your word
F/D
G beacon of hope that burns
D#
And I focus my captivated gaze
Cm
On the radiant light from Jesus' face
A#
The water of life is all I crave
Dm
Only your word remains
D#
So much more than precious gold
Cm
Is the beauty I behold
A#
Give me the glorious reward
Dm
Of knowing you, my King, my Lord
[Outro] (starts on "you" in last line, play twice and end with another Em)
Dm
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------| x4
A|------0h2-2-|
E|-0--0-------|
D#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|------8h10-10-| x4
A|-8--8---------|
E|--------------|
Cm
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|--------10h12-12-|
E|-10--10----------|
A#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------| x4
A|------8h10-10-|
E|-8--8---------|
| h Hammer-on