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