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