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