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