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