Intro: Asus4 A Asus4 A
Verse 1:
A E A
There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
E F#m C#sus C# D
More that shines in the night than just the moon
Bm Esus4 E A E/G# F#m
There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm
Bsus B Esus4 E
In a shelter that is larger than this room
A E A
There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
E F#m C#sus C# D
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Bm Esus4 E A E/G# F#m
The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance
Bsus B Esus4 E
I owe only to the giver of all good things
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Chorus:
A D F#m
So if I stand let me stand on the promise
Bsus B Esus4 E Esus4 E
That you will pull me through
Bm D
And if I can't let me fall
F#m Esus4 E A D F#m E
On the grace that first brought me to you
A D F#m
If I sing let me sing for the joy
Bsus B Esus4 E Esus4 E
That has born in me these songs
Bm D F#m
But if I weep let it be as a man
Esus4 E A D F#m E
Who is longing for his home
Verse 2:
A E A
There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
E F#m C#sus C# D
More than pulses in the ocean than the tide
Bm Esus4 E A F#m
There's a love that fiercer than the love between friends
Bsus B Esus4 E
More gently than a mother's when her baby's at her side
A E A
And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
E F#m C#sus C# D
A music higher than the songs that I can sing
Bm Esus4 E A E/G# F#m
The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance
Bsus4 B Esus4 E
I owe only to the giver of all good things
