Capo 1st Fret Intro G5 C5 G5 A5 Verse 1 G5 C5 G5 A5 You could plant me like a tree beside a river G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 You could tangle me in soil and let my roots run wild G5 C5 G5 A5 And I would blossom like a flower in the desert C5 G5 A5 But for now just let me cry Verse 2 G5 C5 G5 A5 You could raise me like a banner in a battle G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 Put victory like a fire behind my shining eyes G5 C5 G5 A5 And I would drift like falling snow over the embers C5 G5 A5 But for now just let me lie Chorus C5 G5 D5 Bind up these broken bones E5 C5 D5 Mercy bend and breathe me back to life C5 G5 D5 But not before You show me how to die Instrumental: G5 C5 G5 A5 G5 C5 G5 A5 Set me like a star before the morning G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 Like a song that steals the darkness from a world asleep G5 C5 G5 A5 And I'll illuminate the path You've laid before me C5 G5 A5 But for now just let me be Chorus 2 C5 G5 D5 Bind up these broken bones E5 C5 D5 Mercy bend and breathe me back to life C5 G5 D5 But not before You show me how to die C5 G5 D5 Oh, not before You show me how to die Verse 3 G5 C5 G5 A5 So let me go like a leaf upon the water G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 Let me brave the wild currents flowing to the sea G5 C5 G5 A5 And I will disappear into a deeper beauty G5 C5 G5 A5 But for now just stay with me G5 C5 D5 G5 God, for now just stay with me Ending: G5 C5 G5 D5 G5
