Capo 1st Fret

Intro G C G Am

Verse 1
G                         C       G      Am
You could plant me like a tree beside a river

          G             C               Em    G    C
You could tangle me in soil and let my roots run wild

             G               C     G      Am  
And I would blossom like a flower in the desert

         C        G      Am
But for now just let me cry

Verse 2
           G              C       G      Am
You could raise me like a banner in a battle

       G            C               Em  G   C
Put victory like a fire behind my shining eyes

             G                  C      G       Am
And I would drift like falling snow over the embers

         C        G       Am
But for now just let me lie

Chorus

C              G      D
Bind up these broken bones

Em              C                   D
Mercy bend and breathe me back to life

     C              G              D
But not before You show me how to die

Instrumental: G C G Am

G              C      G        Am
Set me like a star before the morning

         G                    C               Em   G  C
Like a song that steals the darkness from a world asleep

            G             C           G     Am
And I'll illuminate the path You've laid before me

         C        G     Am
But for now just let me be

Chorus 2

C               G       D
Bind up these broken bones

Em                 C                D
Mercy bend and breathe me back to life

C                    G              D
But not before You show me how to die

      C              G             D
Oh, not before You show me how to die

Verse 3

    G                 C     G       Am
So let me go like a leaf upon the water

        G                C              Em  G  C
Let me brave the wild currents flowing to the sea

            G           C      G      Am
And I will disappear into a deeper beauty

G         C         G        Am
But for now just stay with me

G         C         D        G
God, for now just stay with me

Ending:  G C G  D G