Unless the Lord Shall Build the House
Written by: Dwight Armstrong
Tabbed By: Xaxu
Tuning: Standard

I take no credit for this tab. I could not find the 
one who made this tab, credit goes to them.

Info: Key of Eb play chords as if in the key of D. 
Capo: 1 



VERSE 1

            G (320003@1)        A7 (x02020@1)      D (xx0232@1)               A7 (x02020@1)              DUn-less (xx0232@1)the Lord shall build the house, The wear-y build-ers toil in vain,

            D7 (xx0212@1)           G (320003@1)                             D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)  DUn-less (xx0232@1)the Lord the cit-y shields, The guards main-tain a use-less watch.

            A (x02220@1)      A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)    A7 (x02020@1)DIn (xx0232@1)vain you rise ere morn-ing break.  And late your night-ly vig-ils keep,

             D7 (xx0212@1)              G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)    A7D
And bread of anx-ious care par-take, God gives to His be-lov-ed sleep.

 

VERSE 2

              G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)               A7 (x02020@1)             DLo, (xx0232@1)chil-dren are the gift of God, And sons the bless-ing He com-mands,

              A (x02220@1)       A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)       A7 (x02020@1)       DThese (xx0232@1)whom in youth-ful days be-stowed, Are like the shafts in war-rior's hands,

           A (x02220@1)        A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)          A7D
And hap-py they whose quiv-ers bear, Full store of ar-rows such as these,

            D7 (xx0212@1)               G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)   A7 (x02020@1) DThey (xx0232@1)in the gate are free from fear, And bold-ly face their en-e-mies.

 

VERSE 3

            G (320003@1)       A7 (x02020@1)      D (xx0232@1)                 A7 (x02020@1)             DThat (xx0232@1)man is blest who fears the Lord, Who lives and walks in all His ways

           A (x02220@1)    A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)          A7 (x02020@1)DFor (xx0232@1)of his la-bor shall he eat, And he shall pros-per all his days.

               A (x02220@1)  A7 (x02020@1)      D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)  A7 (x02020@1)   DHis (xx0232@1)wife shall be a fruit-ful vine, His chil-dren all like ol-ive plants.

            D7 (xx0212@1)              G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)           A7D
Be-hold the man who fears the Lord, To him His blessing will af-ford.