Cm
I had big idea
             Cm
I had a lazy eye
                   Cm
I broke the sacred seal
              Cm    Bb
I told a lazy lie
                       Cm
I've had my conscience bent
                           Bb
I've had my patience tried
          Cm        Bb
I've been up in the desert
     Fm         Gm   Cm
And down by the riverside

Am
Will the eagle fly
                 Cm
If the sky's are true?
                Cm
Do the faithful sigh
                    Cm    Bb
Because they are so few?
                 Cm
Remember when I cried?
                       Bb
Remember when you knew?
   Cm         Bb           Fm
Remember that look in your eyes?
       Gm Cm
I know I do


[Chorus]
Bb             Ab              Bb
And count the stars to measure time
             Ab                  Eb  G
The earth is hard, the treasure fine
       Cm       Fm           Ab   Cm
To the sea I'll crawl on my knees


[Verse]
              Cm
Feel it coming in
        Bb    Cm
Feel it going out
      Bb     Cm
Water covers sin
     Bb      Cm     Bb
Blood covers doubt
            Cm  Bb
So I begin again
                   Cm  Bb
Again, the healing bow
            Cm          Bb            Fm
There was a time that I might have surrendered
    Gm  Cm
But not now


[Chorus]
Bb          Ab               Bb
Consult the cards to measure mine
             Ab                      Eb  G
The earth is hard, but the treasure fine
       Cm        Eb       Fm    Ab
To the sea, I'll crawl on my knees

Bb             Ab              Bb
And count the stars to measure time
             Ab                  Eb  G
The earth is hard, the treasure fine
       Cm               Fm   Ab
At the sea I'll wait on my knees
       Cm               Fm   Ab
At the sea I'll wait on my knees
       Cm               Eb   Ab   Cm
At the sea I'll wait on my knees