Intro:
G  G/F#  G  Gsus  |  C  /  G/B  /  |  Am7  /  /  /  :||

Verse 1:
          G      G/F#  G      C         G/B    Am7
You could plant  me    like a tree be - side a river
          G     G/F#  G     C          
You could tan - gle   me in soil 
           Em    Em7  C              
And let my roots run  wild
            G      G/F#  G      C         G/B    Am7
And I would blos - som   like a flower in the desert
            C    G/B    Am7
But for now just let me cry

Verse 2:
          G      G/F#  G      C      G/B  Am7
You could raise  me    like a banner in a battle
    G     G/F#  G        C              Em    Em7  C
Put vic - tor - y like a fire behind my shi - ning eyes
            G     G/F#  G       C        G/B     Am7
And I would drift like  falling snow o - ver the embers
G/B      C             G/B    Am7  G/B
But for now just let me lie

Chorus 1:
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  G/F#  G  Gsus  |  C  /  G/B  /  |  Am7  /  /  /  :||

Verse 3:
G   G/F#  G      C         G/B      Am7
Set  me   like a star be - fore the morning
       G    G/F#  G          C                       
Like a song that  steals the darkness
       Em    Em7   C
From a world a  -  sleep
              G    G/F# G       
And I'll il - lu - mi - nate 
    C           G/B       Am7
The path You've laid be - fore me
G/B     C        G/B    Am7  G/B
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/B            D
But not before You show me how to die
    C              G/B            D
Oh, not before You show me how to die

Verse 4:
   G   G/F# G         C        G/B     Am7
So let  me  go like a leaf u - pon the water
       G      G/F#  G    C                Em  Em7 C
Let me brave  the   wild currents flowing to  the sea
           G    G/F#  G         C    G/B    Am7
And I will dis - ap - pear in - to a deeper beauty
G/B     C        G/B       Am7  
But for now just stay with me
G/B      C        D         G
God, for now just stay with me

Ending:
(G)  G/F#  G  Gsus  |  C  /  G/B  /  |  Am7  /  Dsus D  |
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