Verse 1
F C G
I've been tired and weary, heading back home
F C G
Never thought it'd be so hard walking the narrow road
F C G
Through all the toils and trials, Lord, You never left me
F C G C F C G C
So I'm finally closer, closer where I wanna be
Verse 2
F C G
A man's got a work, but the problem has been
F C G
I spent my whole life working instead of taking Your hand
F C G
Lord, won't You burn away all that keeps You from me
F C G C
I want You here closer, closer than anything
Chorus 1
F C
So take me to the center of the fire
G C
Take me to the middle of the sea
F C
Take me through the darkest of nights
G C
You can be the lamp to my feet
F C
Walk me over mountains and valleys
G E7 C Am
'Til I'm only hanging by a prayer
F C
If it brings me closer, closer
G C
You can take me anywhere
Verse 3
F C G
What I know about fire, You use it to refine my heart
F C
What I know about the ocean
G
When You tell it to part, it parts
F C
Even through the darkest of nights
G
It draws me to my knees
F C G C
And it brings me closer, closer, when I hear You speak
[Chorus 1]
Verse 4
F C G
There once lived a Man Who loved His enemies
F C
The whole world mocked and laughed
G
'Cause of what they couldn't see
F C G
He was closing on the truth that sets us free
F C
He said the poor shall be blessed
G C
And that's what I wanna be
[Chorus 1]
Chorus 2
F C G
Blessed are the broken, blessed are the weak
F C
Blessed are the hungry and thirsty
G
Blessed are those that seek
F C C/E F
Blessed are the lonely, for they will have a love to spare
C
Blessed are the poor in spirit
G C
Lord, Your Kingdom is theirs
F C G7 C [fake ending]
If it brings me closer, closer, take me anywhere
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