Intro
D D D
Verse
D
I've built up my own name
G D
but the walls couldn't stand
D
I've trusted my own strength
A
but it was sinking sand
Bm G D
So I put my ruins into Your hands
D
and watch You restore them
A G
like only You can
Chorus
D
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
D D/F#
When it's built on His name, there's
G D
nothing gonna shake this ground
A/C# Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
Am G D
no - body can tear it down
Turnaround
G D
Ooo ooo
Verse
G D
The bricks may be weathered
G D
Through storm and through fire
D
But what God holds together
A
it stands firm every time
Bm G D
Cause when my life is anchored on this solid truth
D
that whatever God's building
A G
no, it can't be moved
Chorus
D
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
D D/F#
When it's built on His name, there's
G D
nothing gonna shake this ground
A/C# Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
Am G D
no - body can tear it down
Turnaround
G D
Ooo ooo
Bridge
D
As for me and my house
G/D
we're gonna serve You, Lord
C/D
So here's the keys, come on in
G/D
everything we have is Yours
D
As for me and my house
G/D
we're gonna serve You, Lord
C/D
So here's the keys, come on in
G/D
everything we have is Yours
Bm A
Here's the keys, won't You come on in
G
everything we have is Yours
Chorus
D
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
G D
no - body can tear it down
D D/F#
When it's built on His name, there's
G D
nothing gonna shake this ground
A/C# Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
Am G D
no - body can tear it down
A/C# Bm A
If the Lord builds the house
Am G D
no - body can tear it down
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