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[Verse]
FGar better iF#/Ds to be with You 
EveEmn for a Cday 
Than tGo live a F#/Dthousand years 
AnEmd to never see 
OCne glimpse of Your face 
[Pre-Chorus]
GAs for me I wF#/Dant to be 
CClose to You 
AlGl my days I wF#/Dant to live 
CIn Your house 
[Chorus]
SGo take me 
CMake Your home in my heart Em  
Wash away these guilty stains Am  
MaCke me like You are D  
SurroGund me 
CCloser than the air that I breathe Em  
Because You have loved me C  
[Tag]
I Dwant to be 
GA friend of God

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Far Better

by Desperation Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#/D

[Verse]

G F#/D

Far better is to be with You

Em C

Even for a day

G F#/D

Than to live a thousand years

And to never see

One glimpse of Your face

[Pre-Chorus]

G F#/D

As for me I want to be

Close to You

G F#/D

All my days I want to live

In Your house

[Chorus]

So take me

C Em

Make Your home in my heart

Wash away these guilty stains

C D

Make me like You are

Surround me

C Em

Closer than the air that I breathe

Because You have loved me

[Tag]

I want to be

A friend of God

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