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Ten Thousand Years
Words & Music by Elmer Cole (1972)
Am:x02210
 C:x32010
 D:xx0232
Em:022000
 G:320003
Verse 1:
Soon I'll cGome to the end of my joCurney
And I'll mGeet the One who gEmave His life for AmmeD  
I will thGank him for the love that He gCave me
And ten thoGusand yEmears or mAmore I'll reDign with HGim
Chorus 1
Ten thousand yeDars, we'll just be stCart - Ged
Ten thousand yEmears, we've just bAmegunD  
The battle’s oGver, and the victory’s been EmwonC  
Ten thousand yeGars, Dand we've just beGgun
Verse 2:
We will juGst begin to sing love’s sweet stCory
It’s a sGong that the anEmgels could not sAmingD  
I've been redGeemed by the blood of my SaCvior
And ten thoGusand yEmears or mAmore I'll prDaise His nGame
Repeat Chorus

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Ten Thousand Years

by Misc Traditional

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Ten Thousand Years

Words & Music by Elmer Cole (1972)

Am:x02210

C:x32010

D:xx0232

Em:022000

G:320003

Verse 1:

G C

Soon I'll come to the end of my journey

G Em Am D

And I'll meet the One who gave His life for me

G C

I will thank him for the love that He gave me

G Em Am D G

And ten thousand years or more I'll reign with Him

Chorus 1

D C G

Ten thousand years, we'll just be start - ed

Em Am D

Ten thousand years, we've just begun

G Em C

The battle’s over, and the victory’s been won

G D G

Ten thousand years, and we've just begun

Verse 2:

G C

We will just begin to sing love’s sweet story

G Em Am D

It’s a song that the angels could not sing

G C

I've been redeemed by the blood of my Savior

G Em Am D G

And ten thousand years or more I'll praise His name

Repeat Chorus

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