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Canaan Bound

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My wife helped me figure this one out.  
It might be played in F, but for our voices it worked better in D.
[Verse 1]
DSarah, take me Gby my Darm
DTomorrow we are CGanaan bAound
Where Bmwestward sAails the Dgolden Gsun
And DHebron's hGills are Aamber cDrowned
[Verse 2]
So Dbid your troubled Gheart be Dstill
DThe grass, they say, is Gsoft and Agreen
The Bmtrees are Atall and Dhoney-fGilled
So, SDarah, Gcome and wAalk with DmeA  
[Chorus]
Like the Bmstars acrAoss the heDavens fGlung
Like Dwater in the dGesert sAprung
Like the grBmains of sanAd, our mDany soGns
Oh, DSarah, fGair and Abarren oBmne
GCome to CAanaan, cDome
[Verse 3]
I trembled at the voice of God
A voice of love and thunder deep
With love He means to save us all
And Love has chosen you and me
Played same as chorus:
Long after we are dead and gone
A thousand years our tale be sung
How faith compelled and bore us on
How barren Sarah bore a son
So come to Canaan, come
Where Bmwestward saAils the Dgolden sGun
And DHebron's hills are Gamber crAowned
Oh, BmSarah, tAake me bDy my aGrm
DTomorrow Gwe are CAanaan DBound

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Canaan Bound

by Andrew Peterson

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Chords in this song · guitar

My wife helped me figure this one out.

It might be played in F, but for our voices it worked better in D.

[Verse 1]

D G D

Sarah, take me by my arm

D G A

Tomorrow we are Canaan bound

Bm A D G

Where westward sails the golden sun

D G A D

And Hebron's hills are amber crowned

[Verse 2]

D G D

So bid your troubled heart be still

D G A

The grass, they say, is soft and green

Bm A D G

The trees are tall and honey-filled

D G A D A

So, Sarah, come and walk with me

[Chorus]

Bm A D G

Like the stars across the heavens flung

D G A

Like water in the desert sprung

Bm A D G

Like the grains of sand, our many sons

D G A Bm

Oh, Sarah, fair and barren one

G A D

Come to Canaan, come

[Verse 3]

I trembled at the voice of God

A voice of love and thunder deep

With love He means to save us all

And Love has chosen you and me

Played same as chorus:

Long after we are dead and gone

A thousand years our tale be sung

How faith compelled and bore us on

How barren Sarah bore a son

So come to Canaan, come

Bm A D G

Where westward sails the golden sun

D G A

And Hebron's hills are amber crowned

Bm A D G

Oh, Sarah, take me by my arm

D G A D

Tomorrow we are Canaan Bound

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