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[Verse 1]
ESoft field of cBlover
MC#moon shining oAver the vaElley
JAoining the sBong of the rC#miver
TAo the great giBver oEf the great gAood
[Verse 2]
EAs it enfBolds me
C#mSomehow it hAolds me toEgether
AI realiBze I've been sinC#mging
AStill it comes rBinging
EClearer than cAlear
[Chorus]
And hEere by the waBter
C#mI'll build an Aaltar to prEaise Him
OAut of the sBtones that I've foC#mund here
IA'll set them dBown here
RoEugh as they aAre
[Bridge]
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly
[Verse 3]
I tEhink how a yeBarning
Has C#mkept on reAturning to mEove me
ADown roads I'd nBever have cC#mhosen
AHalf the time fBrozen
EToo numb to fAeel
[Verse 4]
I Eknow it was sBtormy
I C#mhope it was foAr me a leaErning
ABlood on the rBoad wasn't mC#mine though
ASomeone that I kBnow
Has walEked here beAfore
[Chorus]
And hEere by the waBter
C#mI'll build an Aaltar to prEaise Him
OAut of the sBtones that I've foC#mund here
IA'll set them dBown here
RoEugh as they aAre
[Bridge]
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly
EKnowing You can mBake them hAoly

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Here By The Water

by Jim Croegaert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Verse 1]

E B

Soft field of clover

C#m A E

Moon shining over the valley

A B C#m

Joining the song of the river

A B E A

To the great giver of the great good

[Verse 2]

E B

As it enfolds me

C#m A E

Somehow it holds me together

A B C#m

I realize I've been singing

A B

Still it comes ringing

E A

Clearer than clear

[Chorus]

E B

And here by the water

C#m A E

I'll build an altar to praise Him

A B C#m

Out of the stones that I've found here

A B

I'll set them down here

E A

Rough as they are

[Bridge]

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

[Verse 3]

E B

I think how a yearning

C#m A E

Has kept on returning to move me

A B C#m

Down roads I'd never have chosen

A B

Half the time frozen

E A

Too numb to feel

[Verse 4]

E B

I know it was stormy

C#m A E

I hope it was for me a learning

A B C#m

Blood on the road wasn't mine though

A B

Someone that I know

E A

Has walked here before

[Chorus]

E B

And here by the water

C#m A E

I'll build an altar to praise Him

A B C#m

Out of the stones that I've found here

A B

I'll set them down here

E A

Rough as they are

[Bridge]

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

E B A

Knowing You can make them holy

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