If I Stand

{name:_INTRO}_ Asus A Asus A {name: Verse 1} A E A A There's more that rises in the morning than the sun E/G# F#m F#m E D More that shines in the night than just the moon Bm Esus E A E/G# F#m There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm Bsus B Esus E In a shelter that is larger than this room A E A A There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment E/G# F#m F#m E D A music higher than the songs that I can sing Bm Esus E A E/G# F#m The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance Bsus B Esus E I owe only to the giver of all good things {name: Chorus} A D F#m Bsus B Esus E Esus E So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through Bm D F#m Esus E A D F#m E And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you A D F#m Bsus B Esus E Esus E If I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs Bm D F#m Esus E A D F#m E But if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home {name: Verse 2} A D A A There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind E/G# F#m F#m E D More that pulses in the ocean than the tide Bm Esus E A E/G# F#m There's a love that is fiercer than the love between friends Bsus B Esus E More gently than a mother's when her baby's at her side A E A A There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment E/G# F#m F#m E D A music higher than the songs that I can sing Bm Esus E A E/G# F#m The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance Bsus B Esus E I owe only to the giver of all good things