"If I Stand" as recorded by Jars of Clay
From "Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins"
Words and music by Rich Mullins and Steve Cudworth
(Rich Mullins "Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth" and "Songs")
Copyright © 1988 BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
Transcribed by T-rev http://www.t-rev.net
It's in B Major (Rich's versions are in C), so capo 4 in G.
A second guitar can tune down a half-step and play in C.
INTRO: G2,4 Gadd9 G2,4 Gadd9
VERSE 1:
G D/F# G
There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
D/F# Em B4 B C Cadd9
And more that shines in the night than just the moon
Am D4 D G D/F# Em
It's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm
A4 A D4 D
In a shelter that is larger than this room
VERSE 2:
G D/F# G
And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiments
D/F# Em B4 B C Cadd9
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Am D4 D G D/F# Em
The stuff of Earth competes for the alle-------giance
A4 A D4 D
I owe only to the Giver of all good things
CHORUS:
G (/A /B) C Em
So if I stand let me stand on the promise
A4 A D4 D D2 D
that you will pull me through
Am (/B) C Em
And if I can't let me fall on the grace
D4 D G C Em D
that first brought me to You
G (/A /B) C Em
And if I sing let me sing for the joy
A4 A D4 D D2 D
that has borne in me these songs
Am (/B) C Em
And if I weep let it be as a man
D4 D G C Em D
who is longing for his home
VERSE 3:
G D/F# G
There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
D/F# Em B4 B C Cadd9
More that pulses in the ocean than the tide
Am D4 D G D/F# Em
There's a love that's fiercer than the love between friends
A4 A D4 D
More gentle than a mother's when her baby's at her side
REPEAT VERSE 2
REPEAT CHORUS
Transcribed 8/4/1999 by T-rev
More tab available at http://www.t-rev.net
3x0213 G2,4 (Gsus2sus4. Hammer 2nd string.)
3x0203 Gadd9
320203 G (Gsus2)
200232 D/F#
022000 Em
x2445x B4 (Bsus4)
x24442 B
x32010 C
x32030 Cadd9 (Hammer 2nd string.)
x02210 Am
x00233 D4 (Dsus4/A)
x00232 D (D/A)
x02230 A4 (Asus4)
x02220 A
x00230 D2 (Dsus2/A)
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