This transcription is not my own work; it was contributed to the site by another Caedmon's Call fan.
This file contains multiple separate chord charts. They're separated by lines like this:
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LADEN WITH GUILT
Caedmon’s Call
Intro: D2 G6/B Asus/C# G6/B D2/A (G(no 3) 1st time only) (2x)
D2 G6/B
Verse 1: Laden with guilt and full of fears,
Asus/C# G6/B D2/A G(no 3)
I fly to Thee my Lord
D2 G6/B
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
Asus/C# G6/B D2
But in Thy written Word
D2/F# G A
The volumes of my Father's grace,
Bm A Gm
Does all my griefs assuage
D A
Here I behold my Savior's face,
G Asus/C# G6/B
In every page
D2 G6/B
Verse 2: This is the field where hidden lies,
Asus/C# G6/B D2/A G(no 3)
The pearl of price unknown
D2 G6/B
That merchant is divinely wise,
Asus/C# G6/B D2
Who makes the pearl his own
D2/F# G A
Here consecrated water flows,
Bm A Gm/Bb
To quench my thirst of sin
D A
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
G Asus/C# G6/B
No danger dwells within
Fill: D2 G6/B Asus/C# G6/B D2/A (G(no 3) 1st time only) (2x)
D2 G6/B
Verse 3: This is the judge that ends the strife,
Asus/C# G6/B D2/A G(no 3)
Where wit and reason fail
D2 G6/B
My guide to everlasting life,
Asus/C# G6/B D2
Throughout this gloomy vale
D2/F# G A
Oh may Thy counsels mighty God,
Bm A Gm
My roving feet command
D A
Nor I forsake the happy road,
G G/A D
That leads to Thy right hand
Chords used:
D2 --0-- G6/B --0-- Asus/C# --0--
--3-- --3-- --3--
--2-- --0-- --2--
--0-- --0-- --x--
----- --2-- --4--
----- ----- -----
D2/A --0-- G(no 3) ----- Gm --3-- G/A --3--
--3-- --3-- --3-- --3--
--2-- --0-- --3-- --0--
--0-- --0-- --5-- --0--
--0-- ----- --5-- --0--
----- ----- --3-- -----
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Laden With Guilt
Words: Isaac Watts music: Sandra McCracken
c. 2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP)
D G
Vs.1 Laden with guilt and full of fears,
A G D
I fly to Thee my Lord
D G
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
A G D
But in Thy written Word
G A
The volumes of my Father's grace,
Bm A Gm9/Bb
Does all my griefs assuage
D A G
Here I behold my Savior's face, In every page
Vs.2 This is the field where hidden lies,
The pearl of price unknown
That merchant is divinely wise,
Who makes the pearl his own
Here consecrated water flows,
To quench my thirst of sin
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
No danger dwells within
instrumental section
Vs.3 This is the judge that ends the strife,
Where wit and reason fail
My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale
Oh may Thy counsels mighty God,
My roving feet command
Nor I forsake the happy road,
That leads to Thy right hand
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