Gb* = Gb26no5 --------------- Ab2no3 Db2/Ab Ab2no3 Db2/Ab [ / / / / ][ / / / / ][ / / / / ][ / / / / ] Ab2no3 Db2/Ab Ab2no3 I've gone so far from my home Ab2/C Db2 Bbm I've seen the world and I have known so many secrets Db2 Gb6 Ebsus Eb I wish now I did not know Ab2 Db2/Ab Ab2 'Cause they have crept into my heart Ab2/C Db2 Bbm Db2 Gb6 Ebsus They have left it cold and dark, and bleeding, bleeding and falling apart Chorus: Eb Ab2 Db2/Ab And everybody used to tell me big boys don't cry Ab2 Db2/Ab Well I've been around enough to know that that was the lie Fm7 Db2 Ebsus Eb That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons Ab2 Db2/Ab Well we are children no more, we have sinned and grown old Ab2 Db2/Ab And our Father still waits and He watches down the road Fm7 Db2 Ebsus Eb To see the crying boys come running back to His arms Ab2 Db2/Ab Ab2 Db2/Ab And be growing young I've seen silver turn to dross, I've seen the very best there ever was And I'll tell you it ain't worth what it costs And I remember my Father's house What I wouldn't give right now, just to see Him And hear Him tell me that He loves me so much CHORUS ...To see the crying boys come running back to His arms Eb/Db Db Cm7 And when I thought that I was all alone Db2 It was Your voice I heard calling me back home Fm7 Db2 Gb* Ebsus Eb And I wonder now Lord, what was it made me wait so long Eb/Db Db Cm7 And what kept You waiting for me all that time Db2 Was Your love stronger than my foolish pride? Fm Db2 Gb* Ebsus Eb Will You take me back, take me back and let me be Your child? 'Cause I've been broken now, I've been saved I've learned to cry and I've learned how to pray And I'm learning, I'm learning even I can be changed CHORUS Ab2 Db2/Ab Ab2 Db2/Ab ...And be growing young, growing young Fm2 Cm6/Eb Db2 Db6add9 [ / / / / ][ / / / / ][ / / / / ][ / / / / ][ / / / / ]
Words and music by Rich Mullins and Beaker
© 1992 Edward Grant, Inc. (ASCAP)