Cno3 Momma, I've got two strong hands /B Am And they're fine as far as hands go F2 C/G C/E Fmaj9 I can shoulder the future, I can face the wind Am7 Gsus For the dream that I must follow C2 F/C G/C C It's a dream that could kill with its beau - ty C2 Cmaj7 Am It's a hurt that can heal with its pain F2 C2 C2/E Fmaj7 But with all of these miles that lie before me Am7 Gsus G I may never get home again Chorus: C2 F/C But I'll carry the songs I learned when we were kids C2 F/C I'll carry the scars of generations gone by Am7 Em F G I'll pray for you always and I promise you this Am7 F G Fmaj9 I'll carry on, I'll carry on I kissed the earth on my daddy's grave Said goodbye to my brave young companions But when they hoist that sail I know my heart will break As bright and as fine as the morning And I don't know where this road will take me But they say there's a place there for a man And I'm only afraid that my dreams may betray me And I'll never get home again CHORUS Am7 F G C ...I'll carry on, I'll carry on D7 F2 C2 And oh I can shoulder the future, I can brave the wind D7 F2 Dm9 Gsus G And oh, we go on, we go on but we never get home again CHORUS (4x) Refrain: And I'll carry the songs (carry the songs) And I'll carry the scars (carry the scars) And I'll pray for you always and I promise you this, I'll carry on REFRAIN (repeat and fade)
Words and music by Rich Mullins and Beaker
© 1993 Edward Grant, Inc. (ASCAP) / Kid Brothers of St. Frank
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