Five Iron Frenzy – On Distant Shores (Guitar)

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  I have been scarred so deep by life and cold despair,

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  and brittle bones were broken far beyond repair.

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I have leveled lies so deep, the truth may never find.

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And inside my faithless heart, I stole things never mine.

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 If mercy falls upon the broken and the poor,

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 Dear Father, I will see you, there on distant shores.

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  I have toiled for countless years and ever felt the cost,

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and I've been burned by this world's cold, 

     C        D         G
like leaves beneath the frost.

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On my knees I've crawled to You, bleeding myself dry.

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But the price of life is more, than I could ever buy.

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 If mercy falls upon the broken and the poor,

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 Dear Father, I will see you, there on distant shores.

    Em
And off of the blocks,

      D 
I was headstrong and proud,

       C                         B
at the front of the line for the card-carrying, highbrowed.

     Em
With both eyes fastened tight,

     D
yet unscarred from the fight.

 C                       B
Running at full tilt, my sword pulled from its hilt.

Em                                   D
It's funny how these things can slip away,

          C                             B
our frail deeds, the last will wave good-bye.

      Em                             D
It's funny how the hope will bleed away,

         C                      B
the citadels we build and fortify. Good-Bye.

Em
Night came and I broke my stride,

   D
I swallowed hard, but never cried.

     Em
When grace was easy to forget,

 D
I'd denounce the hypocrites,

 C                    D
casting first stones, killing my own.

Em
You would unscale my blind eyes,

    D
and I stood battered, but more wise,

Em
fighting to accelerate,

D
shaking free from crippling weight.

Em
With resilience unsurpassed,

   D
I clawed my way to You at last.

 C                 D
And on my knees, I wept at Your feet,

  C                      D
I finally believed, that You still loved me.

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Healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls once again.

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Jesus Christ, Light of the World,

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burning bright within our hearts forever.'

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Freedom means love without condition,

    E      F#           B
without beginning or an end.

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Here's my heart, let it be forever Yours,

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only You can make every new day seem so new.

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