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verse 1
Fm9 Bb7sus
Lord, we take this journey
Db C7sus Fm11
To find a promised land
Bb7sus
Lord, we take this journey
Db7 C7sus4 F5
To find a promised land
Bb7 Db5 C7sus
And we believe in your power
Bb7 Db5 C7sus
We believe in your power
Eb9 E7/11+ Ab9 Db7 Bb7
We believe in your power
Db7
But the end is close at hand
Fm9 Bb7/F
Lord, these men are hungry
Bbm7 Bbm7/Eb
There just hasn't been enough
AbM7 C7/9+
And the journey's been so rough
Fm9 Bb7/F
And, Lord, these men are hurting
Bbm7 Bbm7/Eb
They implore me to go back
AbM7 F7sus4
As the planks beneath them crack
Pre-Chorus
Ab/Bb Bb/C
And I know it's my responsibility
Ab/Bb
But I'm starving too
And I hurt, I do
Bb/C
And I'm lost
Ab/Db Bb/D
I believe in my responsibility
Ab/Eb
But I need to see
C7/9+ C7+
If the fruits will be worth the cost
So I'm begging you, Lord
Fm7 Eb/G Ab6
You gotta stop, take a look
Bb7
At your children who believe in this promised land
Fm7 Eb/G
Have mercy, Lord
Ab6 Bb7
Stop their suffering and their woe
Fm7 Eb/G Ab6
Stop, shine your light on these children
Bb7 Ab7+
Who have faith in your guiding hand
Db7
I'm just begging Lord
C7+ Fm9 Bb7/F
?Cause there's no place else to go
Fm9 Db13 C7+
I know I am unworthy, Lord
verse 2
Fm9 Bb7/F
Lord, this ship is crowded
Bbm7 Bbm7/Eb
And the men are tired an worn
Ab2 C7/9+
But another baby's born
Fm9 Bb7/F
And, Lord, this ship is broken
Bbm11 Bbm7/Eb
And the sails are ripped and old
AbM7 F7sus4
But the winds are rough and cold
Pre-Chorus
Ab6/Bb Bb6/C
And I know it's my responsibility
Ab6/Bb
When I ride the sea
Bb6/C
These men turn to me for a sign
Ab/Db Bb/D
I believe in my responsibility
Ab/Eb
But I can't be sure
C7+/E
When it's time for your light to shine
So I'm begging you, Lord
Fm7
To make it stop
Eb/G Ab6
Take a look at your children
Bb7
Who believe in this promised land
Fm7 Eb/G
Have mercy, Lord
Ab Bb7
Give a sign to let us know
Fm7 Eb/G Ab6
Stop, shine your light on these children
Bb Ab7+
Who have faith in your guiding hand
Db7
I'm just begging, Lord
C7+
?Cause there's no place else to go
Bridge
Db2 Db2/C
Lord, save this child
Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb Db2/C
Lord, save my soul
Db2/Gb
I am unworthy
Db2 Db2/C
Lord, take my hand
Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb Db2/C
Lord, take my heart
Db2/Gb
I am unworthy
Db2 Db2/C
Lord, give me hope
Db2/Bb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Gb
I am not strong enough
Db2/Bb Db2/C
Lord, give me life
Gb11
I am unworthy
I am unworthy
Final Chorus
Fm Eb/G Ab6
Stop, take a look
At the children, at the children
Bb Bb7
Who believe in this promised land
Fm7 Eb/G
You gotta have mercy, Lord
Fm7 Eb/G
Have mercy, Lord
Ab Bb7
Give us strength so that we can grow
Fm7 Eb/G Ab6
Stop, shine your light
Bb Ab7+
On these children who have faith in the divine
Db9 C7sus
I'm just begging, Lord
Db9 C7sus
I'm just begging you, Lord
Db2
I know I am unworthy
N.C.
But there's no place else to go
F Dm7 Bbdim7 Gm7
A new world calls across the ocean
Bbdim7 Gm7 F/C
A new world calls across the ocean
Dm7 F Eb F
A new world calls across the sky
Written by Jason Robert Brown/Mykal Kilgore