Intro E
Verse 1:
E A E
I chased you into the light
E B
Yeah I stayed there to see myself pure
E A E
All the ashes and scars they fail
E B E
They pale in comparison to yours
C#m B/D# E
There were footprints the size of the universe
C#m B/D# E
There were fortunes that no one could earn
E A E
So I chased you farther still
E B E
And I hope that I never return
Pre-Chorus
A E B
From the river's mouth
A E B
To the mountain peak
A E B E B C#m
Through the great divide and the valley deep
A B E
I need you to carry me
A E B
Carry me
A E B A E B
Carry me, I'm on my way
E B/D# C#m
But I'm in too deep
A B E
I need you to carry me
Verse 2:
E A E
You were calling me, into the deep
E B
Into waters that no map could find
E
You were calling me
A E
Out beyond my fears
E B E
Where my darkness finds rest in your light
C#m B/D# E
I found a fortress where I could surrender
C#m B/D# E
Where my shame didn't hide what I lacked
E A E
And so I chased you out farther still
E B E
Cause I know that I ain't never coming back
Pre-Chorus
A E B
From the river's mouth
A E B
To the mountain peak
A E B E B C#m
From the great divide and the oceans deep
A B E
I need you to carry me
A E B
Carry me
A E B A E B
Carry me, I'm on my way
E B/D# C#m
But I'm in too deep
A B E
I need you to carry me
Bridge:
E B E
I found a place where the past was forgiven
C#m B E
Where my mistakes met a grace I couldn't earn
E A E
And so I piled up my excuses and defenses in the night
E B E
Then I lit a match, stepped back and watched them burn
Pre-Chorus
A E B
From the river's mouth
A E B
To the mountain peak
A E B E B C#m
Through the great divide where the waters meet
A B E
I need you to carry me
A E B
Carry me
A E B A E B
Carry me, I'm on my way
E B/D# C#m
But I'm in too deep
A B E
I need you to carry me
A B E B C#m
From the day I was born to the end of these seas
A B E
I need you to carry me