God Of My Fathers Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Dsus4][D][G][Dsus4][D][G]
[D]

[Verse 1]
God of my [Dsus4]father 's[D][Dsus4]
[D]Huddled in the[G] harbor
[Dsus4]Every man[D] an
ocean from [G]his home
[A]Their [Em]captors could not keep them
[G]When they hea[Asus4]rd the drums
[G]of [D]freedom[G]
[Em]The dream of a kingdom
[G]In a l[Asus4]and they'[A]ve never kn[D]own[A][D]
God of my [G]father[D] 's[Dsus4]
[D]Strangers in this country[G]
[Dsus4]Pilgrims [D]on these
[G]dusty [D]roads[Em]
Across the great plains
In [G]the bellies of the steel train[Em]s
To stake a new claim
In [D]that [A]wilder[D]ness of [A]hope[Asus4][G]
And like my [D]father's
I am [A]looking for a [D]home
[G]I'm looking for a hom[D]e
Beyond [A]the sea
So [D]be my God and [A]guide me
Till I [D]lie [G]beneath these hills
And let [Em]the great God [G]of my [D]father's
Be [G]the great God of my [A]chil[Asus4]dren stil[A]l[D]
[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][G][Dsus4][D][G]
[Dsus4][D]
God of my grandfath[Dsus4]ers
[D]Gone these many [G]years [Dsus4]now[D]
Well, I guess they're shining like
[G]the sun[Dsus4][G][D][Em]
And I envision [G]them
Grinning at the finish
And they [Em]smile, and they smile
'Cause they [A]love to see [D]me [A]run, whoa
[G]And like my [D]father's
I am [A]looking for a [D]home
I'm [G]looking for a [D]home
Beyond [A]the sea
So [D]be my God and [A]guide me
Till I [G]lie beneath these hills
And let the great [Em]God of my [G]father[D]'s
Be [G]the great God of [D]my [A]children [F#m]still, [G]yeah,
[D]oh[Dsus4][F#m][G][Em][E][A][D]
[A][Asus4]
[A]So, now[D] we're counting sta[G]rs
[Dsus4]And counting sand[D]
Little [G]feet and [D]little hands
[G]We're count[D] ing jo[G]ys
[Em]We pray, You'll know them
As [G]You knew us when You wove [Em]us
As You hold us [G]hold them
[A]Please hold [G]them
Like their [D]father
They [A]are looking for a [D]home
[G]Looking for a [D]home
Beyond [A]the sea[Asus4]
[A]So [D]be their God and [A]guide them
Till they [G]lie beneath these hills
And let the [Em]great God of their [G]father[D]
Be [G]the great God of their chil[D]dren
Let the [Em]great God of my [G]father[D] 's
Be [G]the great God of my [A]children [D]still
[G][Dsus4][D][G][Dsus4][D]
[G]Oh, whoa

[Outro 1]
[G][D][G][Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][A][G][Asus4]