Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 Intro

Verse 1

You could plant me like a tree beside a river

 You could tangle me in soil and let my roots run wild

 And I would blossom like a flower in the desert

 But for now just let me cry

Verse 2

 You could raise me like a banner in a battle

 Put victory like a fire behind my shining eyes

 And I would drift like falling snow over the embers

 But for now just let me lie

Chorus

Bind up these broken bones

Mercy bend and breathe me back to life

 But not before You show me how to die

Instrumental

Set me like a star before the morning

 Like a song that steals the darkness from a world asleep

 And I'll illuminate the path You've laid before me

 But for now just let me be

Chorus 2

Bind up these broken bones

Mercy bend and breathe me back to life

But not before You show me how to die

 Oh, not before You show me how to die

Verse 3

 So let me go like a leaf upon the water

 Let me brave the wild currents flowing to the sea

 And I will disappear into a deeper beauty

But for now just stay with me

God, for now just stay with me