Martyrs And Thieves  by Jennifer Knapp
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

            C2            G/B
 There’s a  place in the  darkness
      D9         G/B
 That  I used to  cling to
    C2             G/B           D9
 It  presses harsh  hope against  time
        C2          G/B
 In the  absence of  martyrs
             D9           G/B
 There’s a  presence of  thieves
          C2       G/B      D9
 Who only  want to  rob you  blind
             C2  G/BD9          G/B
 They steal away   any sense of  peace
                C2            G/B         D9
 Though I’m a  king I’m a  king on my  knees
       C2             G/B
 And I  know they are  wrong
           D9              Em
 When they  say that I’m  strong
        C         D       G
 As the  darkness  covers  me
 
 Bridge :
 
    D                        C9           G
 So  turn on the light and reveal all the  glory
 D     C9    G
  I am  not afraid
    D            C9         G
 To  bare all my  weakness,  knowing in meekness
 Em                   D
  I have a kingdom to  gain
 
 Chorus :
 
                G          D            C9     D
 Where there is  peace and  love in the  light 
 G     D     C9
  I am  not afraid
             G            D             C9    D
 To let your  light shine  bright in my  life 
    G     DC9GDC9D
 Oh  I...      
 
 There are ghosts from my past
 Who’ve owned more of my soul
 Than I thought I had given away
 They linger in closets
 And under my bed
 And in pictures less proudly displayed
 A great fool in my life have I been
 Have squandered till pallid and thin
 Hung my head in shame
 And refused to take blame
 For the darkness I know I’ve let win
 
 Bridge :
 
 Chorus :
 
 Well, I’ve never been much
 For the baring of souls
 In the presence of any man
 I’d rather keep to myself
 All safe and secure
 In the arms of the sinner I am
 Could it be that my worth should depend
 On the crimson-stained grace on a hand?
 Like a lamp on a hill
 Lord, I pray in your will
 To reveal all of you that I can
 
 Bridge :
 
 Chorus:
 
 There’s a place in the darkness
 That I used to cling to
 It presses harsh hope against time...