Intro 
Cmaj 
 
Verse 1
                G                  C9 
The news came to Jesus, please come fast 
          G                     Em                D 
Lazarus is sick and without your help, he will not last 
        G     G7                     C 
Mary and Martha watched their brother die 
               G                 D 
They waited for Jesus, He did not come  
                 G 
And they wondered why. 
 
Verse 2
                   G                  C9                  
The death watch was over, buried four days 
        G                  Em        A             D 
Somebody said He'll soon be here, the Lord's on His way 
          G      G7            C 
Martha ran to Him, and then she cried 
               G                         D  
Lord if you had been here, You could have healed him 
              G 
He'd still be alive 
 
Chorus
                    C9        D           G 
But You're four days late, and all hope is gone 
       Em    D    C9                A         D   Dsus4 D    
Lord we don't understand, why you've waited so long 
              G                      C9 
But His way is God's way, not yours or mine 
            G                          D                  G    Db 
Now isn’t it great, when He's four days late He's still on time 
 
Verse 3
          G#                 C#                  G# 
Jesus said Martha show me the grave, but she said Lord 
              Fm                         D# 
You don't understand He's been there four days 
                   G#                       C# 
The grave stone was rolled back, then Jesus cried 
            G#                  D#                      G# 
Lazarus come forth then somebody said, He's alive, He's alive 
 
Bridge
    G#          B6sus4      E    
He's alive, He's alive, He's alive  
 
Verse 4
          A                    D 
You may be fighting a battle of fear 
                   A                F#m 
You've cried to the Lord, I need You now 
              E                          A 
But he’s not appeared. Friend don't be discouraged 
                    D 
Cause He's still the same 
             A                       E 
He'll soon be here He'll roll back the stone 
                       A 
And He'll call out your name 
 
Chorus
                    D        E           A 
When He's four days late, and all hope is gone 
       F#m    E    D                B         E    
Lord we don't understand, why you've waited so long 
              A                      D 
But His way is God's way, not yours or mine 
            A                          E                  A    D 
Now isn’t it great, when He's four days late He's still on time 
 
Tag
         A                         E                  A 
My God is great, And He's four days late He's still on time 
             D        A    E A     
He's still on time, on time