Verse 1:
Cm
When I was born you were my breath
Cm
You warmed my skin against your breast
Cm7
You were my food You were my light
F
You were my morning and my night
Ab
It’s always only ever been
EbG7Cm
It’s always only ever been You
Verse 2:
Cm
And then I met you on the wall
Cm
You were seventeen inches tall
Cm7A painted smile across your face
F
I prayed for heaven, prayed for grace
Ab
I gave my life when I was ten
Eb
I prayed in tongues was born again
AbG7CmEb7
It’s always only ever been You
Chorus 1:
AbEb
You were there, as the world unfolded harsher fare
DmBb
As the spiral pared the seams, and the brand new colors gleamed
Eb
I could only think of you
AbEb
You were there, every broken heart and tangled care
BbG
Jesus, Savior, Lord and King; oh my friend and everything
CmC7
It was always only You
Verse 3:
Fm
I saw the writing on the wall
Fm
You were a man and that was all
Fm7
There was no God in heaven above
Bb
There was no perfect saving love
Db
It was always only ever me
AbC7Fm
It was always only me
Interlude:
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Verse 4:
Cm
And then my world was torn apart
Cm
I felt a ground, I felt a heart
Cm7
And all the universe was one
F
Just like a Father, Spirit, Son
Ab
My heart is open once again
EbA distant love, a forlorn friend
AbG7CmEb7
Maybe it’s always ever been You
Chorus 2:
AbEb
If you are there as the world unfolds its harsher fare
DmBb
As the spiral pairs the seams, as the holy haunts my dreams
Eb
I will stay right here with You
AbEb
You were there, every broken heart and tangled care
BbG
Jesus, Teacher, Brahman Light; Son of God and Source of Life
Cm
And it’s always only You
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