The Orphan

Bm A/C# G Em7 Bm A/C# D Bm A/C# Maybe I push when I meant to be still G Em7 Maybe I take it all too personal Bm A/C# D Jesus, how to reconcile Bm A/C# The joyful noise, the ancient land G Em7 The tug from some invisible hand Bm A/C# Em7 The dying mother weaving bulrushes G Along the Nile D A/C# Bm Float her basket over the sea G A Here on a barren shore, we'll be waiting for D A/C# Bm A tailwind to carry her orphan's cry G A Don't you worry child, I wrote a lullaby Bm A/C# I try to settle, but I just pass through G Em7 Bm A rain dog, a gypsy, a wandering Jew A/C# D All those homes where not ours Bm A/C# Then I slept one night in Abraham's field G Em7 Bm A/C# And dreamt there was no moon the night he died G Counting stars, Selah Chorus to G Bm A Bm Building you a home, building you a home A Em7 G Building you a home, we're Building you a home, Selah D A/C# Bm Float her basket over the sea G A Here on a barren shore, we'll be waiting for D A/C# Bm A tailwind to carry her orphan's cry G A Don't you worry child, I wrote a lullaby D A/C# Bm Float her basket over the sea G A Here on a barren shore, we'll be waiting for D A/C# Bm A tailwind to bring us your sweet cry G A Don't you worry child, I'm gonna sing you a lullaby Bm A/C# G Em7 Bm A/C# D