A Greater Foundation chords by As I Lay Dying

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Intro 1

Verse 1

Reality no longer

battles perception

This letter's written to

no one

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Verse 2

Sincere,

I sought your truth and divine purpose

through myths of revelation

Guidance all wrapped up in a paper box,

Supported only so long as

my mind was the enemy

I could not in conscience hold on

Verse 3
Am 
As we face distress we must
not lose heart
Stand fast and press on,
C 
E 
Triumph awaits
Am 
As  we face distress we
must not lose heart
A 
Am 
Stand fast and press on,
C 
Am 
E 
Am 
Triumph awaits us
G 
Am 
G 
Am 

Verse 4
Am 
The powerful constant that I had once leaned
F 
Am 
on is no longer there
(No longer)
You call this shameful disbelief,
C 
Am 
A process like losing my closest friend
As we face distress we must
not lose heart
A 
Am 
Stand fast and press on,
C 
E 
Triumph awaits
Am 
As  we face distress we
must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on,
C 
Am 
E 
F 
Triumph awaits us

Verse 5
F 
Sometimes we have to watch
Am 
F 
our whole lives fall apart,
C 
F 
Before we can rebuild them again,
Am 
F 
A greater foundation
C 
F 
Am 
We watch our
whole lives
(Sometimes we have to watch
F 
C 
our whole lives)
Fall apart
F 
Am 
(Before we can rebuild them again) rebuild
them again (a greater foundation)

Verse 6

I wish there was another way,

But no amount of devotion can fix this

Verse 7
Am 
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
F 
Triumph awaits
C 
Sometimes we

Verse 8
F 
have to watch our
Am 
C 
Am 
F 
whole lives fall apart,
C 
F 
C 
Am 
Before we can rebuild them again,
C 
Am 
C 
A greater foundation
F 
We watch our whole lives
Am 
Fall apart (Sometimes we have
F 
to watch our whole lives)
Rebuild them again
Am 
(Before we can rebuild them again,
C 
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