If I Stand- Jars of Clay
Written by Rich Mullins & Steve Cudworth
(c) 1998 BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
Transcribed By Brett E.



Capo 4th Fret


INTRO: Gsus G Gsus G

Verse 1:
         G              D               G
There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
D           Em                      D        C
More that shines in the night than just the moon
         Am                 Dsus  D         G   D Em
There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm
      Asus                             Dsus D
In a shelter that is larger than this room

            G              D               G
There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
D        Em                        D      C
A music higher than the songs that I can sing
Am              Dsus      D             G D Em
  The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance
      Asus                         Dsus    D
I owe only to the giver of all good things

Chorus:
          G           C             Em         Asus              Dsus D Dsus D
So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
          Am           C            Em              Dsus   D     G   C Em D
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you
      G            C          Em           Asus             Dsus D Dsus D
If I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
          Am         C       Em          Dsus    D       G   C  Em D
But if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home

Verse 2:
         G               C                G
There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
D          Em                  D        C
More that pulses in the ocean than the tide
Am                       Dsus   D            G   D/F#    Em
  There's a love that is fiercer than the love between friends
      Asus                           Dsus           D
More gently than a mother's when her baby's at her side

            G              D               G
There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
D        Em                        D      C
A music higher than the songs that I can sing
Am              Dsus      D             G D Em
  The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance
      Asus                           Dsus    D
I owe only to the giver of all good things

Outro:
        G (Let Ring)
So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
          Am           C            Em              Dsus   D     G   C Em D
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you