The Orphan

Am G/B F Dm7 Am G/B C Am G/B maybe i push when i meant to be still F Dm7 maybe i take it all too personal Am G/B C jesus , how to reconcile Am G/B the joyful noise , the ancient land F Dm7 the tug from some invisible hand Am G/B Dm7 the dying mother weaving bulrushes F along the nile C G/B Am float her basket over the sea F G here on a barren shore , we’ll be waiting for C G/B Am a tailwind to carry her orphan’s cry F G don’t you worry child , i wrote a lullaby Am G/B i try to settle , but i just pass through F Dm7 Am a rain dog , a gypsy , a wandering jew G/B C all those homes where not ours Am G/B then i slept one night in abraham’s field F Dm7 Am G/B and dreamt there was no moon the night he died F counting stars , selah Chorus to Bridge : G Am G Am building you a home , building you a home G Dm7 F building you a home , we’re building you a home , selah C G/B Am float her basket over the sea F G here on a barren shore , we’ll be waiting for C G/B Am a tailwind to carry her orphan’s cry F G don’t you worry child , i wrote a lullaby C G/B Am float her basket over the sea F G here on a barren shore , we’ll be waiting for C G/B Am a tailwind to bring us your sweet cry F G don’t you worry child , i’m gonna sing you a lullaby end : Am G/B F Dm7 Am G/B C