These are The Building chords by Emily Ann Roberts on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
G Am G
[Verse]
G Am G
I can't help but wonder
if these floorboard creaked
C G
the same in '42
D Em
When my great grandpa his heart
Am7
and soul into preachin'
D
the good news
G Am G
And these tattered old red hymn
C G
books have caught a tear or two
D
'Cause it's hard to sing 'em,
Em
just as I am, without the
Am7 Dsus4 D
spirit movin' you
Am7 G C
If those altars at the front
G D
could testify I know they'd say
Am7 G C G
It never once got old hearing
D
a sinner call His name
[Chorus]
C
I know the stained glass
never saved a soul
Am7
And these pews ain't on the
G
roll that's caaalled up yonder
C
I know the pulpit's
just a wooden stand
Am7
But it's felt the power of God's hand
G D
As His glory filled the place
Em7
with awe and wonder
Em Am7
I know it's just a building,
Dsus4 D
plain and simple white
Am7
But it's the building where
D7 G Am G
Jesus changed my life
[Verse]
G
It never claimed to be the biggest,
C G
nobody ever called it cool
D
But it's where my mama met my
Em Am7 D
daddy at vacation bible school
G Am
It's been the picture-perfect
G C G
dream of a thousand glowin' brides
D Em
It's heard the weeping as the loved
Am7
ones laid to rest
D
with sad goodbyes
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[Chorus]
C
And I know the stained
glass never saved a soul
Am7
And these pews ain't on
G
the roll that's called up yonder
C
I know the pulpit's just
a wooden stand
Am7
But it's felt the power of God's hand
G D
As His glory filled the place
Em
with awe and wonder
D Am7
I know it's just a building,
Dsus4 D
plain and simple white
Am7
But it's the building where
D G
Jesus changed my life
[Bridge]
C Em
It's where I learned that
Jesus hears my prayers
B
And he's walkin' with me everywhere
D G
And no matter what I've done
A
I know I'm loved
Am7 Am D
I'm always loved
G Am G
I know it won't stand here forever
C G
But I'll sure miss it when it's gone
D Em
And I'll be forever grateful
Am C G
To call that church my home
[Chorus]
C
I know the stained glass never
saved a soul
Am
And these pews ain't on the roll
G
that's calleeeed up yonder
C
I know the pulpit's
just a wooden stand
Am7
But it's felt the power of God's hand
G D
As His glory filled the place
Em
with awe and wonder
D Am
I know it's just a building,
Dsus4 D
plain and simple white
Am7
But it's the building where
D Em
Jesus changed my life
[Outro]
Am
It's the building where
D G
Jesus changed my life
[Outro]
G