♫ Verse 1: G There's a valley of sorrow in my soul D Where every night I hear the thunder roll A7 Like the sound of a distant gun D Over all the damage I have done ♫ Verse 2: G And the shadows filling up this land D Are the ones I built with my own hand A7 There is no comfort from the cold D Of this valley of sorrow in my soul
♫ Verse 3: G There's a river of darkness in my blood D And through every vein I feel the flood A7 I can find no bridge for me to cross D No way to bring back what is lost ♫ Verse 4: G Into the night it soon will sweep D Down where all my grievances I keep A7 But it won't wash away the years D Or one single hard and bitter tear ♫ Verse 5: G And the rock of ages I have known D Is a weariness down in the bone A7 I used to ride it like a rolling stone D Now I just carry it alone ♫ Verse 6: G There's a highway risin' from my dreams D Deep in the heart I know it gleams A7 For I have seen it stretching wide D Clear across to the other side ♫ Verse 7: G Beyond the river and the flood D And the valley where for so long I've stood A7 With the rock of ages in my bones D Someday I know it will lead me home.