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Key: G
Intro:
G Em C D
G Em C
Verse 1:
Em Bm
Reject the worldly lie that says
C D
That life lies always up ahead
Em Bm
Let power go before control
C D
Becomes a crust around your soul
Em D
Escape the hunger to possess
C Em
And soul-diminishing success
C G
This world is full of narrow lives
C D
I pray by grace your smile survives
Chorus:
C D
For I would wander weary miles
G Em
Would welcome ridicule, my child
C G D Am G D
To simply see the sunrise of your smile
C D
To see the light behind your eyes
G Em
The happy thought that makes you fly
C G
Yes, I would wander weary miles
C D G Em C
If I could see the sunrise of your smile
Verse 2:
Em Bm
Now close your eyes, so you can see
C D
Your own unfinished memories
Em Bm
Now open them for time is brief
C D
And you'll be blessed beyond belief
Em D
Now glance above you at the sky
C Em
There's beauty there to blind the eye
C G
I ask all this and wait a while
C D
To see the dawning of your smile
Chorus:
C D
For I would wander weary miles
G Em
Would welcome ridicule, my child
C G D Am G D
To simply see the sunrise of your smile
C D
To see the light behind your eyes
G Em
The happy thought that makes you fly
C G
Yes, I would wander weary miles
C D
I would wander weary miles
C G
I would wander weary miles
C D G
If I could see the sunrise of your smile
Outro:
G Em C D
G Em C
Song History
Published: March 9, 2026
Last Updated: March 9, 2026