The Keeper chords by Geoff Moore

Chords with lyrics

Key: G+G

♫ Intro:

G+G G+G C majorC C majorC G+G G+G C majorC C majorC

♫ Verse 1:
G+G         C majorC           G+G   C majorC
 A augmentedA big, black book in her small fragile hands
G+G          C majorC            G+G
 The words she read I was too young to understand.
C majorC G+G      C majorC               D MajorD
  Between the "thee"s and "thou"s and the "verily"s
       G+G             C majorC      C majorC D MajorD
I watched my Grandma live the truth in front of me.
G+G         C majorC          G+G   C majorC
 A augmentedA little boy wakes from a dream in the night.
G+G         C majorC             G+G
 Runs down the hall to where she left on the light.
C majorC G+G   C majorC            D MajorD
  But I stopped when I saw her down on her knees,
G+G           C majorC
where she prayed every night for me.
   D MajorD
In a whisper, I heard:

♫ Chorus:
G+G   C majorC       G+G
Jesus, Keeper of this life,
C majorC      E minorEm     A minorAm     D MajorD
 You are my Refuge, my Savior, my Guide.
   G+G     C majorC      E minorEm
Watch over this little one tonight
  C majorC        G+G       A minorAm      D MajorD
And guard his every footstep as he travels this life.
E minorEm      D MajorD   G+G        C majorC  G+G
In some quiet moment draw him to Your side
   A minorAm
That he may come to know You, Jesus,
C majorC           G+G
 As the Keeper of this life.

G+G C majorC C majorC

♫ Verse 2:
G+G      C majorC               G+G   C majorC
 Twenty years have come and gone since that time.
     G+G             C majorC          G+G
And I can still see my Grandma's face in my little boy's eyes.
C majorC G+G     C majorC             D MajorD
  You will find me tonight somewhere down on my knees
   G+G               C majorC
As I whisper a prayer that was once prayed for me.
D MajorD
 You'll hear me say:

♫ Chorus:
G+G   C majorC       G+G
Jesus, Keeper of this life,
C majorC      E minorEm     A minorAm     D MajorD
 You are my Refuge, my Savior, my Guide.
   G+G     C majorC       E minorEm
Watch over these little ones tonight
  C majorC         G+G        A minorAm     D MajorD
And guard their every footstep as they travel this life
E minorEm      D MajorD   G+G         C majorC  G+G
In some quiet moment draw them to Your side
   A minorAm        E minorEm       C majorC
That they may come to know You, Jesus, as the Keeper.  Oh-oh

♫ Chorus:
G+G   C majorC       G+G
Jesus, Keeper of this life,
C majorC      E minorEm     A minorAm     D MajorD
 You are my Refuge, my Savior, my Guide.
   G+G    C majorC       E minorEm
Watch over the little ones tonight
  C majorC         G+G        A minorAm     D MajorD
And guard their every footstep as they travel this life.
E minorEm      D MajorD   G+G         C majorC  G+G
In some quiet moment draw them to Your side
   A minorAm                C majorC  G+G
That they may come to know You, Jesus,
  A minorAm            C majorC
As I have come to know You, Jesus.
         G+G      A minorAm           G+G
Let them come to know You, Jesus, the Keeper of this life.

♫ Outro:
G+G C majorC C majorC G+G