Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB A augmentedA
E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB
Verse 1:
E MajorE BB
Daniel hollered goodbye to the old river barge
E MajorE BB
With a dream in his head and a bride in his arms
A augmentedA BB
Everyone said, "You're crazy:
A augmentedA BB
But everyone longed to go
E MajorE BB
So from Memphis to Lakeport my grandfather came
E MajorE BB
Six girls and a boy grew up in that Florida rain
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
They were carried along like leaves on a river of faith
BB
They'd float
Chorus:
BB
All the way home
A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA
They followed the tracks that the saints have trod
G# minorG#m A augmentedA
By the grace of God
BB E MajorE
They walked in the rain of His mercy
E MajorE A augmentedA
Let it soak them down to the bone
G# minorG#m
And they splashed in its puddles
A augmentedA BB
And danced in its streams as they'd go
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And, oh, they walked in the rain of His mercy
E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB
All the way home, 'Lie dee di di di di'
Verse 2:
E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB
I have slept in the house where my mother was born
E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB
And I've seen the sun set on the lake that gave birth to those storms
A augmentedA BB
Well, they may not have walked on water
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
But I know that their house stood fi-i-rm
Chorus:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
All the way home
A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA
Yah, they followed the tracks that the saints have trod
G# minorG#m A augmentedA
By the grace of God
BB E MajorE
They walked in the rain of His mercy
E MajorE A augmentedA
Let it soak them down to the bone
G# minorG#m
And they splashed in its puddles
A augmentedA BB
And danced in its streams as they'd go
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And, oh, they walked in the rain of His mercy
Bridge:
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
When they sat in their home
BB E MajorE A augmentedA
When they walked along the road
BB A augmentedA
When they slept and when they rose
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA
The words of the Lord were impressed on their minds
G# minorG#m BB
And after all this time
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
I'm carried along like a leaf on a river of faith
BB A augmentedA
And I'll float
Chorus:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
All the way home
A augmentedA BB E MajorE A augmentedA
Yes, I'll follow the tracks that the saints have trod
G# minorG#m A augmentedA
By the grace of God
BB E MajorE
They walked in the rain of His mercy
E MajorE A augmentedA
Let it soak them down to the bone
G# minorG#m
And I'll splash in its puddles
A augmentedA BB
And dance in its streams as I go
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And Lord I'll walk in the rain of your mercy
E MajorE BB A augmentedA BB
All the way home, 'Lie dee di di di di'
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA E MajorE
All the way home