Canaan Bound
Andrew Peterson
RockMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
G
A
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
verse 1 D G D Sarah, take me by my arm D G A Tomorrow we are Canaan bound Bm A D G Where westward sails the golden sun D G A D And Hebron's hills are amber crowned verse 2 D G D So bid your troubled heart be still D G A The grass, they say, is soft and green Bm A D G The trees are tall and honey-filled D G A D A So, Sarah, come and walk with me Bm A D G Like the stars across the heavens flung D G A Like water in the desert sprung Bm A D G Like the grains of sand, our many sons D G A Bm Oh, Sarah, fair and barren one G A D Come to Canaan, come verse 3 I trembled at the voice of God A voice of love and thunder deep With love He means to save us all And Love has chosen you and me Played same as Chorus: Long after we are dead and gone A thousand years our tale be sung How faith compelled and bore us on How barren Sarah bore a son So come to Canaan, come Bm A D G Where westward sails the golden sun D G A And Hebron's hills are amber crowned Bm A D G Oh, Sarah, take me by my arm D G A D Tomorrow we are Canaan Bound
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Chord set
D · G · A · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.