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BLESSINGS
by Laura Story

Key = C

Intro:
Dm7  C  G2/B  G/B  
F   Gsus  G   Em
Dm7  C  G2/B  G/B  F2(#4)

Verse 1

F2   G        Am7      F2   G        Em
 We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
F2   G        Am7       Bb2               F2
 Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
F2   G        Am7    F        G    Em
 We pray for healing, for prosperity
F        G        Am7           G/B
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

Pre-Chorus 1
    C/E     F2         Gsus          G      Am7
And all the while, You hear each spo - ken need
    Dm7              Cmaj7/E           Gsus       G
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Chorus 1
                          C                       C2
'Cause what if your bless - ings come through rain drops?
                G/B
What if Your hea - ling comes through tears?
              Am7                Cmaj7/E    C/E        F2 
What if a thou - sand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?
Dm7        C/E   Cmaj7/E  F2          G7sus            Dm7   C  G2/B  G/B
 What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?
F  Gsus  G  Em

Verse 2
We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your word is not enough

Pre-Chorus 2
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

Chorus 2
                          C                       
'Cause what if your bless - ings come through rain drops?
                G/B
What if Your hea - ling comes through tears?
              Am7                Cmaj7/E              F2 
What if a thou - sand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?
Dm7       Cmaj7/E         F2          G7sus           Csus    C
 What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?

Bridge
Dm7              Cmaj7/E
 When friends betray us
F                Gsus    G
 When darkness seems to win
       Dm7          Cmaj7/E
We know that pain reminds this heart
     F            Gsus     G       Dm    C   G/B    F   G   Em
That this is not, This is not our home
               F2   G   Gm7   Bb2   F2   Gsus   G
It's not our home

Chorus 3
       C/G          C
'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops?
                G/B
What if Your hea - ling comes through tears?
              Am7                Cmaj7/E              F2 
What if a thou - sand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?
                C                             G/B 
What if my great - est disappointments or the ach - ing of this life
             Am7           Cmaj7/E              F2  
Is the reveal - ing of a grea - ter thirst this world can't satisfy?
Dm7       Cmaj7/E          F2
 What if trials of this life,
                Gsus                  F2/A 
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
         G/B              Dm  C  G2/B  G/B
Are your mercies in disguise?
F   Gsus  G   Em
Dm7  C  G2/B  G/B
F  Gsus  G    C