Biography:
Formed in 1983 in La Mirada, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox as Roxx Regime, they would change their message and name to Stryper to go on to be the first Christian rock band to be recognized by the mainstream.
According to the To Hell With The Devil Songfacts, Stryper took their name from a Bible verse Isaiah 53: 5, which says "….by His stripes we are healed." Stryper they explained was an acronym meaning "Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness."
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"The Valley" by Stryper
[INTRO]
Eb Db Eb
Eb Db Eb
Eb Db Eb
[Verse 1]
Eb
I've spent my life trying to be
Eb Db
A solar light in the darkest sea
Eb Ebm
Wearing my shield for the final fight
Eb E
I won't back down, I won't bend a knee
[Chorus A]
B
Yea though
Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
[Interlude]
Eb (Db) Eb
Eb (Db) Eb
Eb Db Eb
[Verse 2]
Eb
I look back upon my life and know
Eb
Yes I've gone far but have a long way to go
Eb
And I've done things that only others dream
Eb
A miracle or so at least it seems
[Chorus A]
B
Yea though
Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
[Solo]
Ebm Eb Eb Bb
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm B
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Db
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Em
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm
[Chorus B]
B
Yea though
Bbm Db Ebm Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
Gb B Ab A B
I fear no evil
[Chorus C]
B
Yea though
Abm Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
Dbm B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
[Outro]
Db
[INTRO]
Eb Db Eb
Eb Db Eb
Eb Db Eb
[Verse 1]
Eb
I've spent my life trying to be
Eb Db
A solar light in the darkest sea
Eb Ebm
Wearing my shield for the final fight
Eb E
I won't back down, I won't bend a knee
[Chorus A]
B
Yea though
Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
[Interlude]
Eb (Db) Eb
Eb (Db) Eb
Eb Db Eb
[Verse 2]
Eb
I look back upon my life and know
Eb
Yes I've gone far but have a long way to go
Eb
And I've done things that only others dream
Eb
A miracle or so at least it seems
[Chorus A]
B
Yea though
Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
[Solo]
Ebm Eb Eb Bb
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm B
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Db
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Em
Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm
[Chorus B]
B
Yea though
Bbm Db Ebm Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
Gb B Ab A B
I fear no evil
[Chorus C]
B
Yea though
Abm Ebm
I walk through The Valley
Db
Of the shadow of Death
Dbm B Bb
I fear no evil, no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
Eb (Db) Eb Eb (Db) Eb Eb Db Eb
I fear no evil
[Outro]
Db
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Stuart A. Staple (...)
Stuart Adamson
Stuart And Frew
Stuart Anderson