Jars of Clay is a popular Christian alternative rock group formed while the band members attended Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, United States in 1992. The group's sound has varied over the years as the band has experimented with pop, folk, rock, trip-hop, gospel, and hymnsong. Their self-titled album featured layered acoustic guitars over programmed trip-hop beats. The song "Flood" was the band's biggest crossover hit, and it hit #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #12 on the Modern Rock chart.
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Jars of Clay--Like a Child written by: Jars of Clay, Lyrics by Dan Haseltine transcribed by: David Lawson and Carrie Faith Ingram
***O.K. all you Jars fans out there, I tried to figure this out, and I've somewhat succeded. I know at least the chords are mostly right---just mess around with the progressions here, and see if it works. I don't know exactly how to write tab, so this should be interesting!!!***
{here's some chords that would be easier to write in tab, but i don't know how to do that} {EADGBE} 1 x x x x 8 7 2 x x x x 7 5 3 x x x x 5 3 4 x x x x 3 2 5 x x x x 3 3 6 x x x x 12 10
{during the verses, strum the top strings only--as if they were power chords}
G--C2 Dear God, G--C2 G--C2 surround me as I speak, G--C2 G--C2 the bridges that I walk across are weak, G C2 G--C2 G--C2 and the frustrations fill the void that I can't solely bear. 1-2-3-4-5 Dear God, 1 2 3 4 5 don't let me fall apart, 2 1 2 3 6 You've held me close to You, 1 2--2 1 2 and I have turned away and searched 3 1-2 - 2 - 1 2--4 for answers I can't understand.
CHORUS:
D2-D-DsusC2GC2 They say that I can move the mountains D2-D-DsusC2GC2 and send them falling [crashing] to the sea D2-D-DsusC2GC2 They say that I can walk on water D2-D-DsusC2GC2 if I would follow and believe with faith like a child
G--C2 G--C2 G--C2 G
{here, I just try the patterns in the first verse.....HAVE FUN!!!}
Sometimes, when I feel miles away and my eyes can't see Your face I wonder if I've grown to lose the recklessness I walked in light of You...