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Verse 1:
Cm
When I was born you were my breath
Cm(maj7)/B
You warmed my skin against your breast
Cm7/Bb
You were my food You were my light
F/A
You were my morning and my night
Ab
It’s always only ever been
Eb G7 Cm
It’s always only ever been You
Verse 2:
Cm
And then I met you on the wall
Cm(maj7)/B
You were seventeen inches tall
Cm7/Bb
A painted smile across your face
F/A
I prayed for heaven, prayed for grace
Ab
I gave my life when I was ten
Eb
I prayed in tongues was born again
Ab G7 Cm Eb7
It’s always only ever been You
Chorus 1:
Ab Eb
You were there, as the world unfolded harsher fare
Dm7(b5) Bb
As the spiral pared the seams, and the brand new colors gleamed
Eb
I could only think of you
Ab Eb
You were there, every broken heart and tangled care
Bb/D G+7
Jesus, Savior, Lord and King; oh my friend and everything
Cm C7
It was always only You
Verse 3:
Fm
I saw the writing on the wall
Fm(maj7)/E
You were a man and that was all
Fm7/Eb
There was no God in heaven above
Bb/D
There was no perfect saving love
Db
It was always only ever me
Ab C7 Fm
It was always only me
Interlude:
| Bbm | Bbm | Bbm(maj7)/A | Bbm(maj7)/A | Bbm7/Ab | Bbm7/Ab | Eb/G | Eb/G | Gb | Gb | Db | Db | Gb |
Verse 4:
Cm
And then my world was torn apart
Cm(maj7)/B
I felt a ground, I felt a heart
Cm7/Bb
And all the universe was one
F/A
Just like a Father, Spirit, Son
Ab
My heart is open once again
Eb
A distant love, a forlorn friend
Ab G7 Cm Eb7
Maybe it’s always ever been You
Chorus 2:
Ab Eb
If you are there as the world unfolds its harsher fare
Dm7(b5) Bb
As the spiral pairs the seams, as the holy haunts my dreams
Eb
I will stay right here with You
Ab Eb
You were there, every broken heart and tangled care
Bb/D G+7
Jesus, Teacher, Brahman Light; Son of God and Source of Life
Cm
And it’s always only You