THESE BATTLEGROUND YEARS

Lyrics and Music by: Emmanuel

Intro: (E)-(A)-(E)-(A)-(E)

Verse 1
(E)Born in the (A)Family, on the (E)go,(A)
(E)Raised on God's (A)Word, it's all I (E)know,(A)
(E)Thousands of Sc(A)riptures, memor(E)ized.(A)
(E)Maybe more than (A)you have rea(E)lized.(D)
(G#m)I wanna live, for Jesus, I really (A)do,
Because I (G#m)love Him, but sometimes I get (A)confused(D7)
And wonder, (E)"Do you (A)lose faith in me, (E)too?"(D)-(A)

Bridge
Then you (A)take (G#m)time, out (F#m)of your busy (C#m)day,
When you (F#m)make (G#m)time to (D)talk with me and (A)pray;
I just (F#m)know (G#m)every, (D)thing will be (A)okay.

Chorus 1
So (E)don't(D)give up (G#m)on (A)me.
And your (E)faith (D)will (G#m)help to see.
(D7)Me through all my (E)fears, (A)in these battleground (E)years.

(D)-(A)-(E)-(D)-(A)-(E)-(D)-(A)

Verse 2
I'm just (E)so glad for a (A)friend who under(E)stands.(A)
That this (E)boy tries real (A)hard to be a (E)man.(A)
Don't (E)mean to cause you (A)trouble, when I (E)do,(A)
Guess it's (E)just part of this (A)stage I'm going (E)through.
But when to (G#m)morrow's sun comes breakin', through the (A)clouds,
I just (G#m)know that day, I'm gonna make you (A)proud,(D7)
To see me stand (E)strong, (A)'cause you brought me a(E)long.
(D)-(A)-(E)-(D)-(A)

Chorus 2
So (E)don't (D)give up (G#m)on (A)me.
And you (E)faith (D)will (G#m)help to (A)see.
(D7)Me through all my (E)tears, (A)in these battleground (E)years.

Repeat Bridge
Then you (A)take (G#m)time out (F#m)of your busy (C#m)day,
When you (F#m)make (G#m)time, to (D)talk with me and (A)pray;
I just (F#m)know (G#m)every (D)everything will turn out to be A-(A)okay.

Chorus 2
So (E)don't (D)give (G#m)up on (A)me.
No, (E)don't (D)give (G#m)up on (A)me.
Because your (E)faith (D)will (G#m)help to (A)see.
(D7)Me to victor(E)-(D)-(A)y, in these battleground years.
These battleground years.
Oh, these battleground years.
Just (E)don't (D)give (G#m)up on (A)me.

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