verse 1:
Cm
When I was born you were my breath
Cmaj7/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
Cm7M/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
Ab Eb
You were there, as the world unfolded harsher fare
Dm7 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 G7
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
Fmaj7/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 | Bbmaj7/A | Bbmaj7/A | Bbm7/Ab | Bbm7/Ab | Eb/G | Eb/G | Gb | Gb | Db | Db | Gb |
verse 4:
Cm
And then my world was torn apart
Cmaj7/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
Ab Eb
If you are there as the world unfolds its harsher fare
Dm7 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 G7
Jesus, Teacher, Brahman Light; Son of God and Source of Life
Cm
And it’s always only You