Valley Of The Towering Shadows by Genie (sheet music available upon request via email -- geniesings@yahoo.com) (2/4 time - moderate pace) G F C D On our / journey / to the promised / land, / G Em C D Ambushed by an / unseen / outlaw / band, / Em Am Most of us sur- / vived, but so / many fell that / day, D D7 C D G Many / sisters, / brothers / perished in the / fray. / F C F G In / shock, / anguish, / terror and / dread, / G Em C D Vision / blurred -- couldn't / see the road a- / head--, Em Am D We / knew it was a / crossroads; / nothing more was / clear. / D C D G Couldn't find our / way through the/ smoke / and our / tears. / / G F G Through The / Valley Of the / Towering / Shadows, / G# G D D7 Could we / move ahead in / spite of our / fears? / Em Am Could we / feel beyond the / hate? Could we / see our way / clear? D D7 C D7 G Could we / reach beyond our / rage, / See the way through our / tears? / (Repeat melody of last line of chorus instrumentally) G F C D We'd been / living in a / garden, / rich beyond com- / pare. / G Em C D7 Some had / called it the / promised land and / wanted to stay / there. / Em Am But there / is no promised / land when there is / want outside the / wall D D7 C D G And the / dream is / "liberty and / just-i- / ice* for / all," / / / G F G So we said, / "Even through the / Valley Of the / Shadow, G# G D7 We'll / move a- / head in spite of / fear-- / / Em Am Dust in our / eyes, / eyes on the / prize-- D C D7 G The / promised land worth / all our toil and / tears." / / / F C F G G Then the / skyline on / fire, the / smoke and the / screams! / / Em C D7 Buildings / crumbling / with our hearts and / dreams!/ / Em Am Now / some of us are / cowering, / frozen in our / tracks. / D D7 C D G Many cry for / vengeance! / Some / say we / must turn / back. / / G F G Through The / Valley Of The / Towering / Shadows, / G# G D7 Can we / move ahead in / spite of all our / fears? / Em Am Can we / feel beyond the / hate? Can we / see our way / clear, / D D7 C D7 G Reach beyond our / rage, / See the way / through our / tears? / (Repeat melody of last two lines of chorus instrumentally.) G F C D Now, once more we're / moving, / anger justi- / fied, G Em C D7 As- / sured that / God is / on our / side, / Em Am D But / have we got our / bearings e- / nough to compre- / hend / D7 C D G Just where we're / going, / where / it all might / end? / G F G Is the / garden now the / Valley Of The / Shadow? / G# G D7 Will to- / morrow be / hostage to / fear? / Em Am Are we / guided more by / hate or by / all we hold so / dear?* D D7 C D7 G Can we / channel this / rage, see the / way / through our / tears? / G F G Yes, / even through The /Valley Of The / Shadow, / G# G D7 We'll / move a- / head in spite of / fears. / / Em Am Tears in our / eyes, / Eyes on the / prize, / D C D7 G The / promised land, the / hope of all the /years. Em Am Tears in our / eyes, / Eyes on the / prize, / / D C D7 G The / promised land, / the hope / of all the / years. / / / * With each measure getting 2 beats, the word "justice" uses 3 beats and the word "for" uses one. **Alternate lyrics: Verse four: "Then our world crashed down, as from a great earthquake, Would our faith now shatter like the buildings in its wake." Next to last chorus: "Are we greater than this hate? Will the dream again be clear? Words and music by Jeanene Pratt ©2001, 2002; All rights reserved.
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