WYSIWYG (Susan),

Here is the (I think) final version of the song I posted above ("When I Can See Through My Tears"), along with the chords. I changed the chorus and title, among other things.

If you can help me learn how to do a midi, I'd really appreciate it. You can post instructions here or email me. (I have a Mac and I have itunes, but I don't know if it can make sheet music.) If necessary, I will just post the notes for each word.

The tempo is moderate and the beat is 4/4. Anyway here's the song:

Through The Valley Of the Shadow. (Jeanene Pratt © 2001)

[G]Movin' on our [F]journey [C]to the promised [D7] land,
[G]We were vilely [Em]ambushed by an [C]unseen outlaw [D]band.
[Em] Most of us survived it, but so [Am]many fell that day,
Many [D]sisters, many [D7]brothers [Am7]perished [D7]in the [G]fray.

[G]In our shock and [F]anguish, terror[C]ized and filled with [D7]dread,
Our [G]vision was so [Em]blurred we couldn't [C]see the road a[D]head.
We [Em]knew it was a crossroads; beyond [Am]that it was not clear.
We couldn't [D]find our dir[D7]ection through the [C]smoke [D7]and our [G] tears.

Could we [G]make it Through The [F#]Valley Of the [G]Shadow?
Could we [G]#move ahead in [G]spite of all our [D7] fears?
Could we [Em]feel beyond the hate, could we [Am]see our way clear
Could we [D]reach beyond our [D7}rage, See the [C]way [D7]through our [G]tears?

We'd been [G]travelling through a [F]garden, [C]rich beyond com[D7]pare--
Some had [G]called it the [Em]promised land and [C]wanted to stay [D7]there.
But the [Em]bounty of the garden [Am]was not shared by all;
There had [D]been those a[D7]mong us who'd [Am7]heard to[D7]morrow's [G]call.

Yes, [G]many a[F]mong us had en[C]visioned what could [D7]be;
They had [G]said, "We must push [Em]onward till the [C]world can all a[D]gree
That there [Em]is no promised land when there is [Am]want outside the wall
And [D]freedom's just an[D7]other word till [C]justice [D7]is for [G]all."

They said, [G]"Even Through The [F#]Valley Of the [G]Shadow,
We'll [G#]move ahead in [G]spite of all our [D7]fears.
Though there be [Em]dust in our eyes, keep your [Am]eyes on the prize,
The [Bmin]promised land worth [D]all our [D7]toil and [G]tears."

Then our [G]world came crashing [F]down as from a [C]terrible earth[D7]quake
And it [G] seemed our faith might [Em]shatter like the [C]buildings in its [D7]wake.
[Em]Some of us were cowering, [Am]frozen in our tracks;
Many [D]shouted out for [D7]vengeance;" Some [Am7]said we must [G]turn back.

[Em]Grief and rage could [F]drive us [C]faster than the [D7]wind
But with [G]no sense of di[Em]rection, [C]where would we be[D]gin?
Each [Em]path held its own perils, some fore[Am]seen and some unknown
And our [D]zeal could be our [D7]downfall if we [C]took the [D7]wrong way [G]home.

Could we [G]make it Through The [F#]Valley Of the [G]Shadow?
Could we [G#]move ahead in [G]spite of all our [D7]fears?
Could we [Em]feel beyond the hate, could we [Am]see our way clear
Could we [D]reach beyond our [D7]rage, See the [C]way [D7]through our [G]tears?

We're still [G]grieving our com[F]panions, [C]those who have been [D7]lost.
And our [G]passion drives us [Em]onward--who [C]cares about the [D]cost?
Yet we've [Em]got to get our bearings, we [Am]must regain our sight
Lest we [D]plow ahead [D7]blindly and be [C]lost without the [G]light.

Can we [G]make it Through The [F#]Valley Of the Shadow?
Can we [G#]move ahead in [G]spite of all our [D7]fears?
Can we [Em]feel beyond the hate, Can we [Am]see our way clear
Can we [D]reach beyond our [D7]rage, See the [C]way [D7]through our [G]tears? (repeat chorus)

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