There were (A)nights where I was sure I would n’t see the morn ing sun, (Bm)and there were days that seemed so dark, I could n’t wait for night to come.

I could n’t (A)stand to think a bout how my life used to be, (Bm)and how with out a sin gle warn ing, it all (E)slipped a way from me.

And like a (A)fool, I thought that I could fight the shad ows on my own.

To the dark I was no stran ger, but this was (E)strong er than I’d known.

And by the (A)time I knew that I was in too deep, I’d gone too far.

(Bm)And the light that used to guide me had (E)fad ed from my heart.

And I (Dmaj7)found my self in plac es I (C#m)thought I’d nev er go.

Sur (Dmaj7)round ed by stran gers, I was (C#m)so far from home.

And I (Dmaj7)don’t know how you found me.

All I (Bm)know is I owe ev ’ry thing to (Esus4)you.

Yes, I (E)do.

And I (A)thank you for my heart,

I thank you for my life, and I thank God for grace and mer cy and that (E)you be came my wife.

I’m (A)see ing for the first time the stars, the sun and moon, but they’ve got (F#m)noth ing on the pow er of this (E)love I have for you.

And (D)I thank you, I thank you.

Now, peo ple (A)say they’ll stand be side you; they swear they’ll nev er leave, (Bm)but when the rain start ed fall ing, you know it (E)on ly fell on me.

And it was (A)hard to keep be liev ing in my self when all I felt (Bm)was so much pain and guilt and shame, I could n’t (E)e ven ask for help.

I don’t (Dmaj9)know if I be lieve in oth er lives, but when you came, there was (Dmaj9)some thing so fa mil iar a bout the (C#m)way you said my name.

And the (Dmaj9)whole world start ed turn (A)ing.

(Bm)And I swear that I’d been born a gain brand (Esus4)new.

And it’s (E)all be cause of you.

(D)And so I (E)love I have for you.

And (D)I thank you.

And I’ve (B)seen so man y things that (A)I just can’t ex plain, but the (Dsus2)mir a cle of mir a cles is how with (E)your love I was saved.

And I thank you,

I you for my life, I thank God for grace and mer cy and that (E)you be came my wife.

And I’m (A)see ing for the first time the stars, the sun and moon, but they’ve got (F#m)noth ing on the pow er of all this (E)love I have for you.

And I thank you for my heart, I thank you for my life, I thank (F#m)God for grace and mer cy and that (E)you be came my wife.

The (A)day I start ed breath ing was the day you took my hand.

Un til the day I die, ba by, I’ll for (E)ev er be your man.

And (D)I thank you, I thank you.

Ooh, yes, I (F#m)do.

Oh, don’t you know (D)that I thank you.