Tone: [A]
Verse 1:
[Dadd9]On the crowded streets,
all the [A]people that I see
Want [Gbm]them to know the Jesus
that I[E]I know
If [Dadd9]I'm the closest thing to a
[A]Bible that they read
[Gbm]Let the words they read be
what[E]what you wrote
[E]Father, help me to go
Chorus:
I'll be a [Dadd9]garden in Manhattan,
be a r[A]river where it's dry
When my f[E]friends can't find the road,
I'll be a ro[Gbm]roadside welcome s[E]sign
[Dadd9]Sunshine in Seattle, be a c[A]cool breeze
in July, light in the d[E]darkness
I'll be a g[E]garden
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan[A]anhattan [Gbm] [E]
Verse 2:
F[Dadd9]Florida after dark, I know it a[A]ain't quite
Central Pa[A]Park
There's s[Gbm]souls in my hometown you wanna r[E]reach
Oh, [Dadd9]God, u[Bm]use me where you h[E]have me
Chorus:
I'll be a [Dadd9]garden in Manhattan,
be a r[A]river where it's dry
When my fr[E]friends can't find the road,
I'll be a r[Gbm]roadside welcome s[E]sign
S[Dadd9]Sunshine in Seattle, be a c[A]cool breeze
in July, light in the d[E]darkness
I'll be a g[E]garden
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan [A] [Gbm] [E]
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan [A]
A flower in the c[Gbm]concrete
If that's where you w[E]want me
Bridge:
[Dadd9]Give me holy confidence
[A]I don't care the consequence
[Gbm]I can't keep you all to m[E]myself (To myself)
It [Dadd9]goes against my common sense
And [A]I refuse to run from it
[Gbm]I can't keep you all to m[E]myself (To myself)
Chorus:
I'll be a g[Dadd9]garden in Manhattan,
be a r[A]river where it's dry
When my fr[E]friends can't find the road,
I'll be a roadside welcome s[A]sign
[Dadd9]Sunshine in Seattle, be a c[A]cool breeze
in July, light in the d[E]darkness
I'll be a g[E]garden
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan[A]anhattan [Gbm] [E]
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan[A]anhattan
A flower in the c[Gbm]concrete
If that's where you w[E]want me
Interlude:
[Dadd9] [A] [Gbm] [E]
Outro:
A garden in M[Dadd9]Manhattan[A]anhattan
A flower in the c[Gbm]concrete
If that's where you w[E]want me