Prayer In Open D

[Verse 1] G There's a valley of sorrow in my soul D Where every night I hear the thunder roll A7 Like the sound of a distant gun D Over all the damage I have done [Verse 2] G And the shadows filling up this land D Are the ones I built with my own hand A7 There is no comfort from the cold D Of this valley of sorrow in my soul [Verse 3] G There's a river of darkness in my blood D And through every vein I feel the flood A7 I can find no Bridge for me to cross D No way to bring back what is lost [Verse 4] G Into the night it soon will sweep D Down where all my grievances I keep A7 But it won't wash away the years D Or one single hard and bitter tear [Verse 5] G And the rock of ages I have known D Is a weariness down in the bone A7 I used to ride it like a rolling stone D Now I just carry it alone [Verse 6] G There's a highway risin' from my dreams D Deep in the heart I know it gleams A7 For I have seen it stretching wide D Clear across to the other side [Verse 7] G Beyond the river and the flood D And the valley where for so long I've stood A7 With the rock of ages in my bones D Someday I know it will lead me home.