Verse 1:
A D A
How lovely is your dwelling place
F#m D A
How wonderful your presence, Lord
A D A
How my soul longs to see your face
F#m D A
To come with joy into your courts
D A
How blessed is the little sparrow
F#m D
Who makes a nest inside your house
A D A
‘Cause I can think of no place better
F#m D A
To make a home and sing out loud
Chorus:
E
I want to be in your presence,
D A
I want to be near your heart
E
I want to know you’re close
D A
Even when I’m feeling far
F#m A
I don’t want what this world would offer
D A
I want the living God
F#m A D
‘Cause there’s no place better than where
A
you are
Bridge:
A D A F#m D A
Verse 2:
A D A
We will go from strength to strength
F#m D A
Even in the wilderness
A D A
You are turning tears to desert springs
F#m D A
Leaving gardens in our footsteps
D A
How blessed is the longing pilgrim
F#m D
Whose heart is set on Zion’s hill
A D A
The one who knows there’s no place better
F#m D A
To bring our sorrows and be filled
Chorus:
E
I want to be in your presence,
D A
I want to be near your heart
E
I want to know you’re close
D A
Even when I’m feeling far
F#m A
I don’t want what this world would offer
D A
I want the living God
F#m A D
‘Cause there’s no place better than where
A
you are
Bridge:
A D A F#m D A
Bridge 2:
A
One day with You
D A
Is better than a thousand elsewhere
F#m D
One word from You Is better than silver or
A
gold
A D
I’d rather be a servant in Your house, Oh
A
God
F#m E D
Than a king with all the riches I could hold
A
Chorus:
E
I want to be in your presence,
D A
I want to be near your heart
E
I want to know you’re close
D A
Even when I’m feeling far
F#m A
I don’t want what this world would offer
D A
I want the living God
F#m A D
‘Cause there’s no place better than where
A
you are
F#m A D
For there’s no place better than where you
A
are
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A D A A
No place better
F#m D A A
No place better, oooh!
Outro:
A D A
F#m D A