E
They drowned me in the Jordan
                     A
Then they tried to wash me clean
E
They got the stains out
                        A
But now it's too damn hard to breathe

E
They told me he's a good lord
                            A
As they tied the shackles to my feet
E
They drowned me in the Jordan
                        A
And then they walked away from me

E
I washed up on the shores alone
                 A
In a tattered wedding gown
E
Disillusioned and hardened
                                A
Everything I'd known had let me down, down, down

E
That is where you found me
                          A
Grace and whisky on your breath
E
You pulled me back on my feet
                      A
And taught me how to dance again

[Chorus]
A                                    E
Now we're building our own promised land
                        A
On this new ground we stand
A                           E
God bless the work of our hands
 E                    A
And make good on our plans
 A
'Cause now I've found love
                    E
There's no turning back
E       A
Oh oh oh oh

[Verse]
E
I don't feel so young now
                               A
Gave the best years of my life away
E
I tried to build an institution
                        A
Instead of trying to keep the faith

E
If you'd been the one
                               A
You loved me though I was not lovely or deserving
E
You kissed the curse from my lips
                      A
And taught them to rejoice again

[Chorus]
A                                    E
Now we're building our own promised land
                        A
On this new ground we stand
A                           E
God bless the work of our hands
 E                    A
And make good on our plans
 A
'Cause now I've found love
                    E
There's no turning back
E       A
Oh oh oh oh