Gary S. Paxton - He Was There All The Time

      Words and Music by Gary S. Paxton


[Verse 1]
D          Dmaj7
Time after time I went
D             D7            Em
Searching for peace in some void,
      C                      A7
I was trying to blame all my ills
                    D   A7
On this world I was in;
D         Dmaj7
Surface relationships
D             D7         Em
Used me ‘Till I was done in,
    C
And all the while Someone was
A7                      D
Begging to free me from sin.


[Chorus]
A7     D     Dmaj7   G
He was there all the time,
Em     A7    Em  A7  D
He was there all the time;
A7      D      Dmaj7 G
Waiting patiently in line,
Em     D     A       D
He was there all the time.


[Verse 2]
D           Dmaj7
Never again will I
D          D7             Em
Look for a fake rainbow's end.
         C
Now that I have the answer
   A7                       D    A7
My life is just starting to rhyme.
D            Dmaj7
Sharing each new day with
D        D7           Em
Him is a cup of fresh wine.
    C
And oh what I missed, He's been
A7                          D
Waiting right there all the time.


[Chorus]
A7     D     Dmaj7   G
He was there all the time,
Em     A7    Em  A7  D
He was there all the time;
A7      D      Dmaj7 G
Waiting patiently in line,
Em     D     A       D
He was there all the time.