Intro
[A] [E] [D]
Verse
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m]
They can say anything they want to say
[D]
Try to bring me down
[A]
But I will not allow
[Bm]
Anyone to succeed
[E]
Hanging clouds over me
[A] [E] [F#m]
And they can try hard to make me feel
[C#m] [D]
That I don't matter at all
[A]
But I refuse to falter
[Bm]
In what I believe
[E]
Or lose faith in my dreams
Chorus
[A] [C#]
'Cause there's a light in me
[F#m] [D]
That shines brightly
[Bm]
They can try
[E] [A]
But they can't take that away from me
[A] [E] [D] [C#]
Verse
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m]
They can do anything they want to you
[D]
lf you let them in
[A]
But they won't ever win
[Bm]
If you cling to your pride
[E]
And just push them aside
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m]
See I have learned there's an inner peace I own
[D]
Something in my soul
[A]
That they cannot possess
[Bm]
So I won't be afraid
[E]
And darkness will fade
Chorus
[A] [C#]
'Cause there's a light in me
[F#m] [D]
That shines brightly
[Bm]
They can try
[E]
But they can't take that away from me
[F#m] [C#]
No, they can't take this
[D]
Precious love
[F#m]
l'll always have inside me
[D] [A]
Certainly the Lord will guide me
[Bm] [E]
Where I need to go
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#]
They can say anything they want to say
[D]
Try to break me down
[A]
But 1 won't face the ground
[Bm]
I will rise steadily
[E]
Sailing out of their reach
[A]
Oh Lord
[E] [F#m]
They do try hard to make me feel
[C#] [D]
That I don't matter at all
[A]
But I refuse to falter
[Bm]
In what I believe
[E]
Or lose faith in my dreams
[A] [C#] [F#m] [Bm]
'Cause there's a light in me that shines brightly
[Bm] [D]
They can try
[E] [A] ([E] [D])
But they can't take that away from me
([A] [E] [D])
