^DThere's a valley of sorrow in my ^Gsoul Where every night I hear the thunder ^Droll Like the sound of a distant ^Agun Over all the damage I have d^Done And the shadows filling up this ^Gland Aew the ones I buildt with my own ^Dhand There is no comfort from the ^Acold Of this valley of sorrow in my ^Dsoul There's a river of darkness in my ^Gblood And thru every vein I feel the ^Dflood There is no bridge for me to c^Aross No way to bring back what is ^Dlost Into the night it soon will s^Gweep Down where all my grievances I ^Dkeep But it won't won't wash away the ^Ayears Or one single hard and bitter t^Dear And the rock of ages I have ^Aknown ^GIs a weariness down in the b^Done I use to ride it like a rolling ^Astone Now I just carry it a^Dlone There's a highway risin from my ^Gdreams Deep in the heart I know it ^Dgleams For I have seen it stretching ^Awide Clear across to the other ^Dside Beyond the river and the ^Gflood And the valley where for so long I've^D stood With the rock of ages in my ^Abones Someday I know it will lead me ^Dhome