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A      D             F#m E
I'm trading my sorrows
A        D            F#m     E
I'm trading my shame
A      D               F#m              E              A      D F#m E
I'm laying them down, for the joy of the Lord
A       D            F#m E
I'm trading my sickness
A       D           F#m E
I'm trading my pain
A       D       F#m               E              A     D F#m E
I'm laying it down, for the joy of the Lord

               A             D           F#m         E
We say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes yes Lord
  A             D           F#m         E
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes yes Lord
A                D           F#m         E         A    D F#m E
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes yes Lord, Amen

           A                      D
I'm pressed, but not crushed
      F#m                 E
Persecuted, not abandoned
   A         D          F#m    E
Struck down, but not destroyed
           A                             D
I am blessed beyond the curse
           F#m                E
For His promise will endure
                A                 D F#m E
That His joy is gonna be my strength

  E
Though the sorrow may last for the night
       G                               D
His joy comes with the morning