My One Safe Place Chords
My One Safe Place by Andrew Peterson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em, D and G/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro G
verse 1
G C G
You're my oasis, the eye of the hurricane
C G
One look at your face is all I need to remember my name
Em C Em C G
So I run away home, yes, I run away home to you
verse 2
G C G
I was an orphan, caught in a thunderstorm
C G
You opened the door and welcomed me into your arms
Em C Em C G D
So I run away home, yes, I run away home to you
C G D
I believe in the love of the Father and
C G D
I believe in the power of grace
C G D
I believe that He brought us together
C Em D G
And you are my one safe place
verse 3
G C G
You are a fortress, I am under siege
C G
You're a light in the forest, I'm a lost boy out in the trees
Em C Em C G D
So I run away home, yes, I run away home to you
Bridge
G
Don't be scared, it's all right
G
It's a weight you were not meant to shoulder
C
But you bear so much light
G Em C
And it's brighter each day we get older
D Em C
And I know that you're broken too
D Em C G
But you are a sacrament God has spoken through
C G/B C D
He has spoken through you
verse 4
G
I am my beloved's, my beloved is mine
C
And the banner that hovers over us is older than
Em C Em C
So I run away home, yes, I run away home
C G D
I believe in the love of the Father and
C G D
I believe in the power of grace
C G D
I believe that He brought us together
C Em D G
And you are my one safe place
Tag
Em D C Em D G
My one safe place, my one safe place
Outro
G C G C G