verse :
A D F#m E
i’m trading my sorrow
A D F#m E
i’m trading my shame
A D F#m
i’m laying them down
E A D – F#m – E
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
i’m laying them down
E A D – F#m – E
for the joy of the lord

chorus :
i’m saying
A D F#m E
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 .

verse ii :
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’m blessed beyond the curse
F#m E
for his promise will endure
A D F#m E
and his joy is gonna be my strength

pre – chorus
E
for my sorrow may last for a night
D E
but joy comes in the morning

chorus :
i’m saying
A D F#m E
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 .