Verse 1:
Dadd9
On the crowded streets,
        A
all the people that I see
     Gbm
Want them to know the Jesus
      E
that I know
   Dadd9
If I'm the closest thing to a
A
Bible that they read
Gbm
Let the words they read be
    E
what you wrote
E
Father, help me to go

Chorus:
          Dadd9
I'll be a garden in Manhattan,
      A
be a river where it's dry
         E
When my friends can't find the road,
            Gbm             E
I'll be a roadside welcome sign
Dadd9                      A
Sunshine in Seattle, be a cool breeze
                       E
in July, light in the darkness
           E
I'll be a garden
             Dadd9   A Gbm E
A garden in Manhattan

Verse 2:
 Dadd9                         A
Florida after dark, I know it ain't quite
          A
Central Park
         Gbm                            E
There's souls in my hometown you wanna reach
    Dadd9 Bm               E
Oh, God, use me where you have me

Chorus:
          Dadd9
I'll be a garden in Manhattan,
      A
be a river where it's dry
          E
When my friends can't find the road,
           Gbm              E
I'll be a roadside welcome sign
 Dadd9                     A
Sunshine in Seattle, be a cool breeze
                       E
in July, light in the darkness
           E
I'll be a garden
             Dadd9    A Gbm E
A garden in Manhattan
             Dadd9    A
A garden in Manhattan
                 Gbm
A flower in the concrete
                     E
If that's where you want me

Bridge:
Dadd9
Give me holy confidence
A
I don't care the consequence
Gbm                      E
I can't keep you all to myself (To myself)
   Dadd9
It goes against my common sense
    A
And I refuse to run from it
Gbm                      E
I can't keep you all to myself (To myself)

Chorus:
           Dadd9
I'll be a garden in Manhattan,
      A
be a river where it's dry
          E
When my friends can't find the road,
                            A
I'll be a roadside welcome sign
Dadd9                      A
Sunshine in Seattle, be a cool breeze
                       E
in July, light in the darkness
           E
I'll be a garden
             Dadd9   A Gbm E
A garden in Manhattan
             Dadd9   A
A garden in Manhattan
                 Gbm
A flower in the concrete
                     E
If that's where you want me

Interlude: Dadd9 A Gbm E

Outro:
             Dadd9   A
A garden in Manhattan
                 Gbm
A flower in the concrete
                     E
If that's where you want me
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