NOTE:
If you aren't playing with a bass, the downward progressions sound best as A/C# Bm A
E/G# A, but with a bass, they are actually closer to A E7 A E7 A.
Capo 2
[INTRO]
A E7 A
A/C# Bm A E/G# A
[VERSE 1]
A
My sweet Lord
E7 A
Desperately
A
I am alone
D A
And afraid to be
A
My love is gone
E7 A
So far away
A/C# Bm A E/G# A
I need my sweet Lord's help today
[CHORUS]
D A D A
Let your love shine down on me
D A D A
And light the way to be
E7 D
Oh, and these are the words that I pray
A/C# Bm A E/G# A
I need my sweet Lord's help today
[VERSE 2]
Blind is the fool
I see that now
I broke the rules
And let you down
I've walked alone
Now I have run dry
I need my sweet Lord's help tonight
[CHORUS]
Let your love shine down on me
And light the way to be
Let your love shine down on me
Oh, and these are the words that I pray
I need my sweet Lord's help today
[OUTRO]
G D/F# A
I need my sweet Lord's help today (x3)
G D/F# A (x4)
E7 D A/C# Bm A E/G# A
