Leaning On The Everlasting Arms Chords

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Leaning On The Everlasting Arms by Alan Jackson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro D G D A D 

Verse 

D                   G                   D                     E        A 
What a fel-low-ship, what a joy di-vine, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms, 
D                    G                     D                     A        D 
What a bless-ed-ness, what a peace is mine, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms 

D        G         D                     E    A 
Lean-ing, lean-ing, safe and se-cure from all a-larms,  
D        G         D                     A        D 
Lean-ing, lean-ing, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms. 

Verse 

D                    G                    D                     E        A 
What have I to dread, what have I to fear, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms? 
D                    G                     D                     A        D 
I have bless-ed peace with my Lord so near, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms. 

D        G         D                     E     A 
Lean-ing, lean-ing, safe and se-cure from all a-larms,  
D        G         D                     A        D 
Lean-ing, lean-ing, lean-ing on the ev-er-last-ing arms. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante