What A Friend We Have In Jesus Chords
by Alan Jackson
What A Friend We Have In Jesus by Alan Jackson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, F#, G#, D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - C# F# G# C#
C# F#
What a friend we have in Jesus,
C# G#
All ours sins and griefs to bear,
C# F#
What a privilege to carry
G# C#
Everything to God in prayer!
G# C#
O what peace we often forfeit,
F# C# G#
O what needless pain we bear,
C# F#
All because we do not carry
G# C#
Everything to God in prayer!
D G
Have we trials and temptations?
D A
Is there trouble anywhere?
D G
We should never be discouraged;
A D
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
A D
Can we find a friend so faithful
G D A
Who will all our sorrows share?
D G
Jesus knows our every weakness;
A D
Take it to the Lord in prayer.