Gethsemane Chords
by Carl Smith
Gethsemane by Carl Smith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, D7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C F C
On a hillside so lonely knelt Jesus one day
D7 G7
So wounded and weary He went there to pray
C F C
My friends there forsaken so lonely He feels
G7 C
To heaven He's crying in helpless up here
F C
But the golden day has broken in old Gethsemane
D7 G7
The mourners all come singing the songs of victory
C F C
There's a new highway to glory the road that Jesus trod
G7 C
With a halo we're traveling the pathway to God
F C
On the hillside the garden such suffering I see
D7 G7
In humble submission He'll beckon His plea
C F C
His blood streams are bursting comes sinner be true
G7 C
His cheeks are stained crimson for me and for you
F C
But the golden day has broken in old Gethsemane
D7 G7
The mourners all come singing the songs of victory
C F C
There's a new highway to glory the road that Jesus trod
G7 C
With a halo we're traveling the pathway to God