How Great Thou Art (acoustic) Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays455

How Great Thou Art (acoustic) by Citizens & Saints is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, C/E and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 

C F C/E G 


verse 1 

          C              F 
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder 
         C       G                    C 
Consider all the works thy hands have made, 
          C                 F 
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, 
                 C       G            C 
Thy power throughout the universe displayed 


Refrain 

              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee 
               C   F               C/E   G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 
              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: 
               C        F          C    F    C/E    G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 


verse 2 

          C              F 
And when I think that God, his Son not sparing, 
         C       G                    C 
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, 
          C                 F 
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, 
                 C       G            C 
He bled and died to take away my sin. 


Refrain 

              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee 
               C   F               C/E   G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 
              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: 
               C        F          C    F    C/E    G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 


verse 3 

 C 
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation 
 C 
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! 
             C             F 
Then I shall bow in humble adoration, 
             C         G                   C 
And there proclaim, My God, how great thou art! 


Refrain 

              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee 
               C   F               C/E   G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 
              C        F               C/E   G 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: 
               C        F          C    F    C/E    G 
How great thou art! How great thou art! 


Outro 

C F C/E G 
    	

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