Sweet Lord Chords
Sweet Lord by Cody Canada And The Departed is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, E7, A/C#, Bm, E/G#, D, G and D/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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
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
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
OUTRO:
G D/F# A
I need my sweet Lord's help today (3x)
G D/F# A (4x)
E7 D A/C# Bm A E/G# A