Why Me Lord Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays452

Why Me Lord by Conway Twitty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G7, C, D7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Verse 

G                     G7      C 
Why me Lord what have I ever done 
                 G                         D7  
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known 
        G             G7     C 
Tell me Lord what did I ever do 
                       G          D7              G     G7  
That was worth loving you or the kindness you've shown 

 
C                        G 
Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it so 
         D7                 G  G7  
Help me Jesus I know what I am 
C                          G 
Now that I know that I've needed you so 
         D7                      G   
Help me Jesus my soul's in your hand 

Verse 

                     G7              C    
Tell me Lord if you think there's a way 
               G                       D7  
I can try to repay all I've taken from you 
       G           G7           C 
Maybe Lord I can show someone else 
                        G            D7          G  G7 
What I've been through myself on my way back to you 
  

C                        G 
Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it so 
         D7                  G  G7 
Help me Jesus I know what I am 
C                          G 
Now that I know that I've needed you so 
         D7                      G   
Help me Jesus my soul's in your hand 

C                        G 
Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it so 
         D7                 G  G7  
Help me Jesus I know what I am 
C                          G 
Now that I know that I've needed you so 
         D7                      G   
Help me Jesus my soul's in your hand 

Outro 

D7                      C Am  G 
Jesus my soul's in your h-a-n-d 
    	

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