Trading My Sorrows Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays457

Trading My Sorrows by Darryl Evans is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em, D, Gm, F/A and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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  			G   C         Em     D 
I'm trading my sorrows 
G   C         Em    D 
I'm trading my shame 
G   C          Em           D           G   C  Em  D 
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord 
G   C         Em    D 
I'm trading my sickness 
G   C         Em   D 
I'm trading my pain 
G   C          Em           D           G   C  Em  D 
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord 
 
           G       C           Em        D 
And we say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord 
G       C           Em        D 
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord 
G       C           Em        D       G  C  Em  D 
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord. Amen 
 
    G              C        
I'm pressed but not crushed 
     Em          D 
persecuted not abandoned 
G       C             Em     D 
Struck down but not destroyed 
    G                 C      
I'm blessed beyond the curse 
        Em             D 
for His promise will endure 
G        C                 Em  D 
And His joy's gonna be my strength 
 
Gm                             F/A
Though the sorrow may last for the night 
Bb                     C
His joy comes with the morning... 
    	

Chord diagrams

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