Just A Closer Walk With Thee Chords
Just A Closer Walk With Thee by Dave Van Ronk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords A, E7, D, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on 5
NOTE: In the second line of every verse/Chorus, if you slide from A based on the
A-string to the A based on the E-string (bar chord), it sounds closer to his version
A E7
Well it's just a closer walk with thee
A
Yes grant it jesus, if you please
D D7
Well daily walking close to thee
A E7 A E7
Let it be, dear lord, let it be
A E7
Well I am weak but thou art strong
A
Savior keep me from all wrong
D D7
Well daily walking all night long
A E7 A E7
Let it be, dear lord, let it be
A E7
Well if in this world of traps and snares
A
If I falter, lord who cares
D D7
Well who but thee, my burning man
A E7 A E7
None but thee, dear lord, none but thee
Solo/Interlude:
A E7 E7 A A7 D D7 A E7 A E7
A E7
Well when this feeble life is all
A
Pain and sorrow be no more
D D7
Well Jesus guide me safely on
A E7 A E7
Cane and shawl, sweet cane and shawl
A E7
Well it's just a closer walk with thee
A
Yes grant it jesus, if you please
D D7
Well daily walking close to thee
A E7 A E7
Let it be, dear lord, let it be