Take My Hand Precious Lord Chords

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Take My Hand Precious Lord by Elvis Presley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7, D#5, E7, D, D7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Take My Hand Precious Lord 

Precious (A) Lord take my hand,  
(A7) Lead me (D#5) on let me stand. 
I am (A)  tired I am weak, I am (E7) worn. 
Through the (A) storm, through the (A7) night, 
Lead me (D) on to the light. 
Take my (A) hand precious Lord, 
(E7) Lead me (A) home. 

When my (A) way grows drear, 
(A7) Precious (D) Lord linger near. 
When my (A) life is almost (E7) gone, 
Hear my (A) cry, hear my () call, 
(A7) Hold my (D) hand lest I fall. 
(D7) Take my (A7) hand precious (B7) Lord, 
(E7) Lead me (A) home. 

When the darkness appears, 
And the night draws near, 
And the day is past and gone. 
At the river I stand, 
Guide my feet hold my hand, 
Take my hand precious Lord, 
Lead me home. 



    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante