Quiet Faith Of Man Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

Quiet Faith Of Man by Jerry Jeff Walker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, D/F#, G, Em, A and G/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			  D             D/F#           G        Em 
A baby child is born along the highway 
  A           G              D 
A tiny little thing upon the land 
   D             D/F#              G     Em 
An okie with his dreams out on the byway 
A              G  A        D  
Lifts the tiny baby in his hand 
    D              D/F#            G       Em 
The woman smiles a little smile of knowing 
    A                  G             D 
And whispers something softly in his ear 
    D            D/F#               G       Em  
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growing  
   A              G       A           D 
Perhaps a word of comfort through the fears 

    G         G/F#    Em       A       D 
You trust the moon to move the mighty ocean 
    G         G/F#   Em             A 
You trust the sun to shine upon the land 
    G               A            D               G 
The little that you know and you do the best you can 
    A                                    D 
You see the rest with the quiet faith of man 
 
 
A tractor makes its way along the fence line 
And drops the seeds precisely in a row 
If the rains are kind and the winds don't take the topsoil 
Before too long the crops will start to show 
The farmer sees the fields around him growin' 
He whispers something low beneath his breath 
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growin' 
Perhaps a word of thanks for all the rest 
 
Chorus 
 
There's a storm tossed ship tonight out on the ocean 
There's a soul somewhere adrift out on the blue 
There's a dreamer with his eyes upon the heavens 
They're all looking for a way to make it through 
 
Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

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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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante