Every Minute I Want Jesus By My Side Chords

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Every Minute I Want Jesus By My Side by Johnny Paycheck is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                                 D7 
I want to be a help to Jesus everyday 
                                          G 
I want His light to shine on everything I do or say 
                                      C  G D7 
I want His love to always be my daily gu-i-de 
      C             D7          G 
Every minute I want Jesus by my side 

           D7                           G 
Yes I want Jesus by my side when I feel blue 
            D7                             G 
I know I'll never have another friend that is so true 
                                           C G  D7 
How good to know that in my heart His love a-bi-des 
      C             D7          G 
Every minute I want Jesus by my side 

                                          D7 
I have no riches but that matters none at all 
                                           G 
He's always standing by to help me when He hears my call 
                                                   C  G  D7 
And not one thing that I've asked Him for has been de-ni-ed 
      C             D7          G 
Every minute I want Jesus by my side 

           D7                           G 
Yes I want Jesus by my side when I feel blue 
            D7                           G 
I know I'll never have another friend so true 
                                           C G  D7 
How good to know that in my heart His love a-bi-des 
      C             D7          G 
Every minute I want Jesus by my side 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante