What A Friend We Have In Jesus Chords

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What A Friend We Have In Jesus by Rhonda Vincent is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D7. 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                        C 
What a friend we have in Jesus 

G                            D7 
All ours sins and grief's to bear 

G                   C 
What a privilege to carry 

D7                   G 
Everything to God in prayer 

  
D7                    G 
O what peace we often forfeit 

C      G                D7 
O what needless pain we bear 

G                     C 
All because we do not carry 

D7                   G 
Everything to God in prayer 

  
                   C 
Have we trials and temptations 

G                   D7 
Is there trouble anywhere 

G                     C 
We should never be discouraged 

D7                     G 
Take it to the Lord in prayer 

  
D7                      G 
Can we find a friend so faithful 

C        G               D7 
Who will all our sorrows share 

G                     C 
Jesus knows our every weakness 

D7                     G 
Take it to the Lord in prayer 

  
                      C 
Are we weak and heavy laden 

G                       D7 
Cumbered with a load of care 

G                          C 
Precious Savior still our refuge 

D7                     G 
Take it to the Lord in prayer 

  
D7                             G 
Do thy friends despise forsake thee 

C          G           D7 
Take it to the Lord in prayer 

G                                 C 
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee 

D7                      G 
Thou wilt find a solace there 

  
G                        C 
What a friend we have in Jesus 

G                            D7 
All ours sins and grief's to bear 

G                   C 
What a privilege to carry 

D7                   G 
Everything to God in prayer 
    	

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