Chords with lyrics
Abide With Me
Verse 1:
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Abide with me; Fast falls the eventide;
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
A minorAm FF C majorC FF
When other helpers, fail and comforts flee,
C majorC G+G C majorC
Help of the helpless, abide with me.
Verse 2:
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Thou on my head, in early youth didst smile;
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
And, though rebellious, and perverse meanwhile,
A minorAm FF C majorC FF
Thou hast not left me, though I oft left Thee,
C majorC G+G C majorC
On to the close Lord, abide with me.
Verse 3:
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
I need Thy presence, every passing hour.
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
What but Thy grace, can foil the tempter's power?
A minorAm FF C majorC FF
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
C majorC G+G C majorC
Through cloud and sunshine, abide with me.
Interlude; Key change to Dmaj:
Verse 4:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness
B minorBm G+G D MajorD G+G
Where is thy sting death? Where grave thy victory?
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
I triumph still, abide with me.
Verse 5:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Hold Thou Thy cross, before my closing eyes;
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.
B minorBm G+G D MajorD G+G
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD