I Asked The Lord To Comfort Me chords by Songs Of Praise

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Words and Music by Johnny Lange and Jimmy Duncan

Verse 1:
C      Am   Em   C7
I asked the Lord to comfort me
   F       G7    C  C7
When things weren’t going my way,
F     Fm    C    Am
He said to me I will comfort you,
  Dm    G7   C
And lift your cares away.

Verse 2:
C      Am   Em    C7
I asked the Lord to walk with me,
   F      G7     C  C7
When darkness was all that I knew,
F     Fm    C  Am
He said to me “Never be afraid,
  Dm   G7   F  C
For I will see you through.”

Bridge:
 Dm   G7   C   Am
I didn’t ask for riches,
  Dm   G7   Am6  Dmaj7
He gave me wealth untold-
  Em          Dmaj7
The moon, the stars, the sun, the sky,
  Em   D7    A#m  A7
And gave me eyes to behold.

Chorus:
D      Bm    F#m D7
I thank the Lord for everything,
  G     A7       Dmaj7 D7
And I count my blessings each day,
G     Gm    D   Bm
He came to me when I needed Him,
 Em  A7   Dmaj7 D7
I only had to pray,
  Em      A7     D  F#m Bm
And He’ll come to you if you ask Him to
   Em   G   Gm D  A7
He’s only a prayer a - way.

Chorus:
D      Bm    F#m D7
I thank the Lord for everything,
  G     A7       Dmaj7 D7
And I count my blessings each day,
G     Gm    D   Bm
He came to me when I needed Him,
 Em  A7   Dmaj7 D7
I only had to pray,
  Em      A7     D  F#m Bm
And He’ll come to you if you ask Him to
   Em   G   Gm D
He’s only a prayer a - way.