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

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Words and Music by Johnny Lange and Jimmy Duncan

Verse 1:
C majorC      A minorAm   E minorEm   C7C7
I asked the Lord to comfort me
   FF       G7G7    C majorC  C7C7
When things weren’t going my way,
FF     F minorFm    C majorC    A minorAm
He said to me I will comfort you,
  DmDm    G7G7   C majorC
And lift your cares away.

Verse 2:
C majorC      A minorAm   E minorEm    C7C7
I asked the Lord to walk with me,
   FF      G7G7     C majorC  C7C7
When darkness was all that I knew,
FF     F minorFm    C majorC  A minorAm
He said to me “Never be afraid,
  DmDm   G7G7   FF  C majorC
For I will see you through.”

Bridge:
 DmDm   G7G7   C majorC   A minorAm
I didn’t ask for riches,
  DmDm   G7G7   Am6Am6  Dmaj7Dmaj7
He gave me wealth untold-
  E minorEm          Dmaj7Dmaj7
The moon, the stars, the sun, the sky,
  E minorEm   D7D7    A#mA#m  A7A7
And gave me eyes to behold.

Chorus:
D MajorD      B minorBm    F# minorF#m D7D7
I thank the Lord for everything,
  G+G     A7A7       Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
And I count my blessings each day,
G+G     G minorGm    D MajorD   B minorBm
He came to me when I needed Him,
 E minorEm  A7A7   Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
I only had to pray,
  E minorEm      A7A7     D MajorD  F# minorF#m B minorBm
And He’ll come to you if you ask Him to
   E minorEm   G+G   G minorGm D MajorD  A7A7
He’s only a prayer a - way.

Chorus:
D MajorD      B minorBm    F# minorF#m D7D7
I thank the Lord for everything,
  G+G     A7A7       Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
And I count my blessings each day,
G+G     G minorGm    D MajorD   B minorBm
He came to me when I needed Him,
 E minorEm  A7A7   Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7
I only had to pray,
  E minorEm      A7A7     D MajorD  F# minorF#m B minorBm
And He’ll come to you if you ask Him to
   E minorEm   G+G   G minorGm D MajorD
He’s only a prayer a - way.