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.