Be Thou My Vision chords by Van Morrison

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:

e|-2-2-5-7-5-2---2-----------------
BB|-3---5-7-----3---5-3-3-3---------
G+G|-4---6-7-------------2-2---------
D MajorD|-4---7-----------------0---------
A augmentedA|-2-------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------

B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD     G+G A augmentedA    B minorBm   A augmentedA D MajorD
Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart
E minorEm      A augmentedA    D MajorD  G+G      A augmentedA
Nought be all else to me, save that Thy art
G+G             F# minorF#m     G+G  A augmentedA
Thou my best thought in the day and the night
B minorBm    G+G             D MajorD
Waking or sleeping, Thou presence my light

Verse 2:

D MajorD     A augmentedA     B minorBm   A augmentedA  D MajorD
Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word
E minorEm   A augmentedA     D MajorD  G+G      A augmentedA
I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord
G+G            D MajorD     G+G  A augmentedA
Thou my great Father and I Thy true son
B minorBm     G+G            D MajorD
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Verse 3:
D MajorD     G+G A augmentedA      B minorBm    A augmentedA  D MajorD
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
E minorEm     A augmentedA   D MajorD  G+G     A augmentedA
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
G+G           F#F# D MajorD      G+G
Thou my soul shelter, and Thy my high tower
B minorBm      G+G              D MajorD
Raise Thou me heavenwards, oh power of my power

Bridge:
E minorEm G+G  D MajorD
E minorEm G+G  F# minorF#m
E minorEm G+G  D MajorD
E minorEm G+G  A augmentedA  A7A7

Verse 4:
D MajorD       A augmentedA    B minorBm    A augmentedA D MajorD
Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
E minorEm    A augmentedA      D MajorD    G+G     A augmentedA
Thou mine inheritance through all of my days
G+G             D MajorD      G+G  A augmentedA
Thou and Thou only though first in my heart
B minorBm      G+G            D MajorD
High king of heaven my treasure Thou art

Verse 5:
D MajorD        G+G A augmentedA     B minorBm   A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh high king of heaven, when battle is done
E minorEm       A augmentedA   D MajorD  G+G       A augmentedA
Grant heaven's joy to me, bright heaven sun
G+G              D MajorD   G+G  A augmentedA
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall
B minorBm     G+G B minorBm     G+G    D MajorD
Still be my vision, though ruler of all

Outro:
D MajorD  G+G A augmentedA B minorBm  D MajorD  E minorEm  D MajorD  G+G  A augmentedA
Da, da, da, da, da...
G+G   D MajorD  G+G  B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD
D  G+G A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD
E minorEm  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
G+G   F3 D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
B minorBm  G+G   D MajorD