Be Thou My Vision chords by Van Morrison

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|-2-2-5-7-5-2---2-----------------
B|-3---5-7-----3---5-3-3-3---------
G|-4---6-7-------------2-2---------
D|-4---7-----------------0---------
A|-2-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------

Bm   G      D

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

Verse 2:

D          A          Bm      A    D
Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word
Em     A         D   G            A
I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord
G                        D          G    A
Thou my great Father and I Thy true son
Bm         G                        D
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Verse 3:
D          G  A            Bm        A   D
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Em         A      D   G          A
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
G                     F#  D           G
Thou my soul shelter, and Thy my high tower
Bm            G                           D
Raise Thou me heavenwards, oh power of my power

Bridge:
Em  G   D
Em  G   F#m
Em  G   D
Em  G   A   A7

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

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

Outro:
D   G A  Bm   D   Em   D   G   A
Da, da, da, da, da...
G      D   G   Bm   G      D
D   G A  Bm  A D
Em   A   G   A
G     F3 D  G  A
Bm   G     D