The Breastplate Of St Patrick chords by Sarah Hart

Chords with lyrics

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


Intro:

D MajorD  A/D  A7/D  G/DG/D D MajorD  A7/D    G/DG/D

Verse 1:

D MajorD       B minorBm
 I bind myself
    Gmaj7Gmaj7  E minor 7Em7
To the power of heaven.
D/F#D/F#      B minorBm    E minor 7Em7     A/C#A/C#
  I bind myself to the light of the sun,
  Gadd9Gadd9      Dmaj7/F#
The brightness of the moon,
  E minor 7Em7       A/C#A/C#
The deepness of the sea;
D MajorD        B minorBm    Gmaj7Gmaj7 A augmentedA  D MajorD    G/DG/D
  I bind myself  to the  power of Christ.

Chorus:

D MajorD   G/DG/D D MajorD A/BA/B  Bm7Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G+G         E minor 7Em7   D/F#D/F#
 Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7            B minorBm
Christ to the right of me
            E minor 7Em7
And to the left of me;
        A/C#A/C#   Bm7Bm7   G+G
Christ above me and beneath me:
      E minor 7Em7   A/C#A/C#   D MajorD   A/D  A7/D  G/DG/D
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.

Verse 2:

D MajorD        B minorBm
  I bind myself
    Gmaj7Gmaj7    E minor 7Em7
To the guidance of angels.
D/F#D/F#      B minorBm
  I bind myself
    E minor 7Em7     A/C#A/C#
To the love of the Lamb,
  Gadd9Gadd9    Dmaj7/F#
For He alone is peace
  E minor 7Em7     A/C#A/C#
And He alone is light.
D MajorD        B minorBm
 I bind myself
    Gmaj7Gmaj7 A augmentedA   D MajorD   G/DG/D
To the guidance of Christ.

Chorus:

D MajorD   G/DG/D D MajorD A/BA/B  Bm7Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G+G         E minor 7Em7   D/F#D/F#
 Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7            B minorBm
Christ to the right of me
            E minor 7Em7
And to the left of me;
        A/C#A/C#   Bm7Bm7   G+G
Christ above me and beneath me:
      E minor 7Em7   A/C#A/C#   D MajorD   D MajorD G/DG/D D MajorD
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.

Bridge:

    Gadd9Gadd9     Dmaj7/F#
In the eyes of all who see me,
    FF        D/F#D/F#
In the ears of all who hear me,
    E minor 7Em7
In the hearts of those
  Dmaj7/F#
Who know me:
 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7  C majorC   D MajorD B minorBm G6G6
O God, uphold me.
E minor 7Em7     B minorBm  Bm/ABm/A  G6G6  E minor 7Em7
  Uphold me, Lord.

Chorus:

D MajorD   G/DG/D D MajorD A/BA/B  Bm7Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G+G         E minor 7Em7   D/F#D/F#
 Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7            B minorBm
Christ to the right of me
            E minor 7Em7
And to the left of me;
        A/C#A/C#   Bm7Bm7   G+G
Christ above me and beneath me:
      E minor 7Em7   A/C#A/C#   B minorBm   E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F#
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.
G+G      E minor 7Em7    A/C#A/C#  D MajorD   G6G6   G+G
 I bind myself to the virtue  of Christ.
D MajorD       B minorBm  G+G  Gmaj7Gmaj7 G6G6 D MajorD
Christ with me.