The Breastplate Of St Patrick chords by Sarah Hart

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:

D   A/D   A7/D   G/D  D   A7/D        G/D

Verse 1:

D             Bm
  I bind myself
       Gmaj7    Em7
To the power of heaven.
D/F#            Bm       Em7          A/C#
    I bind myself to the light of the sun,
    Gadd9            Dmaj7/F#
The brightness of the moon,
    Em7             A/C#
The deepness of the sea;
D               Bm       Gmaj7  A    D       G/D
   I bind myself   to the   power of Christ.

Chorus:

D      G/D  D  A/B    Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G                  Em7     D/F#
  Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7                       Bm
Christ to the right of me
                       Em7
And to the left of me;
               A/C#     Bm7     G
Christ above me and beneath me:
            Em7      A/C#      D      A/D   A7/D   G/D
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.

Verse 2:

D                Bm
   I bind myself
       Gmaj7       Em7
To the guidance of angels.
D/F#            Bm
   I bind myself
       Em7         A/C#
To the love of the Lamb,
    Gadd9       Dmaj7/F#
For He alone is peace
    Em7         A/C#
And He alone is light.
D               Bm
  I bind myself
       Gmaj7 A      D      G/D
To the guidance of Christ.

Chorus:

D      G/D  D  A/B    Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G                  Em7     D/F#
  Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7                       Bm
Christ to the right of me
                       Em7
And to the left of me;
               A/C#     Bm7     G
Christ above me and beneath me:
            Em7      A/C#      D      D  G/D  D
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.

Bridge:

       Gadd9          Dmaj7/F#
In the eyes of all who see me,
       F               D/F#
In the ears of all who hear me,
       Em7
In the hearts of those
    Dmaj7/F#
Who know me:
  Bbmaj7   C     D  Bm  G6
O God, uphold me.
Em7         Bm    Bm/A   G6   Em7
   Uphold me, Lord.

Chorus:

D      G/D  D  A/B    Bm7
Christ with me and before me;
G                  Em7     D/F#
  Christ behind me and within me;
Gma7                       Bm
Christ to the right of me
                       Em7
And to the left of me;
               A/C#     Bm7     G
Christ above me and beneath me:
            Em7      A/C#      Bm     Em7  D/F#
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ.
G            Em7       A/C#   D     G6     G
  I bind myself to the virtue    of Christ.
D              Bm    G    Gmaj7 G6  D
Christ with me.