Comfort Me Chords by Shirley Caesar
Tempo:
121.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bbm
Db
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] I dedicate this song tonight to [Bbm] the mothers [Db] and the fathers all over the country, [Ab] to the boys that are fighting [Db] in Vietnam.
For you [Ab] see, [Bbm]
our [Eb] boys now are dying without a cause.
[Db]
And when I say our boys, I'm not just talking about Negro boys, I'm talking about our people, period.
For man, God made all mankind.
And [Eb] these men are dying without [Ab] a [Db] cause.
[F] And tonight we need God to [Eb] comfort the hearts [Ab] of [Bbm] those mothers [Ab] that are losing their children.
[E] Amen, isn't that right [Bbm] church?
We'd like to [Db] dedicate this song to them tonight.
[Bb] [Eb] Comfort me.
[Ab] Hallelujah, Jesus.
[Bbm] [Cm]
Hallelujah, [Bbm] Jesus.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] Who, thou [Fm] the free,
[Bbm] who, of [Cm] all
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] age, who, thou, thou, thou whose [Fm] love and mercy, [Bbm]
who, I know is [Db] endless, [Eb] [Ab]
who, [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
of me, [Eb] comfort me.
[Db] [Ab] Oh, come
[Fm] on, look at him walking [Bbm]
now.
Who,
[Eb]
[Ab] found [Fm] that wasp fishing,
[Bbm] who, [Db] [Bbm]
[Db] the sea, [G]
[Ab] who,
[Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] me,
[Ab] when me, [Dbm] [Cm] comfort
[Db] me.
You're [Eb] asked to [Ab] do this for you tonight.
[C] Comfort me.
[Fm]
[Ab]
[C] I'm [Fm]
begging [Bb] [Ab] you to comfort me.
Jesus.
Put [Bbm] your arms around [Ab] me.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
Comfort me.
[Cm]
[Db] You need him, you need [Bbm] him
[Db]
[Ab] all over the land.
[Eb] Comfort [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Ab]
me.
To [Bbm] hell with the hell.
Comfort me.
[Ab] [Bbm] They [Ab] mistreat us without a cause, yes they do.
[Bbm] [Ab] Comfort me.
[Cm] [Bbm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
For you [Ab] see, [Bbm]
our [Eb] boys now are dying without a cause.
[Db]
And when I say our boys, I'm not just talking about Negro boys, I'm talking about our people, period.
For man, God made all mankind.
And [Eb] these men are dying without [Ab] a [Db] cause.
[F] And tonight we need God to [Eb] comfort the hearts [Ab] of [Bbm] those mothers [Ab] that are losing their children.
[E] Amen, isn't that right [Bbm] church?
We'd like to [Db] dedicate this song to them tonight.
[Bb] [Eb] Comfort me.
[Ab] Hallelujah, Jesus.
[Bbm] [Cm]
Hallelujah, [Bbm] Jesus.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] Who, thou [Fm] the free,
[Bbm] who, of [Cm] all
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] age, who, thou, thou, thou whose [Fm] love and mercy, [Bbm]
who, I know is [Db] endless, [Eb] [Ab]
who, [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
of me, [Eb] comfort me.
[Db] [Ab] Oh, come
[Fm] on, look at him walking [Bbm]
now.
Who,
[Eb]
[Ab] found [Fm] that wasp fishing,
[Bbm] who, [Db] [Bbm]
[Db] the sea, [G]
[Ab] who,
[Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] me,
[Ab] when me, [Dbm] [Cm] comfort
[Db] me.
You're [Eb] asked to [Ab] do this for you tonight.
[C] Comfort me.
[Fm]
[Ab]
[C] I'm [Fm]
begging [Bb] [Ab] you to comfort me.
Jesus.
Put [Bbm] your arms around [Ab] me.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
Comfort me.
[Cm]
[Db] You need him, you need [Bbm] him
[Db]
[Ab] all over the land.
[Eb] Comfort [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Ab]
me.
To [Bbm] hell with the hell.
Comfort me.
[Ab] [Bbm] They [Ab] mistreat us without a cause, yes they do.
[Bbm] [Ab] Comfort me.
[Cm] [Bbm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
Key:
Ab
Bbm
Db
Eb
Fm
Ab
Bbm
Db
[Ab] _ I dedicate this song tonight to [Bbm] _ _ the mothers [Db] and the fathers all over the country, [Ab] to _ the boys that are fighting [Db] in Vietnam.
_ _ For you [Ab] see, _ _ _ [Bbm] _
our [Eb] boys now are dying without a cause.
[Db]
And when I say our boys, I'm not just talking about Negro boys, I'm talking about our people, period. _ _
For man, God made all mankind.
_ And [Eb] these men are dying without [Ab] a [Db] cause.
_ [F] And tonight we need God to [Eb] comfort the hearts [Ab] of [Bbm] those mothers [Ab] that are losing their children.
_ [E] Amen, isn't that right [Bbm] church?
We'd like to [Db] dedicate this song to them tonight.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] Comfort me.
_ [Ab] Hallelujah, Jesus.
[Bbm] _ [Cm]
Hallelujah, [Bbm] Jesus.
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ Who, thou [Fm] the free, _ _
_ _ [Bbm] who, _ _ _ of [Cm] all _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] age, who, _ _ thou, thou, thou whose [Fm] love and mercy, _ _ [Bbm] _
who, _ I know is [Db] endless, _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
who, _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Ab]
of me, [Eb] comfort _ me.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] Oh, _ come _ _ _ _
[Fm] on, look at him walking _ [Bbm]
now.
Who, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ found [Fm] that wasp fishing, _ _ _
[Bbm] who, [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Db] the sea, _ [G] _
[Ab] _ who, _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ me, _ _ _
[Ab] when me, [Dbm] [Cm] comfort _
[Db] me.
_ You're [Eb] asked to [Ab] do this for you tonight. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Comfort me. _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'm [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ begging [Bb] [Ab] you to comfort me. _ _
Jesus. _ _ _
Put [Bbm] your arms around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Comfort me.
[Cm] _ _
[Db] You need him, you need [Bbm] him _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ all over the land.
[Eb] Comfort [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ me. _ _
To [Bbm] hell with the hell. _ _ _
Comfort me.
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] They [Ab] mistreat us without a cause, yes they do.
[Bbm] [Ab] Comfort me.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ For you [Ab] see, _ _ _ [Bbm] _
our [Eb] boys now are dying without a cause.
[Db]
And when I say our boys, I'm not just talking about Negro boys, I'm talking about our people, period. _ _
For man, God made all mankind.
_ And [Eb] these men are dying without [Ab] a [Db] cause.
_ [F] And tonight we need God to [Eb] comfort the hearts [Ab] of [Bbm] those mothers [Ab] that are losing their children.
_ [E] Amen, isn't that right [Bbm] church?
We'd like to [Db] dedicate this song to them tonight.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] Comfort me.
_ [Ab] Hallelujah, Jesus.
[Bbm] _ [Cm]
Hallelujah, [Bbm] Jesus.
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ Who, thou [Fm] the free, _ _
_ _ [Bbm] who, _ _ _ of [Cm] all _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] age, who, _ _ thou, thou, thou whose [Fm] love and mercy, _ _ [Bbm] _
who, _ I know is [Db] endless, _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
who, _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Ab]
of me, [Eb] comfort _ me.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] Oh, _ come _ _ _ _
[Fm] on, look at him walking _ [Bbm]
now.
Who, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ found [Fm] that wasp fishing, _ _ _
[Bbm] who, [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Db] the sea, _ [G] _
[Ab] _ who, _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ me, _ _ _
[Ab] when me, [Dbm] [Cm] comfort _
[Db] me.
_ You're [Eb] asked to [Ab] do this for you tonight. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Comfort me. _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'm [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ begging [Bb] [Ab] you to comfort me. _ _
Jesus. _ _ _
Put [Bbm] your arms around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Comfort me.
[Cm] _ _
[Db] You need him, you need [Bbm] him _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ all over the land.
[Eb] Comfort [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ me. _ _
To [Bbm] hell with the hell. _ _ _
Comfort me.
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] They [Ab] mistreat us without a cause, yes they do.
[Bbm] [Ab] Comfort me.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _