Chords for "Thank You Dear Lord" - McKameys (1980)
Tempo:
90.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Thank you, dear Lord, [D]
for being [A] so good to me.
[D] When I [A] was alone, it was [E] being your sweet company.
[A] You gave me [E] new hope, said [D] that I [A]
could go.
[E] [E]
[A] Thank you, Lord, [B]
[E] I live for all my heart.
[D] I live for [A] all my soul.
[B] Thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
I call to [D] thank you for [E] heaven's plan
[A] and the [D] place you prepared me there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
My fistful [E] of [D] snares, trials [A] seems so hard to bear.
[D] It is then [A] that I reach for that hand.
[E] I know it's always [A] there.
And finding [E] he still cares [D] about my head
[A] and say this little prayer.
Now, with all [E] my heart, [A] thank you.
[C#m] And [E] with all my heart, [D] and with [E] all my [A] soul,
[B]
thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
Oh, [D#] [D]
thank you [E] for heaven's [A] plan
and the place [D] you prepared me [A] there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
Amen.
Honey, I want you to sing that last verse again.
Hallelujah.
[B] I want to tell [E] you something.
I come from a [D] family of [A] seven boys and five girls.
[D] A preaching daddy and a praying [A] mama.
My mama's in this audience tonight.
[F#]
Four of my [E] sisters and one of my brothers,
[A] they've driven the distance that it [E] took to get here to end this service.
[D] But let me tell you something.
[A] All the twelve young'uns are saved.
[E] My daddy's gone on to be with the Lord.
[A] But I've heard him, Dora, you know it's the truth.
Mama [E] and May and Carol,
you've heard [D] daddy bow his head [A] and say,
Lord, [B] with all my heart, I thank you.
[E]
Thank you for salvation that's free.
[D] He was a coal miner and worked the hills
[A] to make a living for the [D] twelve young'uns.
But he loved the [A] Lord and he said, listen,
[E] family always [A] puts your trust in God.
Hallelujah.
[E] I listen to a lot of [D] preachers,
a lot of smart [A] people [D] with large vocabularies
[A] describe the great love of God.
[E] But I can't find it [A] in my vocabulary.
[E] I don't have the words.
[D] I'm just a simple mountain girl.
[A] And all I know is with all my heart,
[E] I thank you, Lord.
[A]
Life [E] is full of [D] scares, trials [A] and so far.
[D]
[A] But I, if [E] [A]
I think [E] she still cares,
[D] Mama, in a [A] teamless prayer,
tell with all [E] my [A] heart.
[A] And [E] with all my heart.
And [D] with [A] all my [B] soul.
Thank you for Calvary,
[E] it's treasure [D] untold.
Thank you for heaven [A] and the place
[D] it prepared me [A] for.
Lord, with [E] all my heart, [A] I thank you.
[C#]
for being [A] so good to me.
[D] When I [A] was alone, it was [E] being your sweet company.
[A] You gave me [E] new hope, said [D] that I [A]
could go.
[E] [E]
[A] Thank you, Lord, [B]
[E] I live for all my heart.
[D] I live for [A] all my soul.
[B] Thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
I call to [D] thank you for [E] heaven's plan
[A] and the [D] place you prepared me there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
My fistful [E] of [D] snares, trials [A] seems so hard to bear.
[D] It is then [A] that I reach for that hand.
[E] I know it's always [A] there.
And finding [E] he still cares [D] about my head
[A] and say this little prayer.
Now, with all [E] my heart, [A] thank you.
[C#m] And [E] with all my heart, [D] and with [E] all my [A] soul,
[B]
thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
Oh, [D#] [D]
thank you [E] for heaven's [A] plan
and the place [D] you prepared me [A] there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
Amen.
Honey, I want you to sing that last verse again.
Hallelujah.
[B] I want to tell [E] you something.
I come from a [D] family of [A] seven boys and five girls.
[D] A preaching daddy and a praying [A] mama.
My mama's in this audience tonight.
[F#]
Four of my [E] sisters and one of my brothers,
[A] they've driven the distance that it [E] took to get here to end this service.
[D] But let me tell you something.
[A] All the twelve young'uns are saved.
[E] My daddy's gone on to be with the Lord.
[A] But I've heard him, Dora, you know it's the truth.
Mama [E] and May and Carol,
you've heard [D] daddy bow his head [A] and say,
Lord, [B] with all my heart, I thank you.
[E]
Thank you for salvation that's free.
[D] He was a coal miner and worked the hills
[A] to make a living for the [D] twelve young'uns.
But he loved the [A] Lord and he said, listen,
[E] family always [A] puts your trust in God.
Hallelujah.
[E] I listen to a lot of [D] preachers,
a lot of smart [A] people [D] with large vocabularies
[A] describe the great love of God.
[E] But I can't find it [A] in my vocabulary.
[E] I don't have the words.
[D] I'm just a simple mountain girl.
[A] And all I know is with all my heart,
[E] I thank you, Lord.
[A]
Life [E] is full of [D] scares, trials [A] and so far.
[D]
[A] But I, if [E] [A]
I think [E] she still cares,
[D] Mama, in a [A] teamless prayer,
tell with all [E] my [A] heart.
[A] And [E] with all my heart.
And [D] with [A] all my [B] soul.
Thank you for Calvary,
[E] it's treasure [D] untold.
Thank you for heaven [A] and the place
[D] it prepared me [A] for.
Lord, with [E] all my heart, [A] I thank you.
[C#]
Key:
A
E
D
B
C#m
A
E
D
_ [E] Thank you, dear Lord, [D]
for being [A] so good to me.
[D] When I [A] was alone, it was [E] being your sweet company. _
[A] You gave me [E] new hope, said [D] that I _ [A] _ _
could go.
_ [E] _ [E] _
[A] Thank you, Lord, _ _ [B] _
[E] I live for all my heart.
[D] I live for [A] all my soul.
[B] _ Thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
I call to [D] thank you for [E] heaven's plan
[A] and the [D] place you prepared me there.
Oh, _ [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
_ _ _ My fistful [E] of _ [D] snares, trials [A] seems so hard to bear.
[D] It is then [A] that I reach for that hand.
[E] I know it's always [A] there.
And finding [E] he still cares [D] about my head
[A] and say this little prayer.
Now, with all [E] my heart, [A] thank you.
_ _ _ [C#m] And [E] with all my heart, [D] and with [E] all my [A] soul,
[B]
thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
Oh, [D#] _ [D] _
thank you [E] for heaven's [A] plan
and the place [D] you prepared me [A] there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
_ _ Amen.
Honey, I want you to sing that last verse again.
Hallelujah.
[B] I want to tell [E] you something.
I come from a [D] family of [A] seven boys and five girls.
[D] A preaching daddy and a praying [A] mama.
My mama's in this audience tonight.
[F#]
Four of my [E] sisters and one of my brothers,
[A] they've driven the distance that it [E] took to get here to end this service.
[D] But let me tell you something.
[A] All the twelve young'uns are saved. _
[E] My daddy's gone on to be with the Lord.
[A] But I've heard him, Dora, you know it's the truth.
Mama [E] and May and Carol,
you've heard [D] daddy bow his head [A] and say,
Lord, [B] with all my heart, I thank you.
[E] _
Thank you for salvation that's free.
[D] He was a coal miner and worked the hills
[A] to make a living for the [D] twelve young'uns.
But he loved the [A] Lord and he said, listen,
[E] family always [A] puts your trust in God.
Hallelujah. _ _ _
_ [E] I listen to a lot of [D] preachers,
a lot of smart [A] people _ [D] with large vocabularies
[A] _ describe the great love of God.
[E] But I can't find it [A] in my vocabulary.
[E] I don't have the words.
[D] I'm just a simple mountain girl.
[A] And all I know is with all my heart,
[E] I thank you, Lord.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Life [E] is full of [D] scares, trials [A] and so far.
_ [D] _ _
[A] But I, _ if _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
I think [E] she still cares,
[D] Mama, in a [A] teamless prayer,
tell with all [E] my _ _ [A] heart.
_ _ [A] And [E] with all my heart.
And [D] with [A] all my [B] soul.
Thank you for Calvary,
[E] it's treasure _ _ [D] untold.
Thank you for heaven _ [A] and the place
[D] it prepared me [A] for.
Lord, with [E] all my heart, [A] I thank you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
for being [A] so good to me.
[D] When I [A] was alone, it was [E] being your sweet company. _
[A] You gave me [E] new hope, said [D] that I _ [A] _ _
could go.
_ [E] _ [E] _
[A] Thank you, Lord, _ _ [B] _
[E] I live for all my heart.
[D] I live for [A] all my soul.
[B] _ Thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
I call to [D] thank you for [E] heaven's plan
[A] and the [D] place you prepared me there.
Oh, _ [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
_ _ _ My fistful [E] of _ [D] snares, trials [A] seems so hard to bear.
[D] It is then [A] that I reach for that hand.
[E] I know it's always [A] there.
And finding [E] he still cares [D] about my head
[A] and say this little prayer.
Now, with all [E] my heart, [A] thank you.
_ _ _ [C#m] And [E] with all my heart, [D] and with [E] all my [A] soul,
[B]
thank you for Calvary [E] and its treasures.
Oh, [D#] _ [D] _
thank you [E] for heaven's [A] plan
and the place [D] you prepared me [A] there.
Oh, [E] my heart, [A] thank you, Lord.
_ _ Amen.
Honey, I want you to sing that last verse again.
Hallelujah.
[B] I want to tell [E] you something.
I come from a [D] family of [A] seven boys and five girls.
[D] A preaching daddy and a praying [A] mama.
My mama's in this audience tonight.
[F#]
Four of my [E] sisters and one of my brothers,
[A] they've driven the distance that it [E] took to get here to end this service.
[D] But let me tell you something.
[A] All the twelve young'uns are saved. _
[E] My daddy's gone on to be with the Lord.
[A] But I've heard him, Dora, you know it's the truth.
Mama [E] and May and Carol,
you've heard [D] daddy bow his head [A] and say,
Lord, [B] with all my heart, I thank you.
[E] _
Thank you for salvation that's free.
[D] He was a coal miner and worked the hills
[A] to make a living for the [D] twelve young'uns.
But he loved the [A] Lord and he said, listen,
[E] family always [A] puts your trust in God.
Hallelujah. _ _ _
_ [E] I listen to a lot of [D] preachers,
a lot of smart [A] people _ [D] with large vocabularies
[A] _ describe the great love of God.
[E] But I can't find it [A] in my vocabulary.
[E] I don't have the words.
[D] I'm just a simple mountain girl.
[A] And all I know is with all my heart,
[E] I thank you, Lord.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Life [E] is full of [D] scares, trials [A] and so far.
_ [D] _ _
[A] But I, _ if _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
I think [E] she still cares,
[D] Mama, in a [A] teamless prayer,
tell with all [E] my _ _ [A] heart.
_ _ [A] And [E] with all my heart.
And [D] with [A] all my [B] soul.
Thank you for Calvary,
[E] it's treasure _ _ [D] untold.
Thank you for heaven _ [A] and the place
[D] it prepared me [A] for.
Lord, with [E] all my heart, [A] I thank you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _