Chords for Elvis Presley - Why Me Lord (Live in Memphis 1974)
Tempo:
86.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you.
[G] I'd like to ask JD Sumner and the Stamps to sing one of my favorite songs, Why Me Lord.
[F#] [Em] [D] [G] [D] [Em]
[D] Why me lord, [G#] [G] what have I [C] [G] ever [C] done to deserve [G] even one of the pleasures [D] I've [G]
[D] [G] felt before?
What did I ever [C] do to deserve [G] loving you [D] and the kind that [G] you show?
[C] Oh help me Jesus, [G] I'm wasted, so help me [D]
Jesus, I know what [G] I am.
I [C]
[G]
need a healer, [Bm] so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your [D] hands.
[G]
Why me lord, [C] [G] [C]
I'm never [G]
repaid, all I've taken [D] from [G] [D] [G] you.
Thank you lord, [C] I'm sure [G] [C] someone else would have [Bm] been [C] through [G] my, [D] on my way back [G] to you.
[C] Oh Lord, help me Jesus, [G]
I'm wasted, so help [D] me Jesus, I know [G] what I am.
[C]
[G] I need a healer, so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your hands.
[D]
Jesus, my soul's in [C] your [G] hands.
[Am] [G]
Thank
[N]
you.
Thank you very much.
[G] I'd like to ask JD Sumner and the Stamps to sing one of my favorite songs, Why Me Lord.
[F#] [Em] [D] [G] [D] [Em]
[D] Why me lord, [G#] [G] what have I [C] [G] ever [C] done to deserve [G] even one of the pleasures [D] I've [G]
[D] [G] felt before?
What did I ever [C] do to deserve [G] loving you [D] and the kind that [G] you show?
[C] Oh help me Jesus, [G] I'm wasted, so help me [D]
Jesus, I know what [G] I am.
I [C]
[G]
need a healer, [Bm] so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your [D] hands.
[G]
Why me lord, [C] [G] [C]
I'm never [G]
repaid, all I've taken [D] from [G] [D] [G] you.
Thank you lord, [C] I'm sure [G] [C] someone else would have [Bm] been [C] through [G] my, [D] on my way back [G] to you.
[C] Oh Lord, help me Jesus, [G]
I'm wasted, so help [D] me Jesus, I know [G] what I am.
[C]
[G] I need a healer, so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your hands.
[D]
Jesus, my soul's in [C] your [G] hands.
[Am] [G]
Thank
[N]
you.
Thank you very much.
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
G
D
C
Thank you.
_ [G] I'd like to ask JD Sumner and the Stamps to sing one of my favorite songs, Why Me Lord.
[F#] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[D] Why me lord, [G#] [G] what have I [C] [G] ever [C] done to deserve [G] even one of the pleasures [D] I've [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [G] felt before?
What did I ever [C] do to deserve [G] loving you [D] and the kind that [G] you show?
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh help me Jesus, [G] I'm wasted, so help me [D]
Jesus, I know what [G] I am.
I _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
need a healer, [Bm] so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your _ [D] hands.
_ _ [G]
Why me lord, _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ I'm never _ [G]
repaid, all I've taken [D] from _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] you.
Thank you lord, [C] I'm sure [G] [C] someone else would have [Bm] been [C] through [G] my, _ [D] on my way back [G] to you.
_ _ _ [C] Oh Lord, help me Jesus, [G]
I'm wasted, so help [D] me Jesus, I know [G] what I am.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] I need a healer, so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your _ hands.
[D] _ _ _
Jesus, my soul's in [C] your [G] hands.
_ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ Thank _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _
you.
Thank you very much. _ _
_ [G] I'd like to ask JD Sumner and the Stamps to sing one of my favorite songs, Why Me Lord.
[F#] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[D] Why me lord, [G#] [G] what have I [C] [G] ever [C] done to deserve [G] even one of the pleasures [D] I've [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [G] felt before?
What did I ever [C] do to deserve [G] loving you [D] and the kind that [G] you show?
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh help me Jesus, [G] I'm wasted, so help me [D]
Jesus, I know what [G] I am.
I _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
need a healer, [Bm] so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your _ [D] hands.
_ _ [G]
Why me lord, _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ I'm never _ [G]
repaid, all I've taken [D] from _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] you.
Thank you lord, [C] I'm sure [G] [C] someone else would have [Bm] been [C] through [G] my, _ [D] on my way back [G] to you.
_ _ _ [C] Oh Lord, help me Jesus, [G]
I'm wasted, so help [D] me Jesus, I know [G] what I am.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] I need a healer, so [Em] help [D] me Jesus, my soul's in [G] your _ hands.
[D] _ _ _
Jesus, my soul's in [C] your [G] hands.
_ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ Thank _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _
you.
Thank you very much. _ _