Chords for If It Had Not Been For the Lord

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If It Had Not Been For the Lord chords
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[Cm] Thank you Lord.
Hallelujah.
[G]
If it had not been for the Lord.
Just want you to think about a situation in your life.
That it made a way of escape for you.
Open [Em] a door that man couldn't shut.
[G]
Open your blinded eyes.
Mend it your heart.
Oh, if it had not been for the Lord who was on our side.
Tell me where would we be.
[Bb]
Aren't
[Fm]
[Bb] [E]
[Eb]
[Bb] you glad [Cm] he kept the enemies [F]
[Am] away.
[Bb] Oh yeah.
[Ebm] [Gm] [Gb] Yes.
[Bb]
[G]
[Cm] [D]
[Eb] [E]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] If it had not been.
[Eb] [Bb] [A] If [Bbm]
it had [Eb]
[Bb] not [G]
[Bb]
been for the [Eb]
[Dm] Lord.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Gm] Oh,
[Gb] tell me [Bb]
where [G] would I [Cm] be.
[Dm] [Eb]
[E] Tell [F]
[Eb] me where [Bb]
would I be.
Oh, if it had.
If it had.
[F]
[Gm] If it had not.
[F]
[Cm] If it had not been for [Bbm] the Lord.
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] think about how he brought you [Cm] out.
On my [Bb] side.
Oh,
[Gb] [Bb] tell me where [Gm] would I [Cm]
[Dm] be.
[Cm]
[C] Oh, [Cm] yeah.
[Bb] Let's sing it again.
Oh, think about it.
If it had not.
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[G] [F] [Bb] [Fm]
[C] [Bb] If [Fm] it had not been [Bb] for [Eb] the Lord.
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Ebm] Tell [Bb] me where [Gm]
would [Cm] I [Eb] be.
[E] Oh, [F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] if it had not been for the Lord.
He kept my [C] enemies away.
[Gm] [F] He kept my [Cm] enemies [F] away.
And you know what he let go.
He [Bb] let go.
Then he rushed me in [D] the cradle of his [Gm] love.
He rushed me in the [D]
cradle [Gm] of his love.
I've been battered.
[C] He knew I've been hurt.
[F] Oh,
[Bbm] if it had
[Gm]
not.
If it had not been [Eb] for the [Bb]
Lord.
[Eb] Tell
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C] me [Bb]
where [Gm]
would I [Cm] be.
[D] [Eb]
[E] [F]
[G] [Cm] [Bb] Where would I be.
He [C]
[F] kept my enemies away.
I'm so glad to make you let [Bb] the sun [Eb]
[Bb] shine.
I'm so glad to make you a cloud in heaven.
And I'm thankful tonight [D] that he loves [Gm] me.
He takes me under his umbrella.
He takes me under his umbrella.
We
[C] knew this
[F]
morning.
We knew this [Bb] morning.
He kept my enemies [Eb] [Bb] away.
On my side.
[Eb] On my side.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C] Tell [Bb] me where.
[G]
Where would I [Cm] be.
[D] [Eb]
[C] Hey, [F] tell me [Cm] [Bb] where.
[C]
[Eb] Oh, [Bb] can we just do it one more time.
He [C] kept my enemies away.
[F] Yes he did.
He kept me from danger seen.
And I thank you.
He let the sun [Bb]
a cloud his name.
He rocked me.
[C] He rocked [Gm] me.
In the cradle.
Of his love.
Aren't you glad about that.
[C] We knew.
[F]
[Gm] If [Bb]
it had [Cm] not.
[Bbm] If it [Eb] had [Bb] not.
[Cm] If it [Bbm] had not.
[Bb] Thank you Lord.
I just don't [Eb] know.
I just [Cm] don't know.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Gm] [C]
[Bb]
[Gm] Oh,
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [E] yeah.
[Fm] [Bb] Yeah.
[Cm] Yeah.
[Bb] We ought to give him thanks [G] tonight.
Oh, [Eb] let's [Bb] reflect again.
He kept us all from danger seen.
And unseen.
And he brought us out tonight.
[Eb]
And God has a word for us tonight.
I [Bb] don't care what it looks like.
What you're [Gm] facing tonight.
[Ebm] [Bb] God is hovering over the situation.
[Gm]
And I'm glad that [Cm] when I can't see the [Dm] way.
[Eb] When I don't know the way.
[Db] I know [F]
that he holds my fear.
[Bb] It's all in his hands.
If it [C] had not.
[Cm] [Bb]
If it [Eb] had [Bb] not.
[Cm] [Bb]
Oh, [Eb] Lord.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Gb] [Bb]
Where [Gm] would [Cm] I be.
[D] [Eb]
[E] Oh, [F]
[Fm] Lord.
Where [F] would I [Bb]
be.
Oh,
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Bb]
Lord. Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord.
Thank you,
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[Cm] Thank you Lord. _ _
Hallelujah.
[G] _ _ _ _
If it had not been for the Lord.
_ Just want you to think about a situation in your life. _
_ _ That it made a way of escape for you. _ _
Open [Em] a door that man couldn't shut.
[G] _ _ _
Open your blinded eyes.
_ Mend it your heart. _
_ _ _ Oh, if it had not been for the Lord who was on our side.
_ _ _ Tell me where would we be.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ Aren't _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] you glad [Cm] he kept the enemies _ [F]
[Am] away.
[Bb] _ _ Oh yeah. _
[Ebm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Gb] Yes. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] If it had not been.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] If [Bbm] _
it _ had [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ not [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
been _ _ _ _ for the [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Lord.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] Oh, _
_ [Gb] tell me [Bb] _ _
where _ _ [G] _ would _ I [Cm] _ be.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[E] Tell _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] me _ where [Bb] _ _
_ would I be.
Oh, if it had. _ _
_ If it had.
[F] _
[Gm] If it had not.
[F] _
[Cm] _ If it had not been for [Bbm] the Lord. _
[Bb] _ Oh, [Eb] think about how he brought you [Cm] out.
On my _ _ [Bb] _ side.
_ _ Oh, _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Bb] tell me _ where _ _ [Gm] _ would _ I [Cm] _ _
[Dm] be.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
[C] Oh, _ [Cm] _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Let's sing it again.
Oh, think about it.
If it had not.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
[C] _ [Bb] If _ _ [Fm] it had not been [Bb] for _ _ _ [Eb] the _ Lord.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ Tell [Bb] me _ where _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ would [Cm] I _ [Eb] be. _ _ _ _
[E] Oh, _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] if it had not been for the Lord.
He kept my [C] enemies away.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] He kept _ _ _ _ my _ [Cm] enemies _ [F] away.
_ And you know what he let go.
He _ [Bb] let go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Then he rushed me in [D] the cradle of his [Gm] love.
He rushed _ me in the _ [D]
cradle _ [Gm] of his love.
_ _ I've been battered.
_ [C] He _ _ knew I've been hurt.
_ [F] Oh, _
[Bbm] _ _ if it had _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ not.
If it had not been [Eb] for the [Bb] _ _
Lord. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Tell _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ me [Bb] _ _
where _ _ [Gm] _ _
would I _ [Cm] _ be.
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ Where would I _ _ be.
He _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] kept _ _ _ _ my enemies _ _ _ _ away.
_ _ _ I'm so glad to make you let [Bb] the sun [Eb] _
[Bb] _ shine. _ _ _
_ I'm so glad to make you a cloud in _ heaven.
And I'm thankful tonight [D] that he loves [Gm] me.
He takes me under his umbrella. _
He takes me under his _ _ umbrella.
_ _ We _
_ _ _ [C] _ knew this _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
morning.
_ _ We knew this [Bb] morning.
He kept _ _ my _ enemies _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] away. _
On my side. _ _
_ _ [Eb] On my side.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Tell [Bb] me _ where.
_ _ [G] _ _
Where would I [Cm] _ be.
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] Hey, _ _ [F] tell me [Cm] _ _ [Bb] where.
_ [C] _
[Eb] _ Oh, [Bb] can we just do it one more time.
He [C] kept my enemies _ away.
[F] _ Yes he did.
_ He kept me from danger seen.
And I thank _ you.
He let the sun _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ a cloud his name. _ _ _
_ He rocked me.
[C] He rocked [Gm] _ me.
In the cradle. _ _ _
Of his _ love.
Aren't you glad about _ _ _ that.
[C] We knew. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ If [Bb] _ _
it had [Cm] not.
[Bbm] If it [Eb] had [Bb] not.
[Cm] If it [Bbm] had not.
_ [Bb] _ Thank _ you Lord.
I just don't [Eb] know.
I just [Cm] don't know. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Oh, _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] yeah. _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] Yeah. _
_ [Cm] Yeah. _ _ _
[Bb] We ought to give him thanks [G] tonight. _
_ Oh, [Eb] let's [Bb] reflect again. _ _ _ _ _
He kept us all from danger _ seen.
And unseen. _ _
And he brought us out tonight.
[Eb] _
_ And God has a word for us tonight.
I [Bb] don't care what it looks like.
What you're [Gm] facing tonight.
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] God is hovering over the situation.
_ [Gm]
And I'm glad that [Cm] when I can't see the [Dm] way.
[Eb] When I don't know the way.
[Db] I know [F] _ _
_ _ _ that he holds my fear.
_ [Bb] It's all in his hands.
If it [C] had not. _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
If it [Eb] had [Bb] not. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [Eb] _ Lord.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Where [Gm] _ would _ _ [Cm] I be. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[E] Oh, _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] Lord.
Where _ _ [F] would _ I [Bb] _
be. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord. Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord.
Thank you,