Chords for Iris Dement - Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Anyway, I just didn't talk my head off.
I didn't [Bb] talk at all.
I didn't do anything for the record.
I loved [Ab] the record and I just decided [G] to put it out there and whoever [Eb] found it, found it.
[D] [N] So, um,
it was a joy to make, don't get me wrong.
That was sort of, um, [Abm] yeah.
But something just felt odd to me about promoting a record like that.
So I just made [Bb] it and sent it out [G] in the world and got on with my [Bb] business.
And then I kind of forgot [D] like all the songs that [Em] were on it.
I got a call one day, a few years, boy,
[Abm] maybe five years after I'm done making it.
It was the Coen brothers
[Em] asked if they could use it in their movie, True Grit.
[D] [G] And [Ab] I blurted out yes.
[E] To be honest, I blurted out yes, not even being [Ab] sure it was on the record.
[E] [C] I couldn't remember.
Because [G] there were a bunch that I recorded that I didn't put on there [C] and I hadn't listened to it a while.
[Db] I ran to scramble a lot of people who recorded that song.
I thought, oh, please God.
I hope they haven't confused me with somebody else.
[Am] [Bb]
But sure [G] enough, that was one thing that worked [Ab] out in my favor in life.
I had in fact recorded it.
And [G] they did use [D] it.
And long before [Bb] I came along, it's [Ab]
just a pretty song.
[D] You can't really go wrong with it.
Fanny J.
Crosby wrote [G] this probably a hundred [E] some odd years ago now.
Blue was the 1800s.
So that's a little, yeah, that's a while.
[Bbm]
So I'm [Ab] stalling because I can't, [E] I may forget [D] the words to it, but
anybody out here knows it wants to sing that'd be great.
I think I'd do it indeed.
What a [G] ship, what a joy [D] divine,
[A] Leaning [Bm] on the [D] everlasting [A] [D] arms.
What a [G] blessedness, what a peace of mind,
[D] [Bm] Leaning on the [A] everlasting [D] arms.
[G]
Leaning, [D] safe [Bm] and secure [D] from all [A] [D] alarms.
[G] Leaning, [D]
leaning [B] [Bm] on the [A] everlasting
[D] arms.
It definitely wasn't me.
Why [G] would I, why to [D] fear,
Leaning [Bm] on the [D] [A] everlasting [Em] arms?
[D] I have [G] peace with my Lord so [D] dear,
Leaning [Bm]
on the [A] everlasting [D] arms.
[G]
Leaning, [D] safe and [Bm]
secure [D] from [A] all alarms.
[D]
[G] Leaning,
[D] [A] leaning [Bm] on the
[A] everlasting [Gm] [D]
arms.
Oh, I [G] can't remember.
[N] Oh,
[Bb] how sweet the love,
That's the rest of [D] it, just give me the main line.
In the fields of white,
Leaning on the [A] [D] [G]
[D] [B] [A] [D] everlasting arms.
I didn't [Bb] talk at all.
I didn't do anything for the record.
I loved [Ab] the record and I just decided [G] to put it out there and whoever [Eb] found it, found it.
[D] [N] So, um,
it was a joy to make, don't get me wrong.
That was sort of, um, [Abm] yeah.
But something just felt odd to me about promoting a record like that.
So I just made [Bb] it and sent it out [G] in the world and got on with my [Bb] business.
And then I kind of forgot [D] like all the songs that [Em] were on it.
I got a call one day, a few years, boy,
[Abm] maybe five years after I'm done making it.
It was the Coen brothers
[Em] asked if they could use it in their movie, True Grit.
[D] [G] And [Ab] I blurted out yes.
[E] To be honest, I blurted out yes, not even being [Ab] sure it was on the record.
[E] [C] I couldn't remember.
Because [G] there were a bunch that I recorded that I didn't put on there [C] and I hadn't listened to it a while.
[Db] I ran to scramble a lot of people who recorded that song.
I thought, oh, please God.
I hope they haven't confused me with somebody else.
[Am] [Bb]
But sure [G] enough, that was one thing that worked [Ab] out in my favor in life.
I had in fact recorded it.
And [G] they did use [D] it.
And long before [Bb] I came along, it's [Ab]
just a pretty song.
[D] You can't really go wrong with it.
Fanny J.
Crosby wrote [G] this probably a hundred [E] some odd years ago now.
Blue was the 1800s.
So that's a little, yeah, that's a while.
[Bbm]
So I'm [Ab] stalling because I can't, [E] I may forget [D] the words to it, but
anybody out here knows it wants to sing that'd be great.
I think I'd do it indeed.
What a [G] ship, what a joy [D] divine,
[A] Leaning [Bm] on the [D] everlasting [A] [D] arms.
What a [G] blessedness, what a peace of mind,
[D] [Bm] Leaning on the [A] everlasting [D] arms.
[G]
Leaning, [D] safe [Bm] and secure [D] from all [A] [D] alarms.
[G] Leaning, [D]
leaning [B] [Bm] on the [A] everlasting
[D] arms.
It definitely wasn't me.
Why [G] would I, why to [D] fear,
Leaning [Bm] on the [D] [A] everlasting [Em] arms?
[D] I have [G] peace with my Lord so [D] dear,
Leaning [Bm]
on the [A] everlasting [D] arms.
[G]
Leaning, [D] safe and [Bm]
secure [D] from [A] all alarms.
[D]
[G] Leaning,
[D] [A] leaning [Bm] on the
[A] everlasting [Gm] [D]
arms.
Oh, I [G] can't remember.
[N] Oh,
[Bb] how sweet the love,
That's the rest of [D] it, just give me the main line.
In the fields of white,
Leaning on the [A] [D] [G]
[D] [B] [A] [D] everlasting arms.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Bb
D
G
A
Anyway, I just didn't talk my head off.
I didn't [Bb] talk at all.
I didn't do anything for the record.
I loved [Ab] the record and I just decided [G] to put it out there and whoever [Eb] found it, found it.
[D] _ [N] So, um,
it was a joy to make, don't get me wrong.
That was sort of, um, [Abm] yeah.
But something just felt odd to me about promoting a record like that.
So I just made [Bb] it and sent it out [G] in the world and got on with my [Bb] business.
And then I kind of forgot [D] like all the songs that [Em] were on it.
I got a call one day, a few years, boy,
[Abm] maybe five years after I'm done making it.
It was the Coen brothers
[Em] asked if they could use it in their movie, True Grit.
[D] _ [G] And [Ab] I blurted out yes.
[E] To be honest, I blurted out yes, not even being [Ab] sure it was on the record.
_ [E] [C] I couldn't remember.
Because [G] there were a bunch that I recorded that I didn't put on there [C] and I hadn't listened to it a while.
[Db] I ran to scramble a lot of people who recorded that song.
I thought, oh, please God.
I hope they haven't confused me with somebody else.
[Am] _ [Bb]
But sure [G] enough, that was one thing that worked [Ab] out in my favor in life.
I had in fact recorded it.
And [G] they did use [D] it.
_ _ _ And long before [Bb] I came along, it's [Ab]
just a pretty song.
[D] You can't really go wrong with it.
_ Fanny J.
Crosby wrote [G] this probably a hundred [E] some odd years ago now.
Blue was the 1800s.
So that's a little, yeah, that's a while.
_ [Bbm]
So I'm [Ab] stalling because I can't, [E] I may forget [D] the words to it, but _
anybody out here knows it wants to sing that'd be great.
I think I'd do it indeed. _
What a [G] ship, what a joy [D] divine,
[A] Leaning [Bm] on the [D] everlasting [A] _ [D] arms.
What a _ [G] blessedness, what a peace of mind,
[D] _ [Bm] Leaning on the [A] everlasting _ [D] _ arms. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Leaning, _ [D] safe [Bm] and secure [D] from all [A] [D] alarms. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Leaning, _ [D] _
leaning [B] [Bm] on the [A] everlasting _
[D] arms.
It definitely wasn't me. _ _ _
Why _ [G] _ would I, why to [D] fear,
Leaning [Bm] on the [D] _ [A] everlasting _ [Em] arms?
[D] _ I have _ [G] peace with my Lord so [D] dear,
Leaning [Bm]
on the [A] everlasting _ _ [D] _ arms.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Leaning, _ [D] safe and [Bm]
secure [D] from [A] all alarms.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Leaning, _
_ [D] _ [A] leaning [Bm] on the _
[A] _ everlasting _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
arms.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I [G] can't remember.
_ [N] _ _ _ Oh, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ how sweet the love,
That's the rest of [D] it, just give me the main line.
In the fields of white,
Leaning on the _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [D] _ everlasting arms.
I didn't [Bb] talk at all.
I didn't do anything for the record.
I loved [Ab] the record and I just decided [G] to put it out there and whoever [Eb] found it, found it.
[D] _ [N] So, um,
it was a joy to make, don't get me wrong.
That was sort of, um, [Abm] yeah.
But something just felt odd to me about promoting a record like that.
So I just made [Bb] it and sent it out [G] in the world and got on with my [Bb] business.
And then I kind of forgot [D] like all the songs that [Em] were on it.
I got a call one day, a few years, boy,
[Abm] maybe five years after I'm done making it.
It was the Coen brothers
[Em] asked if they could use it in their movie, True Grit.
[D] _ [G] And [Ab] I blurted out yes.
[E] To be honest, I blurted out yes, not even being [Ab] sure it was on the record.
_ [E] [C] I couldn't remember.
Because [G] there were a bunch that I recorded that I didn't put on there [C] and I hadn't listened to it a while.
[Db] I ran to scramble a lot of people who recorded that song.
I thought, oh, please God.
I hope they haven't confused me with somebody else.
[Am] _ [Bb]
But sure [G] enough, that was one thing that worked [Ab] out in my favor in life.
I had in fact recorded it.
And [G] they did use [D] it.
_ _ _ And long before [Bb] I came along, it's [Ab]
just a pretty song.
[D] You can't really go wrong with it.
_ Fanny J.
Crosby wrote [G] this probably a hundred [E] some odd years ago now.
Blue was the 1800s.
So that's a little, yeah, that's a while.
_ [Bbm]
So I'm [Ab] stalling because I can't, [E] I may forget [D] the words to it, but _
anybody out here knows it wants to sing that'd be great.
I think I'd do it indeed. _
What a [G] ship, what a joy [D] divine,
[A] Leaning [Bm] on the [D] everlasting [A] _ [D] arms.
What a _ [G] blessedness, what a peace of mind,
[D] _ [Bm] Leaning on the [A] everlasting _ [D] _ arms. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Leaning, _ [D] safe [Bm] and secure [D] from all [A] [D] alarms. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Leaning, _ [D] _
leaning [B] [Bm] on the [A] everlasting _
[D] arms.
It definitely wasn't me. _ _ _
Why _ [G] _ would I, why to [D] fear,
Leaning [Bm] on the [D] _ [A] everlasting _ [Em] arms?
[D] _ I have _ [G] peace with my Lord so [D] dear,
Leaning [Bm]
on the [A] everlasting _ _ [D] _ arms.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Leaning, _ [D] safe and [Bm]
secure [D] from [A] all alarms.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Leaning, _
_ [D] _ [A] leaning [Bm] on the _
[A] _ everlasting _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
arms.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I [G] can't remember.
_ [N] _ _ _ Oh, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ how sweet the love,
That's the rest of [D] it, just give me the main line.
In the fields of white,
Leaning on the _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [D] _ everlasting arms.