Chords for Leave It There

[N] _ _ [C] Back in [A] 1916, a gentleman by [F#] the name of Charles Tindley
[D#] had a friend come to him one day to unload his [A#] troubles.
We all have those friends.
We may [F#] occasionally be that friend
that just needs to say all [F#m] the stuff that's bugging you.
And I guess [F] Charles was [A#] either annoyed or particularly wise.
One can lead to the other sometimes.
[D#]
And he told [F#] his friend,
you need to take all your troubles and put them in a sack,
[A#] take it to God and leave it there.
[F#m] _ _
[F#] Simple [Am] advice.
[F#] Simple advice that we all would do well to take
from [G#] time to time.
I know I would.
[F#] He proceeded to write this song.
It's [G] one that I grew up with.
At least the [A] choruses seem to stick with me
more than the verses,
[F#] but I've got a couple of them down for us.
Leave it there.
[D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
If [F#] the world from you [D] _
withholds
of [G] its silver and its gold _
[A] and you [D] have to get [Bm] along
with [C] meager fame,
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _
just [D] remember in his _ word
how [G] he feeds the little [D] bird. _
Take [E] your burden to the [A] Lord
and leave it [F#m] there.
_ [Em] _ _ _
[D] Leave it _ [A] there.
_ _ [G]
Leave [D] it there. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Take your burden to [Em] the Lord
[D] and leave it there.
_ [A] _ _
If you [Dm] trust [A] and never doubt,
[F#] he will [G] surely bring you [B] out. _
[E] Take your burden to [A] the Lord
and leave [G] it [F#m] there.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
When your [D] enemies _ fail
[Am]
and your [G] heart begins to [D] fail,
don't forget that God [Bm] in heaven
answers [C] prayer.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
He will [D] make a way for you
and [G] will lead you [Gm] safely [G#m] through. _
Take [Em] your burden to [A] the Lord
and leave [G] it [F#m] there.
_ [Em] _ _ _
[D] Leave it [A] there.
_ _ _ [G]
Leave it [D] _ there. _ _
Take [G] your burden to the Lord
and [D] leave it there.
_ _ If you [A] trust and never doubt,
he [G] will surely bring you out.
[Bm]
Take your [Em] burden to the [A] Lord
and leave it [D] there. _ _ _
Leave it _ [A] there. _ _ _
[D] Leave it there. _ _ _ _
Take [G] your burden to [F#m] the [Em] Lord
[Bm] and leave [D] it there.
_ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] [A] If you [D] trust and [F#m] never doubt,
[D] he [G] will surely bring you [G#m] out.
_ Take [E] your burden [Bm] to the Lord
[A] _ and leave [G] it there.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G] _ Leave it [F#m] there.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [D] _ [C#] _ Take it to him.
Leave it there.
Have a great week.
Don't be a stranger. _ _ _ _