Chords for Lord I Need You Chords and Lyrics Tutorial
Tempo:
72.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Abm
Gb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[Gb] [B]
Hi everybody, it's Brett from [Eb] LeadPraise.com helping you to take today's great Christian
music, break it down to a simple guitar part, a vocal, so that you can go to your church,
your youth groups, your prayer groups, and you can lead them in awesome praise to our God.
Amen?
The song we're working on today is called Lord I Need You, words and music by Jesse
Reeves, Christian Stanfill, Matt Marr, Kristi Knuckles, and Daniel Carson.
These are all praise leader icons that got together and wrote an amazing, beautiful praise song.
The version that Matt Marr does, the one you'll hear on the radio from Matt Marr, is in the
key of B.
So what I've done is I've put my capo on the fourth fret here.
So when I play a G-shaped chord, [B] what I'm actually playing is a B.
Okay?
And the reason why I do that is because I like to play acoustic guitar-friendly chords
that ring out nicely, [E] like the G, the C, the E [Gb] minor, the D.
These are super simple
[B] chords that just ring out beautifully on an acoustic guitar.
So [Ab] according to your voice, you can move the capo up or down.
If it gets too high for you, you can move it lower.
This song does take an octave jump in the middle, so it does get pretty high.
So if you need to move it down, feel free to do so.
Okay, so the chords we're using [B] today are the G, [E] C, [B] and sometimes on the C you'll hear
[Db] Matt Marr do a hammer off, hammer [Gb] on with his first finger here, so it sounds kind of like
[Abm]
And [Eb] you'll hear that between the segue between the verse and the choruses a little bit on
the bridge as well.
We're also [Gb] using a D, and occasionally we'll wrap our thumb around and grab the [Bbm] F sharp
right there, which is actually an A sharp.
There's your A, there's your A sharp, but since we have the capo there on the fourth
fret, we're going to call [Ab] it a D over F [Gb] sharp, okay?
Which [B] creates this nice walk down from the G to the E minor.
[Gb]
[Abm] [Bb] And [Abm] also we'll be using the E minor.
The only other chords are in the walk up at the end of the chorus.
[Dm] My one defense, my righteousness, [B] is G.
[Ab] A minor.
I play this A minor a little differently.
I leave my pinky and my ring finger down on the first and second string there while I'm
playing an A minor here.
Creates [B] this nice walk up.
[Ab]
[B] G over B, and a C.
Oh God, how I need you.
Okay so those are all the chords in the song.
Let's give it a try.
And I have my wife [Dm] here singing a harmony with us.
This song has a fantastic harmony, so if you have someone to sing along with you, [D] please
do because it has a great harmony and you'll hear her singing it.
She doesn't want to be on camera though.
She's a little camera shy, but you'll hear her beautiful voice.
[B] Okay here we go.
Lord I come, I confess.
[Gb] By [Abm] waiting here, I find [E] my rest.
[B] Without you, I fall apart.
[Ab] And you're [Abm] the one that I need.
My God [E] is my heart.
[B] Lord I need [Gb] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] [E] Every hour [B] I [Gb] need you.
[B] My [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh God, how [Ab] I need [B] you.
[E] [B] Where sin runs deep, your grace is more.
Your [Abm] grace is found.
[Ab] It is [E] where you are.
And [B] where you are, Lord I am free.
[Abm] And holiness [Gb] is [B] Christ in [Abm] me.
[E] [B] Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] Every hour [B] I need [Ab] you.
[B] My [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I [B] need you.
[E] Teach my song [Abm] to rise to you.
When temptation [E] comes my way.
And when I cannot [Ab] stand, I'll [Abm] fall on you.
[Gb] Jesus, you're [B] my hope and stay.
And when I cannot [B] stand, I'll fall [Abm] on you.
[E] Jesus, you're my [B] hope and stay.
[E]
Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] Every [B] hour I [Ab] need you.
My [B] [Abm] wonderfulness.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I need [B] you.
You're my
[Abm] wonderfulness.
My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, how I need you.
You're my one [Abm] defense.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, [Gb] how I need you.
[D]
[Gb] [B]
Hi everybody, it's Brett from [Eb] LeadPraise.com helping you to take today's great Christian
music, break it down to a simple guitar part, a vocal, so that you can go to your church,
your youth groups, your prayer groups, and you can lead them in awesome praise to our God.
Amen?
The song we're working on today is called Lord I Need You, words and music by Jesse
Reeves, Christian Stanfill, Matt Marr, Kristi Knuckles, and Daniel Carson.
These are all praise leader icons that got together and wrote an amazing, beautiful praise song.
The version that Matt Marr does, the one you'll hear on the radio from Matt Marr, is in the
key of B.
So what I've done is I've put my capo on the fourth fret here.
So when I play a G-shaped chord, [B] what I'm actually playing is a B.
Okay?
And the reason why I do that is because I like to play acoustic guitar-friendly chords
that ring out nicely, [E] like the G, the C, the E [Gb] minor, the D.
These are super simple
[B] chords that just ring out beautifully on an acoustic guitar.
So [Ab] according to your voice, you can move the capo up or down.
If it gets too high for you, you can move it lower.
This song does take an octave jump in the middle, so it does get pretty high.
So if you need to move it down, feel free to do so.
Okay, so the chords we're using [B] today are the G, [E] C, [B] and sometimes on the C you'll hear
[Db] Matt Marr do a hammer off, hammer [Gb] on with his first finger here, so it sounds kind of like
[Abm]
And [Eb] you'll hear that between the segue between the verse and the choruses a little bit on
the bridge as well.
We're also [Gb] using a D, and occasionally we'll wrap our thumb around and grab the [Bbm] F sharp
right there, which is actually an A sharp.
There's your A, there's your A sharp, but since we have the capo there on the fourth
fret, we're going to call [Ab] it a D over F [Gb] sharp, okay?
Which [B] creates this nice walk down from the G to the E minor.
[Gb]
[Abm] [Bb] And [Abm] also we'll be using the E minor.
The only other chords are in the walk up at the end of the chorus.
[Dm] My one defense, my righteousness, [B] is G.
[Ab] A minor.
I play this A minor a little differently.
I leave my pinky and my ring finger down on the first and second string there while I'm
playing an A minor here.
Creates [B] this nice walk up.
[Ab]
[B] G over B, and a C.
Oh God, how I need you.
Okay so those are all the chords in the song.
Let's give it a try.
And I have my wife [Dm] here singing a harmony with us.
This song has a fantastic harmony, so if you have someone to sing along with you, [D] please
do because it has a great harmony and you'll hear her singing it.
She doesn't want to be on camera though.
She's a little camera shy, but you'll hear her beautiful voice.
[B] Okay here we go.
Lord I come, I confess.
[Gb] By [Abm] waiting here, I find [E] my rest.
[B] Without you, I fall apart.
[Ab] And you're [Abm] the one that I need.
My God [E] is my heart.
[B] Lord I need [Gb] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] [E] Every hour [B] I [Gb] need you.
[B] My [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh God, how [Ab] I need [B] you.
[E] [B] Where sin runs deep, your grace is more.
Your [Abm] grace is found.
[Ab] It is [E] where you are.
And [B] where you are, Lord I am free.
[Abm] And holiness [Gb] is [B] Christ in [Abm] me.
[E] [B] Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] Every hour [B] I need [Ab] you.
[B] My [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I [B] need you.
[E] Teach my song [Abm] to rise to you.
When temptation [E] comes my way.
And when I cannot [Ab] stand, I'll [Abm] fall on you.
[Gb] Jesus, you're [B] my hope and stay.
And when I cannot [B] stand, I'll fall [Abm] on you.
[E] Jesus, you're my [B] hope and stay.
[E]
Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] Every [B] hour I [Ab] need you.
My [B] [Abm] wonderfulness.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I need [B] you.
You're my
[Abm] wonderfulness.
My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, how I need you.
You're my one [Abm] defense.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, [Gb] how I need you.
[D]
Key:
B
E
Abm
Gb
Ab
B
E
Abm
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
Hi everybody, it's Brett from [Eb] LeadPraise.com helping you to take today's great Christian
music, break it down to a simple guitar part, a vocal, so that you can go to your church,
your youth groups, your prayer groups, and you can lead them in awesome praise to our God.
Amen?
The song we're working on today is called Lord I Need You, words and music by Jesse
Reeves, Christian Stanfill, Matt Marr, Kristi Knuckles, and Daniel Carson.
These are all praise leader icons that got together and wrote an amazing, beautiful praise song.
The version that Matt Marr does, the one you'll hear on the radio from Matt Marr, is in the
key of B.
So what I've done is I've put my capo on the fourth fret here.
So when I play a G-shaped chord, [B] what I'm actually playing is a B.
Okay?
And the reason why I do that is because I like to play acoustic guitar-friendly chords
that ring out nicely, [E] like the G, the C, the E [Gb] minor, the D.
These are super simple
[B] chords that just ring out beautifully on an acoustic guitar.
So [Ab] according to your voice, you can move the capo up or down.
If it gets too high for you, you can move it lower.
This song does take an octave jump in the middle, so it does get pretty high.
So if you need to move it down, feel free to do so.
Okay, so the chords we're using [B] today are the G, _ [E] C, [B] and sometimes on the C you'll hear
[Db] Matt Marr do a hammer off, hammer [Gb] on with his first finger here, so it sounds kind of like_
_ [Abm] _
_ _ _ And [Eb] you'll hear that between the segue between the verse and the choruses a little bit on
the bridge as well.
We're also [Gb] using a D, _ _ and occasionally we'll wrap our thumb around and grab the [Bbm] F sharp
right there, which is actually an A sharp.
There's your A, there's your A sharp, but since we have the capo there on the fourth
fret, we're going to call [Ab] it a D over F [Gb] sharp, okay?
Which [B] creates this nice walk down from the G to the E minor.
[Gb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] And [Abm] also we'll be using the E minor. _
_ The only other chords are in the walk up at the end of the chorus.
[Dm] My one defense, my righteousness, [B] is G.
[Ab] A minor. _
I play this A minor a little differently.
I leave my pinky and my ring finger down on the first and second string there while I'm
playing an A minor here.
Creates [B] this nice walk up.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] G over B, _ _ and a C.
Oh God, how I need you.
Okay so those are all the chords in the song.
Let's give it a try.
And I have my wife [Dm] here singing a harmony with us.
This song has a fantastic harmony, so if you have someone to sing along with you, [D] please
do because it has a great harmony and you'll hear her singing it.
She doesn't want to be on camera though.
She's a little camera shy, but you'll hear her beautiful voice.
[B] Okay here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord I come, _ I confess.
[Gb] By [Abm] waiting here, I find [E] my rest.
_ [B] Without you, I fall apart.
[Ab] And you're [Abm] the one that I need.
My God [E] is my heart. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Lord I need [Gb] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ [E] Every hour [B] I [Gb] need you.
[B] My _ [Ab] _ wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh God, how [Ab] I need [B] you.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ Where sin runs deep, your grace is more.
Your [Abm] grace is found.
[Ab] It is [E] where you are.
And [B] where you are, Lord I am free.
[Abm] And holiness [Gb] is [B] Christ in _ [Abm] me.
_ _ [E] [B] Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ Every hour [B] I need [Ab] you.
[B] My _ [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I [B] need you.
_ [E] Teach my song [Abm] to rise to you.
_ _ When temptation [E] comes my way. _
And when I cannot [Ab] stand, I'll [Abm] fall on you. _ _
[Gb] Jesus, you're [B] my hope and stay.
And when I cannot [B] stand, I'll fall [Abm] on you.
_ _ [E] Jesus, you're my [B] hope and stay.
_ _ [E] _ _
Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ Every [B] hour I [Ab] need you.
My [B] _ [Abm] wonderfulness.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I need [B] you.
You're my _
[Abm] wonderfulness.
My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, how I need you.
You're my one [Abm] defense.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, [Gb] how I need you. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
Hi everybody, it's Brett from [Eb] LeadPraise.com helping you to take today's great Christian
music, break it down to a simple guitar part, a vocal, so that you can go to your church,
your youth groups, your prayer groups, and you can lead them in awesome praise to our God.
Amen?
The song we're working on today is called Lord I Need You, words and music by Jesse
Reeves, Christian Stanfill, Matt Marr, Kristi Knuckles, and Daniel Carson.
These are all praise leader icons that got together and wrote an amazing, beautiful praise song.
The version that Matt Marr does, the one you'll hear on the radio from Matt Marr, is in the
key of B.
So what I've done is I've put my capo on the fourth fret here.
So when I play a G-shaped chord, [B] what I'm actually playing is a B.
Okay?
And the reason why I do that is because I like to play acoustic guitar-friendly chords
that ring out nicely, [E] like the G, the C, the E [Gb] minor, the D.
These are super simple
[B] chords that just ring out beautifully on an acoustic guitar.
So [Ab] according to your voice, you can move the capo up or down.
If it gets too high for you, you can move it lower.
This song does take an octave jump in the middle, so it does get pretty high.
So if you need to move it down, feel free to do so.
Okay, so the chords we're using [B] today are the G, _ [E] C, [B] and sometimes on the C you'll hear
[Db] Matt Marr do a hammer off, hammer [Gb] on with his first finger here, so it sounds kind of like_
_ [Abm] _
_ _ _ And [Eb] you'll hear that between the segue between the verse and the choruses a little bit on
the bridge as well.
We're also [Gb] using a D, _ _ and occasionally we'll wrap our thumb around and grab the [Bbm] F sharp
right there, which is actually an A sharp.
There's your A, there's your A sharp, but since we have the capo there on the fourth
fret, we're going to call [Ab] it a D over F [Gb] sharp, okay?
Which [B] creates this nice walk down from the G to the E minor.
[Gb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] And [Abm] also we'll be using the E minor. _
_ The only other chords are in the walk up at the end of the chorus.
[Dm] My one defense, my righteousness, [B] is G.
[Ab] A minor. _
I play this A minor a little differently.
I leave my pinky and my ring finger down on the first and second string there while I'm
playing an A minor here.
Creates [B] this nice walk up.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] G over B, _ _ and a C.
Oh God, how I need you.
Okay so those are all the chords in the song.
Let's give it a try.
And I have my wife [Dm] here singing a harmony with us.
This song has a fantastic harmony, so if you have someone to sing along with you, [D] please
do because it has a great harmony and you'll hear her singing it.
She doesn't want to be on camera though.
She's a little camera shy, but you'll hear her beautiful voice.
[B] Okay here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord I come, _ I confess.
[Gb] By [Abm] waiting here, I find [E] my rest.
_ [B] Without you, I fall apart.
[Ab] And you're [Abm] the one that I need.
My God [E] is my heart. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Lord I need [Gb] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ [E] Every hour [B] I [Gb] need you.
[B] My _ [Ab] _ wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh God, how [Ab] I need [B] you.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ Where sin runs deep, your grace is more.
Your [Abm] grace is found.
[Ab] It is [E] where you are.
And [B] where you are, Lord I am free.
[Abm] And holiness [Gb] is [B] Christ in _ [Abm] me.
_ _ [E] [B] Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ Every hour [B] I need [Ab] you.
[B] My _ [Ab] wonderfulness.
[B] My righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I [B] need you.
_ [E] Teach my song [Abm] to rise to you.
_ _ When temptation [E] comes my way. _
And when I cannot [Ab] stand, I'll [Abm] fall on you. _ _
[Gb] Jesus, you're [B] my hope and stay.
And when I cannot [B] stand, I'll fall [Abm] on you.
_ _ [E] Jesus, you're my [B] hope and stay.
_ _ [E] _ _
Lord I need [E] you.
Oh [B] I need [Gb] you.
[Abm] _ Every [B] hour I [Ab] need you.
My [B] _ [Abm] wonderfulness.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
Oh [Ab] God, how I need [B] you.
You're my _
[Abm] wonderfulness.
My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, how I need you.
You're my one [Abm] defense.
[B] My [E] righteousness.
[B] Oh God, [Gb] how I need you. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _