Chords for Nearer My GOD To Thee Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers
Tempo:
88.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Gm
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
The minister was preaching [Eb] and the crowd was [Bb] standing near.
[Eb] The congregation [Gm] was [Cm] [Gm] singing a tune [C] in a voice that
[A] [Bb] You know the crowd that stood around [Bbm] him, [Eb] they were crying.
[Eb] for the song that they sang [Bb] was [D] [Gm] touching.
[Bb] They were singing, [F] nearer, my [Eb] God, to [Bb] thee.
Oh,
[Eb] nearer, my God, to thee.
The minister was preaching [Eb] and the crowd was [Bb] standing near.
[Eb] The congregation [Gm] was [Cm] [Gm] singing a tune [C] in a voice that
[A] [Bb] You know the crowd that stood around [Bbm] him, [Eb] they were crying.
[Eb] for the song that they sang [Bb] was [D] [Gm] touching.
[Bb] They were singing, [F] nearer, my [Eb] God, to [Bb] thee.
Oh,
[Eb] nearer, my God, to thee.
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Eb
Gm
F
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[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ The minister was preaching _ [Eb] and the crowd was [Bb] standing near.
[Eb] The _ congregation [Gm] was [Cm] [Gm] singing a tune [C] in a voice that
was loud [F] and clear. _
[A] [Bb] You know the crowd that stood around [Bbm] him, [Eb] they were crying.
I could [Bb] plainly see [Eb] for the song that they sang [Bb] was [D] [Gm] touching.
[Bb] They were singing, [F] nearer, my [Eb] God, to [Bb] thee.
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ nearer, my God, to thee.
[Bb] Nearer to thee.
They kept on singing, nearer, my God, _ [C] _ to thee.
[F] Oh, Lord.
They kept [Gm] on singing, nearer, [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
my [Eb] God, to thee.
Nearer [Bb] to thee.
They [Gm] kept on singing, [C] nearer, my _ [Bb] _
God, to [Eb] thee.
[Bb] Oh, yes, they did.
_ The song has a feeling, _ [Ebm] has a story, and every [Bb] thought that we sing _
comes up in notes.
Lift heavy burdens from all [Cm] of our sorrows.
God, we [F] all want [Bbm] to be free.
And [Bb] if we are in risk of free or not, to be ashamed.
So [Eb] lift our voices in my [Bb] Jesus' name.
We ought to be able [Gm] to [C] sing, [Bb] nearer, my God, [Eb] to thee.
[Bb] Oh, help me, Lord.
Lift our voices and sing, nearer, my God, to thee.
[Eb] Yes, dear Lord.
I want to get [Bb] nearer to thee.
When I get lonely, I can sing, nearer, my [C] God, to thee.
Yes, [F] I can.
[Bb] I just bow down and sing, nearer, _ my _
[Eb] _ _ _ God, [Bb] to thee.
Oh, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] nearer, [Bbm] my God, [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] to thee. _ _
_ _ The minister was preaching _ [Eb] and the crowd was [Bb] standing near.
[Eb] The _ congregation [Gm] was [Cm] [Gm] singing a tune [C] in a voice that
was loud [F] and clear. _
[A] [Bb] You know the crowd that stood around [Bbm] him, [Eb] they were crying.
I could [Bb] plainly see [Eb] for the song that they sang [Bb] was [D] [Gm] touching.
[Bb] They were singing, [F] nearer, my [Eb] God, to [Bb] thee.
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ nearer, my God, to thee.
[Bb] Nearer to thee.
They kept on singing, nearer, my God, _ [C] _ to thee.
[F] Oh, Lord.
They kept [Gm] on singing, nearer, [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
my [Eb] God, to thee.
Nearer [Bb] to thee.
They [Gm] kept on singing, [C] nearer, my _ [Bb] _
God, to [Eb] thee.
[Bb] Oh, yes, they did.
_ The song has a feeling, _ [Ebm] has a story, and every [Bb] thought that we sing _
comes up in notes.
Lift heavy burdens from all [Cm] of our sorrows.
God, we [F] all want [Bbm] to be free.
And [Bb] if we are in risk of free or not, to be ashamed.
So [Eb] lift our voices in my [Bb] Jesus' name.
We ought to be able [Gm] to [C] sing, [Bb] nearer, my God, [Eb] to thee.
[Bb] Oh, help me, Lord.
Lift our voices and sing, nearer, my God, to thee.
[Eb] Yes, dear Lord.
I want to get [Bb] nearer to thee.
When I get lonely, I can sing, nearer, my [C] God, to thee.
Yes, [F] I can.
[Bb] I just bow down and sing, nearer, _ my _
[Eb] _ _ _ God, [Bb] to thee.
Oh, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] nearer, [Bbm] my God, [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] to thee. _ _
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