Why me Chords Lord by Merle Haggard
Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
D#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[B]
[F#]
[D#]
[C#] [Fm]
[F#]
[B]
[F#] [C#]
Why me Lord?
What have I [B] ever done
To deserve even [F#] one
Of the pleasures [C#] I've known?
[F#] Tell me Lord, what did I [B] ever do
To be worthy [F#] of you
[C#] And the kindness [F#] you've shown?
[B] Lord help me Jesus
[F#] I've wasted
[D#] It's so help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
[A#]
[B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
So [D#m] help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
[D#]
[F#] Try me Lord
If you think [A#] there's a [B] way
I can try to [F#] repay
All I've taken [C#] from you
[D#]
[C#] [F#] Maybe Lord, I can show someone [B] else
What I've [C#] been through [F] [F#] myself
On my way back to you
[G#m]
[F#] Lord [B] help me [G#]
Jesus [F#] I've wasted
It's so [D#] help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
[G#m]
[F#] [B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
[D#] So help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
[C#]
[D#m] [C#] Jesus
My soul's in your [B] hands
[G#m] [F#]
[F#]
[D#]
[C#] [Fm]
[F#]
[B]
[F#] [C#]
Why me Lord?
What have I [B] ever done
To deserve even [F#] one
Of the pleasures [C#] I've known?
[F#] Tell me Lord, what did I [B] ever do
To be worthy [F#] of you
[C#] And the kindness [F#] you've shown?
[B] Lord help me Jesus
[F#] I've wasted
[D#] It's so help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
[A#]
[B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
So [D#m] help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
[D#]
[F#] Try me Lord
If you think [A#] there's a [B] way
I can try to [F#] repay
All I've taken [C#] from you
[D#]
[C#] [F#] Maybe Lord, I can show someone [B] else
What I've [C#] been through [F] [F#] myself
On my way back to you
[G#m]
[F#] Lord [B] help me [G#]
Jesus [F#] I've wasted
It's so [D#] help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
[G#m]
[F#] [B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
[D#] So help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
[C#]
[D#m] [C#] Jesus
My soul's in your [B] hands
[G#m] [F#]
Key:
F#
C#
B
D#
G#m
F#
C#
B
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Why me Lord?
_ What have I [B] ever done
To deserve even [F#] one
Of the pleasures [C#] I've known? _ _ _
[F#] Tell me Lord, what did I [B] ever do
To be worthy [F#] of you
[C#] And the kindness [F#] you've shown? _ _ _ _
[B] Lord help me Jesus
[F#] I've wasted
[D#] It's so help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
_ [A#] _
[B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
So [D#m] help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
_ [D#]
[F#] Try me Lord
If you think [A#] there's a [B] way
I can try to [F#] repay
All I've taken [C#] from you
_ _ [D#] _
[C#] [F#] Maybe Lord, I can show someone [B] else
_ What I've [C#] been through [F] [F#] myself
On my way back to you
_ _ [G#m]
[F#] Lord [B] _ help me [G#]
Jesus [F#] I've wasted
It's so [D#] help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
_ [G#m] _
[F#] _ [B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
[D#] So help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your _ hands
[C#] _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ Jesus
My soul's in your [B] hands
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Why me Lord?
_ What have I [B] ever done
To deserve even [F#] one
Of the pleasures [C#] I've known? _ _ _
[F#] Tell me Lord, what did I [B] ever do
To be worthy [F#] of you
[C#] And the kindness [F#] you've shown? _ _ _ _
[B] Lord help me Jesus
[F#] I've wasted
[D#] It's so help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
_ [A#] _
[B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
So [D#m] help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your hands
_ [D#]
[F#] Try me Lord
If you think [A#] there's a [B] way
I can try to [F#] repay
All I've taken [C#] from you
_ _ [D#] _
[C#] [F#] Maybe Lord, I can show someone [B] else
_ What I've [C#] been through [F] [F#] myself
On my way back to you
_ _ [G#m]
[F#] Lord [B] _ help me [G#]
Jesus [F#] I've wasted
It's so [D#] help [C#] me Jesus
I know what [F#] I am
_ [G#m] _
[F#] _ [B] Now that I know that
[F#] I've needed you
[D#] So help [C#] me Jesus
My soul's in [F#] your _ hands
[C#] _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ Jesus
My soul's in your [B] hands
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _