Dottie Peoples - He Meant It For My Good Chords

Tempo:
76.9 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bb

Fm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dottie Peoples - He Meant It For My Good chords
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[Eb] [B] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[Ab] I've had trials and [Db] tribulations, unexpected situations.
[Gb] Living here below, [Db] [Gb] I've had [Eb] friends to turn their backs on me
[Ebm] [D] and leave me [Db] standing [Eb] in [Ab] the [Bb] cold.
[Ab] [Db] I've been hurting the church [Ab]
as I attempt to do God's work
[Db] [Gb] by people who [Abm] call themselves [Eb] saints.
[Gb] Many times [Abm] I've [Fm] given up,
[D] [Ebm] but the Spirit [Ab] said,
daddy, [Bb] you can.
[Db]
You know the Lord, [Gb] he puts you through
[Ab]
a lot of things you can't [Fm] understand.
[Abm]
[Db] And for everything [Gb] [Abm] he allows,
there's a [Bb] reason.
[Ab] [Db] So in [Gb] my life, [Bb] the devil gets no [Bb] glory.
Everywhere [Fm] I go,
[Bb] the story
[G] [Eb] how God has a way
of turning things [Gb] around.
[Ab]
[Db] He, yeah.
[N]
[Ab] He meant it for,
[Fm] [Bb]
[Ebm] God meant it [Ab] for my [Eb] girl.
[Db]
[Gb] He brought [Ab] me out [Fm] without,
[Bbm]
[Eb] I knew he [Ab] would.
Now I'm no [Db] defeat.
[Abm] I'm strong when I'm weak.
[Db] God gave me a song.
Now [Eb] I'm a singer.
[Bb]
The [Ebm] devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God made it [Ab] for my [Db] girl.
[Fm] Tears in [Bb] my eyes [Ebm] have worked out [Ab] for my girl.
You know what?
[Gb] I passed [Abm] the test of [Fm] time
[Bbm] and [Bb] like a tree by the [G] water, I [Ab] stood.
[Bbm] If he calls through [Ab] it all, God gets [Db] the glory.
[Ab] Everywhere I tell [Abm] the story,
[Gb] God worked [Db] out things just [F] for me.
[Bbm] The [Ebm] devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God made [Ab] it for my [Db] girl.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db] He meant it for,
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] God meant it [Ab] for my girl.
[Db]
[Gb] He brought,
[Ab] [Fm] [Bbm]
I [Bb] knew [Eb] he would.
[Bb] Now I'm [Abm] no [Db] defeat.
[Abm] I'm strong when I'm [Db] weak.
My God, he [Gb] gave me a song.
Now [Fm] I'm a singer.
[Bb]
The devil [Ebm] meant it for [Ab] bad.
But [Fm] I'm so [Bb] glad, [Ebm] you know, he meant it.
[Ab] The devil [F] meant it.
[Bbm] But God, [Bb] he didn't want it that [Ab] way.
Oh no, [F] [Bb]
[Eb] he meant it for my [Ab] girl.
He [Fm] meant it for my [Bb] girl.
[Eb] God, he meant it for my [Ab] girl.
Yes, [Fm] he meant it for,
[Bbm]
[Eb] no defeat.
[Ab] I'm [F] strong when I'm [Bb] weak.
Oh, [Eb] he meant it.
[Ab] Yes, he did.
[F] He meant it.
Yes, he did.
[Eb] He meant it.
Yes, he did.
[F] God meant [Bb] it.
Yes, [Eb] he did.
He meant it for [Fm] my girl.
Yes, he meant it for [Bb] my girl.
The devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
[Fm] I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God [Fm] meant it for [Ab] my girl.
[D]
Key:  
Ab
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Db
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Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Dottie Peoples - For My Good chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gb, Ab, Db, Ab, Bbm, Ebm, Ab, Fm and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 38 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 77. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

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_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ I've had trials and [Db] tribulations, _ _ unexpected situations.
_ _ [Gb] Living here below, [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] I've had [Eb] friends to turn their backs on me
[Ebm] _ [D] and leave me [Db] standing _ [Eb] in [Ab] the [Bb] cold.
_ [Ab] _ [Db] I've been hurting the church [Ab] _
as I attempt to do God's work
[Db] _ [Gb] by people who [Abm] call themselves [Eb] saints.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Many times [Abm] I've [Fm] given up,
[D] _ [Ebm] but the Spirit [Ab] said,
daddy, [Bb] you can.
_ [Db] _
You know the Lord, [Gb] he puts you through
[Ab] _
a lot of things you can't [Fm] understand.
_ [Abm] _
[Db] And for everything [Gb] _ [Abm] he allows,
there's a [Bb] reason.
_ [Ab] _ [Db] So in [Gb] my life, [Bb] the devil gets no [Bb] glory.
Everywhere [Fm] I go, _
[Bb] the story
[G] _ [Eb] _ _ how God has a way
of turning _ things [Gb] around.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
[Db] He, yeah.
[N] _ _ _ _
[Ab] He meant it for,
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Ebm] God meant it [Ab] for my [Eb] girl.
_ [Db] _
[Gb] He brought [Ab] me out [Fm] without,
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] I knew he [Ab] would. _
Now I'm no [Db] defeat.
[Abm] I'm strong when I'm weak.
[Db] God gave me a song.
Now [Eb] I'm a singer.
[Bb]
The [Ebm] devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God made it [Ab] for my [Db] girl. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] Tears in [Bb] my eyes [Ebm] have worked out [Ab] for my girl.
You know what?
[Gb] I passed [Abm] the test of [Fm] time
_ [Bbm] and [Bb] like a tree by the [G] water, I [Ab] stood.
[Bbm] If he calls through [Ab] it all, God gets [Db] the glory.
[Ab] Everywhere I tell [Abm] the story,
_ [Gb] God worked [Db] out things just [F] for me.
[Bbm] The [Ebm] devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
_ I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God made [Ab] it for my [Db] girl.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] He meant it for,
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ebm] God meant it [Ab] for my girl.
_ [Db] _
[Gb] He brought,
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm]
I [Bb] knew [Eb] he would.
[Bb] Now I'm [Abm] no [Db] defeat.
[Abm] I'm strong when I'm [Db] weak.
My God, he [Gb] gave me a song.
Now [Fm] I'm a singer.
[Bb]
The devil [Ebm] meant it for [Ab] bad.
But [Fm] I'm so [Bb] glad, [Ebm] you know, he meant it.
[Ab] The devil [F] meant it.
[Bbm] But God, [Bb] he didn't want it that [Ab] way.
Oh no, [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] he meant it for my [Ab] girl.
He [Fm] meant it for my [Bb] girl.
[Eb] God, he meant it for my [Ab] girl.
Yes, [Fm] he meant it for,
[Bbm] _
_ [Eb] no defeat.
[Ab] I'm [F] strong when I'm [Bb] weak.
Oh, [Eb] he meant it.
[Ab] Yes, he did.
[F] He meant it.
Yes, he did.
[Eb] He meant it.
Yes, he did.
[F] God meant [Bb] it.
Yes, [Eb] he did.
He meant it for [Fm] my girl.
Yes, he meant it for [Bb] my girl.
The devil meant it for [Ab] bad.
_ [Fm] I'm so [Bbm] glad [Ebm] God [Fm] meant it for [Ab] my girl.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The The Collection: Songs Of Faith, Hope And Love album includes this song.

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