Chords for helen baylor-if it hadn't been for the lord on my side where would i be

Tempo:
83.45 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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helen baylor-if it hadn't been for the lord on my side where would i be chords
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[Gm] There's a song I [F] want to do right now that [C] reminds me of [Am] my grandmother and you've heard me tell my story how she prayed me through.
[C] [Dm]
[B] [C] When I got [Dm] saved, when I [C] got delivered from drugs and [G] alcohol, my grandmother, she [E] told me, she [F] said,
[G] there's a song I want you to [C] learn.
[F] And when you [C] come back to my [B] church, I want you [Dm] to sing.
If [Am] [Dm] it [Dm] had [Dm] not [C] been [Gm] [C] for [F] the Lord [C] [F] on [C] my [E] side, [Am] [B] tell me [C] where would [G] I [E] be?
[F] [F#] [G] Where [F] would I [G]
be if [C] [F] it had [Cm] not [C] been [Dm] [C] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on my [G#] side?
[Am] [D] Tell [C] me where [F#] would I [B]
[Bm] be?
[F] [C] [G] [F] Where [C] would I [Am] be?
[F#] She [G] kept [C] my heart, [Em]
[Am] she let the smoke [Gm] [F] slide through her [Am] cloudy hair.
[Dm] When [Am] it rocked me in [D] the cradle [Am] of my heart, [G] [Am] [G] when it [Em] knew my heart did [D] [C] [Dm] not soar.
If it had [Am] [F] not [Am] been [Gm] [A#] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on [Am] my [E] side, [Am] [D] tell [G#m] me [C] where [F#] would [G] I be?
[D] Where [D#] [E] [Dm] [F] would [C] I [G] be?
If [A] it [F] had [C] not been [G]
[C] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on [C] my [E] [F] side, [D] tell [G#m] me [C] where [G] would I [E] be?
[F]
[F#] [G] [Dm] [F] Where would I [C] be?
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To start learning Helen Baylor - If It Had Not Been For The Lord On My Side chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, F, C, Gm and C in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 41 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 83 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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_ _ _ [Gm] _ There's a song I [F] want to do right now that [C] reminds me of [Am] my grandmother and you've heard me tell my story how she prayed me through.
[C] _ [Dm] _
[B] _ [C] When I got [Dm] saved, when I [C] got delivered from drugs and [G] alcohol, my grandmother, she [E] told me, she [F] said,
[G] there's a song I want you to [C] learn.
[F] And when you [C] come back to my [B] church, I want you [Dm] to sing.
If [Am] [Dm] it [Dm] had [Dm] not [C] been [Gm] [C] for [F] the Lord [C] [F] on [C] my [E] side, [Am] [B] tell me [C] where would [G] I [E] be?
[F] _ [F#] _ [G] Where [F] would I [G] _
_ be if [C] [F] it had [Cm] not [C] been [Dm] _ [C] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on my [G#] side?
[Am] [D] Tell [C] me where [F#] would I [B]
[Bm] be?
[F] _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] Where [C] would I [Am] be?
[F#] She [G] kept [C] my heart, _ [Em] _
[Am] _ she let the smoke [Gm] [F] slide through her [Am] cloudy hair.
[Dm] _ When [Am] it rocked me in [D] the cradle [Am] of my heart, [G] _ [Am] [G] when it [Em] knew my heart did [D] _ [C] [Dm] not soar.
If it had [Am] [F] not [Am] been [Gm] [A#] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on [Am] my [E] side, [Am] [D] tell [G#m] me [C] where [F#] would [G] I be?
[D] Where [D#] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [F] would [C] I [G] be?
If [A] it [F] had [C] not been [G]
[C] for [F] the [C] Lord [F] on [C] my [E] [F] side, [D] tell [G#m] me [C] where [G] would I [E] be?
[F] _
[F#] _ [G] _ [Dm] [F] Where would I [C] be?
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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