Precious Lord, Take My Hand Chords by Luther Barnes

Tempo:
142.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bb

E

D

Gbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Precious Lord, Take My Hand chords
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[N] [A]
[E] [A]
I remember when I was growing up, [D]
I used to hear the old folks sing that [A] song.
Oh, I didn't [Db] understand what they were singing about [Gb] because I really didn't know what they
were going through.
[B] But now that I've [E] grown up to become a man, [A] I understand what they meant when they [D] sang the song.
[A]
[E] [A] Precious Lord, take my hand.
Lead [D] me home, [Bm]
let [A] me stand.
I get [Gb] so tired, I [Gbm] get so [B] weak.
I [E] get worn through [Gbm] [Abm] [A] the storm, [Gbm] through [A] the night.
Lead [D] me home by [A] the light.
[Gbm] Take my hand, [B] precious Lord.
[E] Lead [A] me home.
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] When my way grows dreary,
[D] precious Lord, [A] lead the way.
[Gbm] When my life [B] is small, [E] almost gone.
[B] [E]
[Gbm] Hear [A] my cry, [Gbm] hear [A] my call.
[D] Hold my hand, [B] [A] lest I fall.
[Gbm] Take my hand, [B] precious Lord.
Lead me [A]
home.
[D] [A]
[F]
[Bb] When the darkness [Gm] appears [Eb] and the night [Bb] draws near.
[Dm]
[Gm] When the day has [C]
passed [F] and [Cm] gone.
[F]
[G] At [F] [Bb] the river, Lord, I stand.
[Eb] Guide my feet, [Cm]
[Bb] hold my hand.
[D]
[Gm] Take my hand, [C] precious Lord.
[F] Lead [Bb] me home, [Eb] [Bb]
precious Lord.
Take my hand, lead [Eb] me home.
[Cm] Let [Bb] me stand.
I get so [Gm] tired, I get [C] so weak.
And I [F] get worn, [E] yes [F] I do.
Through [Bb] the storm, through the night.
[Eb] Lead me home, lead me home by [Bb] the light.
[Gm] Take my hand, [C] precious Lord.
Lead [Bb] me home.
[Eb]
Key:  
A
1231
Bb
12341111
E
2311
D
1321
Gbm
123111112
A
1231
Bb
12341111
E
2311
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To learn Luther Barnes - Precious Lord, Take My Hand chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D, A, E, A and Gbm of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[N] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I remember when I was growing up, _ [D] _
I used to hear the old folks sing that [A] song. _
_ Oh, I didn't [Db] understand what they were singing about _ [Gb] _ because I really didn't know what they
were going through.
_ _ [B] But now that I've [E] grown up to become a man, _ [A] I understand what they meant when they [D] sang the song.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] Precious _ Lord, _ _ take _ my _ hand.
_ _ _ Lead [D] me _ home, _ _ [Bm] _
let [A] me stand. _ _ _
I get [Gb] so tired, _ _ _ I [Gbm] get so [B] _ weak. _
_ _ I [E] get _ _ worn _ _ _ _ _ through [Gbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] the _ _ _ storm, [Gbm] through _ [A] the _ night.
_ _ Lead [D] me _ _ home _ by [A] the light. _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] Take my hand, _ _ _ _ _ [B] precious _ Lord.
_ [E] _ Lead [A] me _ home.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] When my way _ _ _ _ _ grows _ dreary, _ _
_ _ [D] _ precious _ Lord, _ _ [A] lead the way. _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] When my _ life _ _ _ [B] is _ _ _ small, _ _ _ [E] almost gone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ Hear [A] my cry, _ _ _ _ [Gbm] hear [A] my _ call. _ _ _
_ [D] Hold my _ _ hand, [B] _ [A] lest I fall. _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] Take my hand, _ _ _ _ [B] precious _ _ Lord.
_ Lead me [A] _ _
home.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] When the _ _ _ _ darkness _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] appears _ [Eb] _ and the _ night _ _ [Bb] draws _ near.
[Dm] _
_ _ [Gm] When the _ day _ _ has [C] _ _ _ _
passed _ _ _ [F] and _ _ _ [Cm] gone.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ At [F] _ [Bb] the river, _ _ _ _ Lord, I _ stand. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Guide my feet, _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] hold my hand.
_ [D] _
_ [Gm] Take my hand, _ _ _ _ [C] precious Lord. _ _
_ [F] _ Lead [Bb] me _ home, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ precious Lord.
Take _ _ _ _ my _ hand, _ _ lead [Eb] me _ home.
_ _ [Cm] Let [Bb] me stand.
_ _ I get so [Gm] _ tired, _ _ I get [C] so _ weak. _
And I [F] get _ _ worn, _ _ [E] yes [F] I do. _ _ _
_ _ Through [Bb] the storm, _ _ _ through the _ _ night.
_ _ [Eb] Lead me home, lead me home by [Bb] the _ light. _ _ _ _
[Gm] Take my hand, _ _ _ _ [C] precious Lord. _ _ _
Lead [Bb] me home.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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