What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Alan Jackson

CountryAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro - C# F# G# C# 
 
C#                       F# 
What a friend we have in Jesus, 
C#                          G# 
All ours sins and griefs to bear, 
C#                  F# 
What a privilege to carry 
G#                   C# 
Everything to God in prayer! 
G#                    C# 
O what peace we often forfeit, 
F#     C#               G# 
O what needless pain we bear, 
C#                    F# 
All because we do not carry 
G#                   C# 
Everything to God in prayer! 
 
D                      G 
Have we trials and temptations? 
D                    A 
Is there trouble anywhere? 
D                     G 
We should never be discouraged; 
A                      D 
Take it to the Lord in prayer. 
A                       D 
Can we find a friend so faithful 
G        D               A 
Who will all our sorrows share? 
D                     G 
Jesus knows our every weakness; 
A                      D 
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

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Chord set

C# · F# · G# · D · G · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.