verse 1
 
         G     D         G  
My sweet Lord, desperately 
     G      C         G 
I am alone, afraid to be 
           G     D     G  
My love is gone so far away 
          G     D     G D/F# G 
I need my sweet Lord's help today 



[Refrão]

         C     G    C   G/B G  
Let your love shine down on me 
    C     G    C G/B G  
And light the way to be 
       D                          C  
Oh and these are the words that I pray 
          G     D     G D/F# G  
I need my sweet Lord's help today 


verse 2 
             G     D          G  
Blind is the fool, I see that now 
            G         C       G  
I broke the rules and let you down 
         G      D              G  
I walked alone, now I have run dry 
          G     D     G D/F# G  
I need my sweet Lord's help tonight 



[Refrão]

         C     G    C   G/B G  
Let your love shine down on me 
    C     G   C  G/B G  
And light the way to be 
         C    G     C   G/B G  
Let your love shine down on me 
       D                          C  
Oh and these are the words that I pray 
          G     D     G D/F# G  
I need my sweet Lord's help today 


Outro  
             G     D     G D/F# G  
Oh I need my sweet Lord's help today