Intro:
| G | G |
G C
I couldn't manage the problems I laid on my - self
D G
And it just made it worse when I laid them on somebody else.
C
So I fin'lly surrendered it all, brought down in de - spair.
D D7 ch]G
I cried out for help and I felt a warm Comforter there.
G7#5 C G
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I.
D D7 G
I came to believe that I needed help to get by.
G7#5 C G
In child like faith, I gave in and gave Him a try,
D D7 G
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I.
Interlude:
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | C |
| G | G | D | D |
| D7 | D7 | G | G |
C
Nothin' worked out when I handled it all on my own,
D G
And each time I failed, it made me feel twice as a - lone.
C
Then I cried, "Lord, there must be a sure and easier way,
D D7 G
For it just can not help that a man should lose hope and faith ev'ry day."
G7#5 C G
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I.
D D7 G
I came to believe that I needed help to get by.
G7#5 C G
In child like faith, I gave in and gave Him a try,
D D7 G
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I.
D D7 G
And I came to believe in a power much higher than
Outro:
| C | G |
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