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One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus

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[Chords]
      A: x-0-2-2-2-0
     A4: x-0-2-2-3-0
      E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
     E4: 0-2-0-2-0-0  (a-typical)                            E       E4    E7  A  
     E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0  (can use to walk on each phrase "...one day at a   time."
      D: x-x-0-2-3-2
     D4: x-x-0-2-3-3
[Verse 1]
N.C          A     A4               A      E     E4  E  
I'm only human        I'm just a man
E4Help me to Ebelieve in E4what I could Ebe and E4all that I AamA4  A  
AShow me the stairway      A4      Athat I have to DclimbD4  D  
DLord for my Asake A4teach me to Etake one E4day at a AtimeA4  A  
[Chorus]
AOne day at a Dtime    D4sweet DJesus that's all I'm asking from AyouA4  A  
AGive me the Estrength to E4do every-Eday what E4I have to AdoA4  A  
AYesterday's Dgone     D4sweet DJesus and tomorrow may never be AmineA4  A  
ASo for my Esake E4teach me to Etake E4one day at a AtimeA4  A  
[Verse 2]
ADo you remember     A4     Awhen you walked among EmenE4  E  
EWell E4Jesus you Eknow if you're E4looking   Ebelow it's E4worse now than AthenA4  A  
APushing and shoving     A4     Acrowding my DmindD4  D  
DSo for my Asake teach me to Etake one E4day at a AtimeA4  A  
[Chorus]
AOne day at a Dtime    D4sweet DJesus that's all I'm asking from AyouA4  A  
AGive me the Estrength to E4do every-Eday what E4I have to AdoA4  A  
AYesterday's Dgone     D4sweet DJesus and tomorrow may never be AmineA4  A  
ASo for my Esake E4teach me to Etake E4one day at a AtimeA4  A  
[Outro]
AYes, just for my Esake E4teach me to Etake one E4day at a Atime

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One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

A: x-0-2-2-2-0

A4: x-0-2-2-3-0

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

E E4 E7 A

E4: 0-2-0-2-0-0 (a-typical)

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0 (can use to walk on each phrase "...one day at a time."

D: x-x-0-2-3-2

D4: x-x-0-2-3-3

[Verse 1]

A A4 A E E4 E

N.C

I'm only human I'm just a man

E4 E E4 E E4 A A4 A

Help me to believe in what I could be and all that I am

A A4 A D D4 D

Show me the stairway that I have to climb

D A A4 E E4 A A4 A

Lord for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

[Chorus]

A D D4 D A A4 A

One day at a time sweet Jesus that's all I'm asking from you

A E E4 E E4 A A4 A

Give me the strength to do every-day what I have to do

A D D4 D A A4 A

Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine

A E E4 E E4 A A4 A

So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

[Verse 2]

A A4 A E E4 E

Do you remember when you walked among men

E E4 E E4 E E4 A A4 A

Well Jesus you know if you're looking below it's worse now than then

A A4 A D D4 D

Pushing and shoving crowding my mind

D A E E4 A A4 A

So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

[Chorus]

A D D4 D A A4 A

One day at a time sweet Jesus that's all I'm asking from you

A E E4 E E4 A A4 A

Give me the strength to do every-day what I have to do

A D D4 D A A4 A

Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine

A E E4 E E4 A A4 A

So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

[Outro]

A E E4 E E4 A

Yes, just for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

About One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus Chords by Merle Haggard

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The chords for "One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus" show the original chord names (including A, E, E4, E7, D, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.