How Great Thou Art chords by
Al Green (Official Version)

1982Worship3.5K views

Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Dm7

G7

C7sus4

F

Bb/F

F

C7sus4

Oh Lord, my

Verse 1
F F 
 
F7/A F7/A 
 
God,
Bb Bb 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
when I in awesome wonder
F/C F/C 
 
C C 
 
Consider all   the worlds
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
F F 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Thy    hands have made
C C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F7/A F7/A 
 
I  see    the stars,
Bb Bb 
 
Bdim7 Bdim7 
 
I hear the rolling thunder
F/C F/C 
 
C7 C7 
 
Thy power throughout   the universe
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
displayed

Chorus 1
F F 
 
Then sings my soul,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
my Savior God to Thee
Gm7 Gm7 
 
C7 C7 
 
How great Thou art,
F F 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
How great Thou art
C C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Then sings  my soul,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
my Savior God to Thee
Gm7 Gm7 
 
C7 C7 
 
How great Thou art,
F F 
 
How great Thou art
(Let me say one more thing)

Verse 2
F F 
 
F7/A F7/A 
 
And when I think
Bb Bb 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
that God sent His Son
C C 
 
F F 
 
Sent Him to die, I scarcely can take it in
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
C C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
F7/A F7/A 
 
That on     that cross
Bb Bb 
 
Bdim7 Bdim7 
 
upon He bled, he bled
F/C F/C 
 
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
He bled and died, take away all my sin
C C 
 
Every time I realized that

Chorus 2
F F 
 
Then sings my soul,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
my Savior God to Thee
Gm7 Gm7 
 
C7 C7 
 
How great Thou art,
F F 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
How great Thou art
C C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Then sings  my soul,
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
my Savior God to Thee
Gm7 Gm7 
 
C7 C7 
 
How great Thou art

Outro 1

How great Thou art

F/A

Bb

Bdim7

C6

Ddim7

C7/E

F

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm7 G7 C7sus4 F Bb/F...

Chords

Dm7
G7
C7sus4
F
Bb/F
F7/A
Bb
Gm7
F/C
C
Bb/C
Bdim7
C7
F/A
C6
Ddim7
C7/E

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
F7/A: 5-x-3-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
Bdim7: x-2-3-1-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
Ddim7: x-x-0-1-0-1
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of How Great Thou Art by Al Green, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Al Green's performance.

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