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


[Chorus]
         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


[Chorus 2]
         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