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Chord Request => Piano/Organ Chords => Topic started by: westbrooks1961 on April 09, 2011, 02:42:37 PM

Title: Help with Easter song
Post by: westbrooks1961 on April 09, 2011, 02:42:37 PM
Need help, does anyone have chords to "Were you there when they crucified my Lord". If you have please post.

Thanks
Title: Re: Help with Easter song
Post by: DewayneTUL on April 10, 2011, 09:56:23 PM
Are you talking about the standard hymnal "Were You There?"  I imagine there are other versions that I'm not aware of, but I can only think of the standard hymnal one. 

I'm sure someone will write out more sophisticated and comprehensive chords for you, but I saw these chords on a website that are in the key of C.  The site also has a link to change the key to other keys very quickly.  That was a neat feature of the site. 

I played through the chords and noticed that a few basic chords are missing that you will likely fill in based on what you hear, but the essential chords are definitely present and give you a start. 

http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/wereyoutherewhentheycrucifiedmylordlyricschords.html (http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/wereyoutherewhentheycrucifiedmylordlyricschords.html)
--and the site that changed the key of the song is http://www.logue.net/xp/ (http://www.logue.net/xp/)

Below is a copy and paste of the chords from the above site (in the Key of C--and I added/modified a few chords where I heard them)

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
recorded by Charlie Rich
 
G7       C                G7            G7 C
Were you there  when they cru-cified my Lord
                Em        Am           G7
Were you there  when they crucified my Lord
C      F      C                                 F           Fm        F   C
Oh  sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble tremble
 C       G7   C        C                 G     C
Were you there  when they crucified my Lord
 
G7       C                G7             G        C   
Were you there  when they nailed Him to the tree
                Em        Am            Dm           G7
Were you there  when they nailed Him to the tree
C      F     C                                  F           Fm        F   C
Oh  sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble tremble
         C                G7                C
Were you there  when they nailed Him to the tree

(other verses follow the same melody)