Be Thou My Vision chords by Van Morrison

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|-2-2-5-7-5-2---2-----------------
B|-3---5-7-----3---5-3-3-3---------
G|-4---6-7-------------2-2---------
D|-4---7-----------------0---------
A|-2-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------

Bm  G   D

Verse 1:
D     G A    Bm   A D
Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart
Em      A    D  G      A
Nought be all else to me, save that Thy art
G             F#m     G  A
Thou my best thought in the day and the night
Bm    G             D
Waking or sleeping, Thou presence my light

Verse 2:

D     A     Bm   A  D
Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word
Em   A     D  G      A
I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord
G            D     G  A
Thou my great Father and I Thy true son
Bm     G            D
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Verse 3:
D     G A      Bm    A  D
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Em     A   D  G     A
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
G           F# D      G
Thou my soul shelter, and Thy my high tower
Bm      G              D
Raise Thou me heavenwards, oh power of my power

Bridge:
Em G  D
Em G  F#m
Em G  D
Em G  A  A7

Verse 4:
D       A    Bm    A D
Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
Em    A      D    G     A
Thou mine inheritance through all of my days
G             D      G  A
Thou and Thou only though first in my heart
Bm      G            D
High king of heaven my treasure Thou art

Verse 5:
D        G A     Bm   A D
Oh high king of heaven, when battle is done
Em       A   D  G       A
Grant heaven's joy to me, bright heaven sun
G              D   G  A
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall
Bm     G Bm     G    D
Still be my vision, though ruler of all

Outro:
D  G A Bm  D  Em  D  G  A
Da, da, da, da, da...
G   D  G  Bm  G   D
D  G A Bm A D
Em  A  G  A
G   F3 D G A
Bm  G   D