My God is a Rock Cover, Chords, and Lyrics

Baritone Ukulele Cover of My God is a Rock — A Traditional African Spiritual (based on a Ken Berg arrangement)

[Intro]
     Am7
My God is a rock
                 E7 (Fdim7 - E7…)
In a weary land
                  Dm7
And he’s a shelter
       Fdim7  E7+5 - E7
In a   time   of
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
Storm

[Chorus]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
My God is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
My God is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
I know He is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
I know He is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm

[Verse]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x4
Oh won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter one 
When the lord god’s work was just begun
And won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter two
When the lord God’s written his bible thru
Oh won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter three
When the lord God died on Calvary
And won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter four
He preach’d the good news unto the sick and the poor

[Chorus]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
My God is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
My God is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
I know He is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
I know He is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7   
A shelter in a time of 

[Bridge] 
Am7                               Am6 
Storm.   He is a rock, oh yes he is a rock
    Dm7                       Fdim7 - E7
A shelter in a time of storm, in a time

[Verse]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x3
Oh stop and let me tell you bout the chapter five when the lord God raised the dead alive
And won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter six
He went to Jerusalem and healed the sick
Oh won’t you stop and 
Let me tell you bout the chapter sev’n
When he died and rose again into heav’n
And won’t you stop
Let me tell you bout the chapter eight
          Dm7*                                        
When John seen him standing at the 
Fdim7*  E7*
Golden Gate

[Chorus]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
My God is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
My God is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
I know He is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
I know He is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7           Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm

[Bridge]
      Am7
My God is a rock
           Am6
Oh yes he is my shelter
     Dm7
My God is a rock
      Fdim7      E7
My tower, my fortress and
     Am7
My God is a rock
Am6
He is my rock
                 Dm7 -  Fdim7   Am
And he’s a shelter  in the  storm
Oh children

[Verse]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7
Stop and let me tell you bout chapter nine
When the lord God turned the water into wine
                       Am7*
And won’t you stop
                               Am6*
Let me tell you bout the chapter ten
         Dm7*                                   
Saint John saw him coming to this 
Fdim7*  E7+5*  E7*
world     a  -  gain


E7 (Fdim7 - E7…)
Oh My

[Half-time Swing Chorus]
Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
God is a rock, yes he is a rock
My God is a rock in a weary land
My God is a rock, yes he is a rock
            Dm7          Fdim7    Am
He is a shelter in a time of storm

Am7   Am6  Dm7  Fdim7 - E7 x2
My God is a rock in a weary land
Weary land, in a weary land
My God is a rock in a weary land
   Dm7          Fdim7    Am
A shelter in a time of storm

[Outro]
     Am7
My God is a rock
                 E7 (Fdim7 - E7…)
In a weary land
                  Dm7
And he’s a shelter
       Fdim7  E7+5 - E7
In a   time   of
Am7   Am6  Dm7
Storm
Fdim              E7         
          My God is a…   
Am add6 (Pluck)
Rock

Am

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