Presence of the Lord

From the Album "Blind Faith", released 1969 on Island Records.
Words and Music by Eric Clapton.
Key of C-major. Time signature 4/4. Tempo = 120.

Transcription by Hisao Chida


Intro:
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|:C  F/C |Em/B  Dm/A :| (x 4)


Verse 1: (0:16-)
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|C        |G              |Am         |    C/G |
    I have finally found a way to live___
|F         |                |C    F/C |Em/B  Dm/A |
  just like I never could be-fore

|C    |G                     |Am       |      |
     I know that I don't have   much to give,
|D7     |            |G     |  Em  G  Am|
   but I can open any door

|Am      |              |F      |  Em  G  Am|
    Every-body knows the secret,
|Am          |              |D7              |          |
    Oh, every-body knows the score, yeah yeah yeah yeah

|C        |G              |Am         |   C/G |
    I have finally found a way to live
|F       |G            |C    F/C |Em/B  Dm/A |
   in the colour of the Lord

|C    F/C |Em/B  Dm/A |
                 Oh


[Verse 2] (1:24-)

I have finally found a place to live
just like I never could before

And I know I don't have much to give,
but soon I'll open any door

Everybody knows the secret,
Everybody knows the score

I have finally found a place to live, oh,
in the presence of the Lord,
in the presence of the


Interlude: (2:31-)
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|Esus4 ||
 Lord

{Guitar solo}
|:Am7    |       :| (x 6)
|:D7     |       :| (x 2)
|:E7     |       :| (x 2)

|D      C|      Bb|      G|       ||

|:C  F/C |Em/B  Dm/A :|(x 2)


[Verse 3] (3:26-)

I have finally found a way to live,
just like I never could before, oh

And I know I don't have much to give,
but I can open any door

Everybody knows the secret,
I said everybody knows the score

I have finally found a way to live, oh
in the colour of the Lord
In the colour of the


Coda: (4:34-) {ritardando}
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|C    F/C |Em/B  Dm/A |Cmaj7/B   ||
 Lord


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