[Intro]
| Am • • • |

[Verse 1]
Am      Dm                  Am   G/A Am
How are they increased that trouble me,
FMaj7              G        Am   G/A Am
Many are they that rise up against me.
F                  G         Am  G/A Am
Many are they that say of my soul,
FMaj7       G               Am
"There is no help for him in God!"

[Chorus]
FMaj7   G           Am   G/A   Am/G
But Thou O Lord art a shield for me,
FMaj7         G            Am  Am/G
My glory and the lifter of my head.
FMaj7   G           Am   G/A   Am/G
But Thou O Lord art a shield for me,
FMaj7         G            Am  Bbm
My glory and the lifter of my head.

[Verse 2]
Bbm         Ebm
I will not be afraid of
Bbm              Ab/Bb Bbm
ten thousands of people,
Ebm             Ab
Who set themselves against
Bbm  Ab/Bb Bbm
me round about.
Gb          Ab
I will not be afraid of
Bbm                  Ab/Bb Bbm
ten thousands of people,
GbMaj7           Ab
Who set themselves against
Bbm
me round about.

[Chorus]
FMaj7   G           Am   G/A   Am/G
But Thou O Lord art a shield for me,
FMaj7         G            Am  Am/G
My glory and the lifter of my head.
FMaj7   G           Am   G/A   Am/G
But Thou O Lord art a shield for me,
FMaj7         G            Am  Bbm
My glory and the lifter of my head.

[Chorus (Overtone)]
Key
G
---
GbMaj7 Ab         Bbm   Ab/Bb Bbm/Ab
But Thou O Lord art a shield for  me,
GbMaj7        Ab           Bbm Bbm/Ab
My glory and the lifter of my head.
GbMaj7 Ab         Bbm   Ab/Bb Bbm/Ab
But Thou O Lord art a shield for  me,
GbMaj7         Ab          Bbm
My glory and the lifter of my head.

[Verse 3]
Bbm         Ebm
I cried unto the Lord
Bbm          Ab/Bb Bbm
with my voice,
Ebm
And He heard me
Ab         Bbm     Ab Bbm/Gb Ab/C
out of His holy hill.
Ebm         Ab         Bbm  Ab/Bb Bbm
I lay me down and I slept,
GbMaj7         Ab      Bbm
I awaked for the Lord sustained me.
Bm
Sustained me.

[Verse 4]
Bm      Em
How are they increased
Bm      A/B  Bm
that trouble me,
G/E
Many are they that
A/F#     Bm/G   A/F# G/E A
rise up against me.
GMaj7/B            A/B       Bm   Bm7/A
Many are they that say of my soul,
GMaj7        A              Bm
"There is no help for him in God!"

[Chorus (key G)]
GMaj7  A          Bm     A/B  Bm/A
But Thou O Lord art a shield for  me,
GMaj7         A            Bm    Bm/A
My glory and the lifter of my head.
GMaj7  A          Bm     A/B  Bm/A
But Thou O Lord art a shield for  me,
GMaj7         A            Bm
My glory and the lifter of my head.

[Chorus (key G)vs.2]
GMaj7   A          Bm    A/B  Bm/A
But Thou O Lord art a shield for me,
GMaj7          A           Bm    Bm/A
My glory and the lifter of my head.
GMaj7/B   A/B          Bm     Bm/A
But Thou O   Lord art a shield for me,
G              A/G         G    A
My glory and the lifter of my head.