Worship

Better Is One Day Chords

Matt Redman Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A modern worship song by Matt Redman about the surpassing worth of God’s presence. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording, but these chords are written for open position without a capo.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How lovely is Your dwelling place

D

Oh Lord Almighty

G C D

For my soul longs and even faints for You

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Verse 2

G C

One thing I ask and I would seek

D

To see Your beauty

G C D

To find You in the place Your glory dwells

G C

For here my heart is satisfied

D

Within Your presence

G C D

I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Bridge

C G

My heart and flesh cry out

C G

For You the living God

C G

Your Spirit’s water to my soul

C G

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen

C G

Come once again to me

D G

I will draw near to You

Chorus

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Chorus (Outro)

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Better is one day in Your house

G C

Better is one day in Your courts

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

D G

Than thousands elsewhere

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (G, C, D). Practice switching between G and C, as this is the most common transition in the song.