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for KING & COUNTRY – Benediction Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
D    Bm E7 A D G G A

VERSE:
    D
If You can hold the universe
 Bm           D       G
Then You can hold me too
    D
If You can form the human heart
 Bm                   G  A
Then You can mend it too
    D       Bm        E  A
If You can love Your enemies
 D             G         A
I'll love them as myself
    D                 G       A
And if You gave Your life for us
Bm7             D       G
Then I'll give mine as well

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CHORUS:
      D     Em7
With all my mind
             D
With all my strength
          G        A   Bm
I want to be just like You
    D     Em7
In all my days
           D
In all my ways
          G        A    D
I want to be just like You

VERSE:
    D               G       A
If You can see the sparr-arrow
Bm7           A  D   G
Then You can see me too
    D              G        A
If You can save a sinner's soul
Bm7           Bm      G  A
Then You can heal me too
    D          Bm7
And if You're close
    E         A
to those who mourn
D              G        A
I know You're here with me
    D                G       A
And so I say, "Your will be done
Bm        D    G
For all eternity"

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CHORUS:
      D      Em
With all my mind
             D
With all my strength
          G         A  Bm
I want to be just like You
    D     Em7
In all my days
           D
In all my ways
          G        A    D
I want to be just like You

OUTRO:
   D      G        A    D
I want to be just like You

How to play Benediction: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Benediction by for KING & COUNTRY on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Benediction by for KING & COUNTRY, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 9 chords: D, Bm, E7, A, G, E, Bm7, Em7 and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – D – G – A (V – I – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, A7, D, C, A, Em7, Am7, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 78% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E7 chord on guitar (020100) — E7E G♯ B D

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232) — Bm7B D F♯ A

Em7 chord on guitar (020000) — Em7E G B D

Benediction chords: questions

What key is Benediction in?

Benediction by for KING & COUNTRY is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Benediction?

Benediction uses 9 chords: D, Bm, E7, A, G, E, Bm7, Em7, Em.

What is the chord progression of Benediction?

The main progression is A – D – G – A (V – I – IV – V).

Is Benediction easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, A7, D, C, A, Em7, Am7, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 78% without a capo).

How to play Benediction: key, chords and progression

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Benediction chords: questions

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