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Willie Nelson – In Gods Eyes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D C F

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[Intro]
   G       D       G       G

[Verse 1]
      G          D              G
Never think evil thoughts of anyone
             G
It's just as wrong
   D           G
to think as to say
      C
For a thought is but
  F              C
a word that's unspoken
         G        D            G
In God's eyes, he sees it this way

[Verse 2]
       G           D        G
Lend a hand if you can to a stranger
      G           D        G
Never worry if he can't repay
       C                 F
For in time you'll be repaid
          C
ten times over
         G        D            G
In God's eyes, he sees it this way

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[Chorus]
         C
In God's eyes we're
     F          C
like sheep in a meadow
        C      G            C   D
Now and then a lamb goes astray
         G             D
But open arms should awake
        G
it's returning
         G        D            G
In God's eyes, he sees it this way

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[Instrumental Break]
G D G G

[Chorus]
         C
In God's eyes we're
     F          C
like sheep in a meadow
        C      G            C   D
Now and then a lamb goes astray
         G
But open arms should
  D           G
awake it's returning
         G        D            G
In God's eyes, he sees it this way
         G        D            G
In God's eyes, he sees it this way

How to play In Gods Eyes: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for In Gods Eyes by Willie Nelson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

In Gods Eyes by Willie Nelson keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 4 chords: G, D, C and F.

Most of the song cycles through G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, A, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.