Katy Perry - By The Grace Of God: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "By The Grace Of God" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm    D#           A#
I was 27 surviving my return to saturn,
Gm        D#                     F
A long vacation didn't sound so bad.
Gm             D#               A#
I was full of secrets locked up tight like iron mountain,
Gm         D#                 F
Running on empty - so out of gas.

D#
Thought I wasn't enough,
Gm                     A#
Found I wasn't so tough
                          F
laying on the bathroom floor.
D#
We were living on a fault line
Gm                               A#
and I felt the fault was all mine.
                      F
couldn't take it any more.

Chorus:
D#       A#      F                      Gm
By the grace of god (There was no other way)
   D#       A#        F                    Gm
I picked myself back up. (I knew I had to stay)
  D#       A#       Dm         Gm
I put one foot in front of the other
       D#            A#
and I looked in the mirror and
   F         Gm
decided to stay.
D#                A#
Wasn't gonna let love
         F       Gm D# A#
take me out that way.

I thank my sister for keeping my head above the water
When the truth was like swallowing sand
Now every morning, there is no more mourning
Oh, I can finally see myself again

I know I am enough, possible to be loved
It was not about me
Now I have to rise above
Let the universe call the bluff
Yeah, the truth will set you free

Chorus:
D#       A#      F                      Gm
By the grace of god (There was no other way)
   D#       A#        F                    Gm
I picked myself back up. (I knew I had to stay)
  D#       A#       Dm         Gm
I put one foot in front of the other
       D#            A#
and I looked in the mirror and
   F         Gm
decided to stay.
D#                A#
Wasn't gonna let love
         F F#dim    Gm

take me out    that way.

Gm
Oh we know,
       F/A
There ain't no....
 A#                Cm
not in the name of love

Oh we know that,
oh we know,
I am not giving up

By the grace of God
I picked myself back up
I put one foot in front of the other
And I looked in the mirror (Looked in the mirror)
Looked in the mirror (Looked in the mirror)

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

F#dim

Guitar chord F#dim

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "By The Grace Of God" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "By The Grace Of God" by Katy Perry.