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Crying In The Chapel

(Artie Glenn)


Copyright Chappell & Co. Inc.

Original by Darrell Glenn in 1953


RCA studio session - October 30-31, 1960 - RCA Studio B - Nashville

 October 31, 5-8 am

October 31, 1960

L2WW 0385-03
April 1965 Single A side RCA 447-0643 Crying In The Chapel / I Believe In The Man In The Sky
March 1967 LP RCA LSP 3758 How Great Thou Art
Re-mixed version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits
Outtakes:
Takes 1, 2 (fs) and 3 (Master): December 01, 2006 CD FTD 88697 02028-2 His Hand In Mine
Take 2 (fs): December 10, 2002 DVD Audio RCA BMG BMG 07863 65053-9 Elvis 30 Nr 1 Hits









You saw me crying in the chapel
The tears I shed were tears of joy
I know the meaning of contentment
Now I'm happy with the Lord


Just a plain and simple chapel
Where humble people go to pray
I pray the Lord that I'll grow stronger
As I live from day to day


I searched and I searched
But I couldn't find
No way on earth to gain peace of mind


Now I'm happy in the chapel
Where people are of one accord
Yes we gather in the chapel
Just to sing and praise the Lord


You'll search and you'll search
But you'll never find
No way on earth to gain peace of mind


Take your troubles to the chapel
Get down on your knees and pray
Then your burdens will be lighter
And you'll surely find the way
(And you'll surely find the way) 




[G]You saw me crying in the [Am]chapel, [D]the tears I shed were tears of [G]joy.[C][G]
[G]I know the meaning of con[Am]tentment, [D]now I`m happy with the [G]Lord.[C][G]
Just a plain and simple [Am]chapel, [D]where humble people go to [G]pray.[C][G]
[G]I pray the Lord that I`ll grow str[Am]onger, [D]as I live from day to [G]day.[C][G][G7]
I`ve [C]searched, and I`ve [Am]searched, but [G]I couldn`t [Em]find,
the [C]way on earth to gain peace of [D]mind.
Now I`m happy in the [Am]chapel, [D]where people are on one ac[G]cord.[C][G]
[G]Yes, we gather in the [Am]chapel, [D]just to sing and praise the [G]Lord.[C][G]
You`ll [C]search, and you`ll [Am]search, but [G]you`ll never [Em]find,
no [C]way on earth to gain peace of [D]mind.
Take your troubles to the [Am]chapel, [D]get down on your knees and [G]pray.[C][G]
[G]Then your burdens will be [Am]lightened, [D]and you`ll surely find the [G]way.[C][G]




Version 2 


Standard tuning.
    [nc]                     C#m
    You saw me crying in the chapel.
                                   B
    The tears I shed were tears of joy
                             C#
    I know the meaning of contentment
  Em         F#             B       E       B
    Now I am happy with the Lord

    [nc]                    C#m
    Just a plain and simple chapel
                              B
    Where humble people go to pray
                                   C#
    I pray the Lord that I'll grow stronger
  Em     F#               B       E       B
    As I live from day to day

         E                 Em
    I've searched and I've searched
        B          G#m
    But I couldn't find
       C#
    No way on earth
                     F#    (tacet)
    To gain peace of mind

    [nc]                 C#m
    Now I'm happy in the chapel
                              B
    Where people are of one accord
                         C#
    Yes, we gather in the chapel
    Em      F#                  B       E       B
    Just to sing and praise the Lord

           E                 Em
    You'll search and you'll search
        B            G#m
    But you'll never find
       C#
    No way on earth
                     F#    (tacet)
    To gain peace of mind

    [nc]                      C#m
    Take your troubles to the chapel
                               B
    Get down on your knees and pray
                         C#
    Your burdens will be lighter
    Em         F#              B       E       B
    And you'll surely find the way