He adds a hammer-on to the D in the beginning and every now and then throughout the song
Capo on 3

DThe (xx0232@1)Lord works in a strange way,
              AThere (x02220@1)ain't no doubt,
                     EmMan (022000@1)he's gonna make a man of me,
            AHe's (x02220@1)gonna straighten me out somehow.
DI (xx0232@1)was twenty-seven years old that summer, 
     Ajust (x02220@1)having my self a ball,
EmWorking (022000@1)on a record deal,
               A (x02220@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                                 Aplaying (x02220@1)in the bars and concert halls, making money just to watch it burn, living day by day,
Em (022000@1)                                  AStayed (x02220@1)out late drinkin' way too much, didn't act my age, 
G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)                        ABut (x02220@1)life turned on a dime when she said, you're going to be a daddy come wintertime.
                     DThe (xx0232@1)Lord works in a strange way,
              AThere (x02220@1)ain't no doubt,
                     EmMan (022000@1)he's gonna make a man of me,
             AHe's (x02220@1)gonna straighten me out somehow.
                      DThe (xx0232@1)lord works in a strange way,
          AAnd (x02220@1)Heaven knows,
                  EmHe's (022000@1)planning on a miracle,
             Aman (x02220@1)I wonder how it's gonna go,
                    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)lord works in a strange way,
Em (022000@1)         AOh (x02220@1)oh

D (xx0232@1)                                     AMan (x02220@1)I never saw the changes comin' they caught me unaware,
Em (022000@1)                                AOne (x02220@1)day I was as wild as a bull the next I was a teddy bear,
D (xx0232@1)                                      APut (x02220@1)down the bottle about a month before, And I put down the cigarettes,
Em (022000@1)                                                  AStarted (x02220@1)holding my wife a little tighter and sayin' the prayers I used' forget,
G (320003@1)                     A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)                                         
And now I look into those baby blue eyes and I find all the peace I've been searching for yeah I 
Afinally (x02220@1)realize

DThe (xx0232@1)lord works in a strange way,
             AThere (x02220@1)ain't no doubt,
                     EmMan (022000@1)he's gonna make a man of me,
              AHe's (x02220@1)gonna straighten me out somehow.
                   DThe (xx0232@1)lord works in a strange way,
               A (x02220@1)                       Em (022000@1)              AAnd (x02220@1)it stirs my soul I'm holding onto a miracle and I ain't ever letting go
                    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)lord works in a strange way.
                    Em (022000@1)                               AI've (x02220@1)finally made my peace with god and I've got sweet comfort in my soul
                    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)lord works in a strange way.
                     Emman (022000@1)he's gonna make a man of me a man of me 
AOhhh (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)lord works in a strange way.
       Em (022000@1)  AOhhh (x02220@1)a ohhh
                    DThe (xx0232@1)lord works in a strange way