Tom: B
Introdução:
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Grandma used to pray out loud
By her bed every night
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She said: Boy, this kind of prayin'
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Is what saved my life
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You oughta try it some time
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And now I know she was right
E B
She was talkin' to Jesus
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She was talkin' to Jesus
E B
And she'd been talkin' to Jesus
G#m B
For all of her life
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Mama used to drag me to church
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Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
B E
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
B E
Boy, I put up a fight
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She said: Son, one day, you'll thank me
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For having God in your life
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And yeah, I know she was right
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Yeah, my mama was right
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'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus
E B
She got me talkin' to Jesus
E B
She got me talkin' to Jesus
G#m B
Yeah, my mama was right
E B
'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus
E B
Yeah, I love talkin' to Jesus
G#m B
And I'll be talkin' to Jesus
G#m B
For the rest of my life
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus (don't you know?)
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend we have!
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
E B
I've got three of my own now
E B
Tryin' to raise them up right
E B
My oldest is fifteen
E B
And I remember what that was like
E B
Tryin' to deal with the drama
E B
Tryin' to figure out the questions in life
E B
And I've been lookin' for a way to show him
E B
How to make it alright
E B
Then he walked in my room
E B
While I was sayin' my prayers the other night
E B
He said: I'll come back later
E B
I can tell you got a lot on your mind
E B
I said: It's not an interruption
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You couldn't have picked a better time
E B
'Cause I was just talkin' to Jesus
E B
Come over and give it a try
E B
We started talkin' to Jesus
E B
We started talkin' to Jesus
E B C#m B
We started talkin' to Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
E B
And now he's talkin' to Jesus
E B
Thank God, he's talkin' to Jesus
E B
I hope he's talkin' to Jesus
C#m B
For the rest of his life, yeah
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
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What a friend we have!
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(aren't you glad you have a friend?)
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(none more faithful, none more true)
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
E B
There's no wrong way to do it
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There's no bad time to start
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It don't have to sound pretty
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Just tell Him what's on your heart
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'Cause it's not a religion, no
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'Cause it's more like a friendship
E B
So just talk to your Father
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Like you are His kid
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Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
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Oh, whenever you like
E B
Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
Just keep talkin' to Jesus
C#m B
For the rest of your life
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Oh, just talk, oh
E B E B
Just talk, just talk, just talk to Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend we have!
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus (so faithful, so true)
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
C#m B
Oh, oh, oh, oh
E B
Oh, just talk the words
E B
Just let it out, let it out, let it out right now
E B
Let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out right now
E B
Let it out, let it out, let it out
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
(He's so close, He's so close)
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Yeah, He's right in front of you)
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Just talk to Jesus)
E B C#m B
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend!
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Just keep talkin' to&