Baptize Me
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Intro: C F
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
F C
I'm about to do it for the first time.
F C
And I'm gonna do it with a girl!
C
A special girl-
C D
Who makes my heart kind of flutter-
G Em
Makes my eyes kind of blur-
Am
I can't believe I'm about
G
To baptize her!
NABULUNGI:
G C
He will baptize me!
D Em
He will hold me in his arms,
G C
And he will baptize me!
B Em
Right in front of everyone
G C
And it will set me free-
B Em
When he looks into my eyes.
G C
And he sees just how much
G C
I love being baptized...
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
G F
I'm gonna baptize her!
NABULUNGI:
Baptize me!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Am Dm
Bathe her in God's glory!
C F
And I will baptize her-
NABULUNGI:
I'm ready.
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
G Am
-With everything I got.
F
And I'll make her beg for more,
NABULUNGI:
Oooh,
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Em Am
As I wash her free of sin.
F
And it'll be so good,
She'll want me to
ELDER CUNNINGHAM and NABULUNGI:
C F C F
Baptize her/me again.
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Excuse me, I'm gonna need another minute!
NABULUNGI:
C Dm C
Never known a boy so gentle,
Am F G
One like him is hard to find.
A special kind.
C D
Who makes my heart kind of flutter,
Bm G
Like a moth in a cocoon.
Am G
I hope he gets to baptizin' me soon!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
C F
I'm gonna baptize you.
C F
I'm through with all my stalling.
NABULUNGI:
C F
You're gonna baptize me.
G C
I'm ready to let you do it.
BOTH:
C F
And it will set us free.
Em Am
It's time to be immersed.
F C
And I'm so happy you're
F C C F
About to be my first.
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
G Am
Okay, you ready?
NABULUNGI:
F C F
I am ready. So... how do we do it?
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
C F
Well, I hold you like this-
NABULUNGI:
Yeah?
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
And I lower you down-
NABULUNGI:
Yeah?
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
And then I-
(splash)
E A
I just baptized her!
B C#m
She got doused by Heavenly Father!
E A
I just baptized her good!
NABULUNGI:
You baptized me!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
B C#m
I performed like a champ!
NABULUNGI:
E A
I'm wet with salvation!
BOTH:
B C#m
We just went all the way!
E A
Praise be to God,
E A
I'll never forget this day...
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
I baptized you!
NABULUNGI:
B E
You baptized me!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
I gotcha good!
NABULUNGI:
E A
Baptize me!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
You want it more, baby?
NABULUNGI:
B C#m
Baptize me!
E A | B C#m
( Am C D F)
E
I'll text you later.
How to play Baptize Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.