I Have Forgiven Jesus
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Am E F
I was a good kid
E Am
I wouldn't do you no harm
E F
I was a nice kid
E Am
With a nice paper round
E F
Forgive me any pain
E Am
I may have brung to you
E F
With God's help I know
E
I'll always be near to you
F
But Jesus hurt me
G
When he deserted me, but
A Dm
I have forgiven you Jesus
F G
For all the desire
You placed in me
C
When there's nothing I can do
C7
With this desire
Am E
I was a good kid
F
Through hail and snow
E
I'd go just to moon you
Am E
I carried my heart in my hand
F
Do you understand?
E
Do you understand?
F
But Jesus hurt me
G
When he deserted me, but
A Dm
I have forgiven you Jesus
F G
For all of the love
G
You placed in me
C
When there's no one I can turn to
C7
With this love
E
Monday - humiliation
Am
Tuesday - suffocation
E
Wednesday - condescension
F
Thursday - is pathetic
Am E
By Friday life has killed me
F E
By Friday life has killed me
Dm Am
(Oh pretty one
Dm E
Oh pretty one)
Am E
Why did you give me so much desire?
F
When there is nowhere I can go
E
To offload this desire?
Am
And why did you give me so much love
E
In a loveless world
F
When there is no one I can turn to
E
To unlock all this love?
Am
And why did you stick in
E
Self deprecating bones and skin?
F E
Jesus do you hate me?
Am
Why did you stick in
E
Self deprecating bones and skin?Do you hate me?
F
Do you hate me?Do you hate me?
E Am
Do you hate me?Do you hate me?
How to play I Have Forgiven Jesus
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.