I Went Down A Beggar But I Came Up A Millionaire
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I Went Down A Beggar But I Came Up A Millionaire Cifra por Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
C F C
I used to be a beggar, I had no silver nor gold.
C D G
My house was just a cabin, my clothes were ragged and old.
C F C
But one day I went to an altar, I bowed on my knees in prayer.
Am
And Jesus reached down and touched me.
C G C
I came up a millionaire.
[Chorus]
C F
I went down a beggar, but I came up a millionaire.
C D G
Jesus gave me a mansion on the golden stairs.
C F
He gave me a beautiful robe of white, a crown of jewels to wear.
C Am C G C
I went down a beggar, but I came up a millionaire.
[Verse]
C F C
Now you can't tell by looking that anything has changed.
C D G
My house is still a cabin, my clothes are still the same.
C F C
But God's preparing a city, I've laid all my treasures up there.
C Am C G C
Someday I'm going to claim them when I move in that city so fair.
[Chorus]
C F
I went down a beggar, but I came up a millionaire.
C D G
Jesus gave me a mansion on the golden stairs.
C F
He gave me a beautiful robe of white, a crown of jewels to wear.
C Am C G C
I went down a beggar, but I came up a millionaire.
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