Talking To Jesus (feat. Maverick City Music & Brandon Lake)
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B
Grandma used to pray out loud
By her bed every night
To me it sounded like mumblin'
Like she was out of her mind
B/D#
She said: Boy, this kind of prayin'
B
Is what saved my life
B/D#
You oughta try it some time
B
And now I know she was right
E B
She was talkin' to Jesus
B/E
She was talkin' to Jesus
E B
And she'd been talkin' to Jesus
G#m B
For all of her life
E B E
Mama used to drag me to church
B E
Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
B E
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
B E
Boy, I put up a fight
B E
She said: Son, one day, you'll thank me
B E
For having God in your life
B E
And yeah, I know she was right
B
Yeah, my mama was right
E B
'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
E B
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
B
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
E B
There's no bad time to start
E B
It don't have to sound pretty
E B
Just tell Him what's on your heart
E B
'Cause it's not a religion, no
E B
'Cause it's more like a friendship
E B
So just talk to your Father
E B
Like you are His kid
E B
Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
Just start talkin' to Jesus
E B
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
E B
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
( E B E B E B )
E B E B E B
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 Jesus)
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Oh, just keep talkin' to Jesus)
E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
(just keep talkin' to Jesus), oh-
C#m B
Oh-oh, oh
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