Talking To Jesus Chords

Talking To Jesus Chords / Audio (Transposable):

First Verse

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 Grandma used to pray out loud

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 By her bed every night

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 To me it sounded like mumbling

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 Like she was out of her mind

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        She said, "Boy, this kind of praying

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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

 

 

Chorus 

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She was talking to Jesus

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She was talking to Jesus

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She’d been talking to Jesus

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For all of her life

 

 

Second Verse

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        Mama used to drag me to church

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        Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights

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        Khaki pants and a polo shirt

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        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

 

 

Chorus 

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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus

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She got me talking to Jesus

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She got me talking to Jesus

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Yeah, my mama was right

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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus

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Yeah, I love talking to Jesus

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And I'll be talking to Jesus

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For the rest of my life

 

 

Bridge 

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

 

 

Third Verse

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I've got three of my own now

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Trying to raise them up right

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My oldest is fifteen

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And I remember what that was like

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Trying to deal with the drama

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Trying to figure out the questions in life

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And I’ve been looking for a way to show him

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How to make it alright

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Then he walked in my room

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While I was saying my prayers the other night

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He said, "I’ll come back later

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I can tell you got a lot on your mind"

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I said, "It’s not an interruption

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You couldn’t have picked a better time

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'Cause I was just talking to Jesus

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Come over and give it a try"

 

 

Chorus 

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We started talking to Jesus

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We started talking to Jesus

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We started talking to Jesus

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And now he’s talking to Jesus

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Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus

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I hope he’s talking to Jesus

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For the rest of his life, yeah

 

 

Bridge 

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

 

 

Fourth Verse

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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, come on

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'Cause it’s more like a friendship

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So just talk to your Father

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Like you are His kid

 

 

Chorus 

           C#m/F#       B

Just start talking to Jesus

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Just start talking to Jesus

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'Cause you can talk to Jesus

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Oh, whenever you like

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Just start talking to Jesus

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Just start talking to Jesus

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Just keep talking to Jesus

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For the rest of your life

 

 

Bridge 

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

 

 

Interlude 

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Outro 

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,

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What a friend we have in Jesus  Yeah, He's right in front of you 

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What a friend we have in Jesus  Just come to Jesus 

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What a friend we have in Jesus

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