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
EB
She was talkin' to Jesus
B/E
She was talkin' to Jesus
EB
And she'd been talkin' to Jesus
G#mB
For all of her life
EBE
Mama used to drag me to church
BE
Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
BE
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
BE
Boy, I put up a fight
BE
She said: Son, one day, you'll thank me
BE
For having God in your life
BE
And yeah, I know she was right
B
Yeah, my mama was right
EB
'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus
EB
She got me talkin' to Jesus
EB
She got me talkin' to Jesus
G#mB
Yeah, my mama was right
EB
'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus
EB
Yeah, I love talkin' to Jesus
G#mB
And I'll be talkin' to Jesus
G#mB
For the rest of my life
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus (don't you know?)
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend we have!
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
EB
I've got three of my own now
EB
Tryin' to raise them up right
EB
My oldest is fifteen
EB
And I remember what that was like
EB
Tryin' to deal with the drama
EB
Tryin' to figure out the questions in life
EB
And I've been lookin' for a way to show him
EB
How to make it alright
EB
Then he walked in my room
EB
While I was sayin' my prayers the other night
EB
He said: I'll come back later
EB
I can tell you got a lot on your mind
EB
I said: It's not an interruption
EB
You couldn't have picked a better time
EB
'Cause I was just talkin' to Jesus
EB
Come over and give it a try
EB
We started talkin' to Jesus
EB
We started talkin' to Jesus
EBC#mB
We started talkin' to Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
EB
And now he's talkin' to Jesus
EB
Thank God, he's talkin' to Jesus
EB
I hope he's talkin' to Jesus
C#mB
For the rest of his life, yeah
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
B
What a friend we have!
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(aren't you glad you have a friend?)
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(none more faithful, none more true)
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
EB
There's no wrong way to do it
EB
There's no bad time to start
EB
It don't have to sound pretty
EB
Just tell Him what's on your heart
EB
'Cause it's not a religion, no
EB
'Cause it's more like a friendship
EB
So just talk to your Father
EB
Like you are His kid
EB
Just start talkin' to Jesus
EB
Just start talkin' to Jesus
EB
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
EB
Oh, whenever you like
EB
Just start talkin' to Jesus
EB
Just start talkin' to Jesus
EB
Just keep talkin' to Jesus
C#mB
For the rest of your life
( EBEBEB )
EBEBEB
Oh, just talk, oh
EBEB
Just talk, just talk, just talk to Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend we have!
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus (so faithful, so true)
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
C#mB
Oh, oh, oh, oh
EB
Oh, just talk the words
EB
Just let it out, let it out, let it out right now
EB
Let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out right now
EB
Let it out, let it out, let it out
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
(He's so close, He's so close)
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Yeah, He's right in front of you)
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Just talk to Jesus)
EBC#mB
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh
What a friend!
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Just keep talkin' to Jesus)
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(Oh, just keep talkin' to Jesus)
EB
What a friend we have in Jesus
(just keep talkin' to Jesus), oh-
C#mB
Oh-oh, oh