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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"
Am/GG
And now I know she was right
[Chorus]
Am/CG
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
[Verse 2]
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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
Am/CG
For having God in your life"
Am/CG
And yeah, I know she was right
Am/CG
Yeah, my mama was right
[Chorus]
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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
Am/CG
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
Am/CG
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]
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
[Verse 3]
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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
Am/CG
How to make it alright
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Then he walked in my room
Am/CG
While I was saying my prayers the other night
Am/CG
He said, "I’ll come back later
Am/CG
I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
Am/CG
I said, "It’s not an interruption
Am/CG
You couldn’t have picked a better time
Am/CG
'Cause I was just talking to Jesus
Am/CG
Come over and give it a try"
[Chorus]
Am/DG
We started talking to Jesus
Am/CG
We started talking to Jesus
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We started talking to Jesus, oh woah, oh
Am/DG
And now he’s talking to Jesus
Am/CG
Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus
Am/CG
I hope he’s talking to Jesus
Am/CG
For the rest of his life, yeah
[Bridge]
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CGAm/EG
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
[Verse 4]
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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]
Am/DG
Just start talking to Jesus
Am/CG
Just start talking to Jesus
Am/CG
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
Am/EG
Oh, whenever you like
Am/DG
Just start talking to Jesus
Am/CG
Just start talking to Jesus
Am/CG
Just keep talking to Jesus
Am/EG
For the rest of your life
[Bridge]
Am/DG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CGAm/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
Am/DG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/CGAm/CG
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh woah, oh
[Interlude]
| Em | EmD | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7C |
Oh woah oh oh oh oh
| Em | EmD | C | C |
Woah oh oh
[Crescendo]
| Em | EmD | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7C |
Oh woah oh oh oh oh
| Em | EmD | C | C |
Woah oh oh
[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, oh woah, oh
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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, oh woah, oh
Am/CG
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, oh woah, oh