Chords for "Give Me Jesus" African American Spiritual
Tempo:
71.9 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gm]
[Dm]
[Eb] [C] [Bb]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
In the morning when [Gm] I rise, [Bb] in the morning [Gm] when I rise,
in the morning [Cm] when I rise, [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus.
Give [Dm] me Jesus, [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus, [Eb]
[Cm] give [Eb] me [Bb] Jesus.
[F] [Bb] When I [Gm] am alone, [Dm] oh and when I'm [Gm] all alone,
[Eb] and when I am, [Cm] [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus.
[Dm]
[Eb] There comes a time in every life [Dm] when we're confronted with the reality [Eb] that
nothing lasts [Cm] forever.
Relationships dissolve, [Eb] people die, high [Bb] school ends,
children move [Gm] away, positions are [Dm] non-renewed, houses burn, businesses [Eb] fail,
bank accounts [Gm] dwindle, illnesses attack the [Eb] body, aging threatens vitality,
[Cm] people [Eb] forget, nature destroys, [Bb] nothing, literally nothing lasts forever
[Gm] except Jesus.
Why then are we [Eb] not making him the center of our lives?
Why?
[Cm] Are we afraid of what other people will think?
[Ab] Are we too caught up with our own personal [F] desires
and career goals?
Or is it that we're unwilling to do [Gm] hard things?
Are we afraid to face persecution?
[Eb] Whatever keeps you from Jesus,
discover [Cm] and destroy because eternity with [Ab] our Savior, the only [Bb] thing that lasts forever,
hangs in the balance.
When I come [Gm] to die, [Dm] oh and when I [Gm] come to die,
[Eb] and when I come [Cm] to die, [Cm] [Ab] give me [Bb] Jesus.
Give [Dm] me Jesus, give [Eb] me [Dm] Jesus, [Eb]
[Cm] give [Eb] me [Bb] Jesus.
[Dm] Give me Jesus, give me [Eb] [Dm] Jesus,
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] give me Jesus.
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Eb] [C] [Bb]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
In the morning when [Gm] I rise, [Bb] in the morning [Gm] when I rise,
in the morning [Cm] when I rise, [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus.
Give [Dm] me Jesus, [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus, [Eb]
[Cm] give [Eb] me [Bb] Jesus.
[F] [Bb] When I [Gm] am alone, [Dm] oh and when I'm [Gm] all alone,
[Eb] and when I am, [Cm] [Eb] give me [Bb] Jesus.
[Dm]
[Eb] There comes a time in every life [Dm] when we're confronted with the reality [Eb] that
nothing lasts [Cm] forever.
Relationships dissolve, [Eb] people die, high [Bb] school ends,
children move [Gm] away, positions are [Dm] non-renewed, houses burn, businesses [Eb] fail,
bank accounts [Gm] dwindle, illnesses attack the [Eb] body, aging threatens vitality,
[Cm] people [Eb] forget, nature destroys, [Bb] nothing, literally nothing lasts forever
[Gm] except Jesus.
Why then are we [Eb] not making him the center of our lives?
Why?
[Cm] Are we afraid of what other people will think?
[Ab] Are we too caught up with our own personal [F] desires
and career goals?
Or is it that we're unwilling to do [Gm] hard things?
Are we afraid to face persecution?
[Eb] Whatever keeps you from Jesus,
discover [Cm] and destroy because eternity with [Ab] our Savior, the only [Bb] thing that lasts forever,
hangs in the balance.
When I come [Gm] to die, [Dm] oh and when I [Gm] come to die,
[Eb] and when I come [Cm] to die, [Cm] [Ab] give me [Bb] Jesus.
Give [Dm] me Jesus, give [Eb] me [Dm] Jesus, [Eb]
[Cm] give [Eb] me [Bb] Jesus.
[Dm] Give me Jesus, give me [Eb] [Dm] Jesus,
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] give me Jesus.
[Ebm] [Bb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Dm
Eb
Bb
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ In the morning when [Gm] I rise, [Bb] in the morning [Gm] when I rise,
in the morning [Cm] when I rise, [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ _ _ _ Give [Dm] me _ Jesus, _ [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ give [Eb] me _ [Bb] Jesus. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] When I [Gm] am alone, [Dm] oh and when I'm [Gm] all alone,
[Eb] and when I am, [Cm] _ _ [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] There comes a time in every life [Dm] when we're confronted with the reality [Eb] that
nothing lasts [Cm] forever.
Relationships dissolve, [Eb] people die, high [Bb] school ends,
children move [Gm] away, positions are [Dm] non-renewed, houses burn, businesses [Eb] fail,
bank accounts [Gm] dwindle, illnesses attack the [Eb] body, aging threatens vitality,
[Cm] people [Eb] forget, nature destroys, [Bb] nothing, literally nothing lasts forever
_ _ [Gm] except Jesus.
_ Why then are we [Eb] not making him the center of our lives?
Why?
[Cm] Are we afraid of what other people will think?
[Ab] Are we too caught up with our own personal [F] desires
and career goals?
Or is it that we're unwilling to do [Gm] hard things?
Are we afraid to face persecution?
_ [Eb] Whatever keeps you from Jesus,
discover [Cm] and destroy because eternity with [Ab] our Savior, the only [Bb] thing that lasts forever,
hangs in the balance.
_ When I come [Gm] to die, [Dm] oh and when I [Gm] come to die,
[Eb] and when I come [Cm] to die, [Cm] [Ab] give me _ [Bb] Jesus. _ _ _
_ Give [Dm] me Jesus, _ give [Eb] me _ [Dm] Jesus, _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ give [Eb] me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ [Dm] Give me _ Jesus, _ give me [Eb] _ _ [Dm] Jesus, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] give me _ Jesus.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ In the morning when [Gm] I rise, [Bb] in the morning [Gm] when I rise,
in the morning [Cm] when I rise, [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ _ _ _ Give [Dm] me _ Jesus, _ [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ give [Eb] me _ [Bb] Jesus. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] When I [Gm] am alone, [Dm] oh and when I'm [Gm] all alone,
[Eb] and when I am, [Cm] _ _ [Eb] give me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] There comes a time in every life [Dm] when we're confronted with the reality [Eb] that
nothing lasts [Cm] forever.
Relationships dissolve, [Eb] people die, high [Bb] school ends,
children move [Gm] away, positions are [Dm] non-renewed, houses burn, businesses [Eb] fail,
bank accounts [Gm] dwindle, illnesses attack the [Eb] body, aging threatens vitality,
[Cm] people [Eb] forget, nature destroys, [Bb] nothing, literally nothing lasts forever
_ _ [Gm] except Jesus.
_ Why then are we [Eb] not making him the center of our lives?
Why?
[Cm] Are we afraid of what other people will think?
[Ab] Are we too caught up with our own personal [F] desires
and career goals?
Or is it that we're unwilling to do [Gm] hard things?
Are we afraid to face persecution?
_ [Eb] Whatever keeps you from Jesus,
discover [Cm] and destroy because eternity with [Ab] our Savior, the only [Bb] thing that lasts forever,
hangs in the balance.
_ When I come [Gm] to die, [Dm] oh and when I [Gm] come to die,
[Eb] and when I come [Cm] to die, [Cm] [Ab] give me _ [Bb] Jesus. _ _ _
_ Give [Dm] me Jesus, _ give [Eb] me _ [Dm] Jesus, _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ give [Eb] me _ [Bb] Jesus.
_ [Dm] Give me _ Jesus, _ give me [Eb] _ _ [Dm] Jesus, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] give me _ Jesus.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _