Chords for "I've Decided To Make Jesus My Choice" (1971) Isaac Douglas & New York Community Choir
Tempo:
134.3 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ab] Some folk would [Ab] [Bbm] allow
[Db]
sex,
war, and [C] [Bbm] some folk [Db] [Eb] to [G] sin [Gb]
[Ab] for gold.
[Gb]
[Ebm] [Db]
Some, these things,
[Gb]
[Bbm] [Ab] they [Bbm] treasure [Ab] and [Db] forget,
their
[Gb] [B] soul
[Eb] [Db] deserves to [Gbm] [Bb] [Eb] make [G]
Jesus,
[Gb] [Db] not yours.
[Gb]
[Gb] [Db]
These folks [Ab] may be [Bbm] ragged,
that's [Db] not a
[C] way [Bbm] to live.
[Eb] So don't [Gb] [Ab]
stand.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
These folk [Gb] [Ab] can be [Bbm] hurt,
[Ab] [Db] I've never
[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
said,
[Bb] to [Eb] make [Gb] Jesus,
not [Dbm] yours.
[Db] You [Db] know the road,
but [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] I started out [Gb]
[Fm] on the wrong.
[G]
[Bbm]
[D] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] I decided to take it,
[Db] in my [Gb] choice.
[Db] [Abm] You know [Db] the road,
[Gb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Db] and the hill,
but [Eb] [Db] I started
[Gb] [Ab] out [Bbm] on the [F] wrong.
[Gm] And there is [Bbm]
no,
[D]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb] to make [Eb] my little baby,
[Gb] to make him [Db] my child.
[Gb] Wait a minute,
[Db] for those of you that are listening tonight,
and you're listening to this record,
we would like to sing it for you,
the way we do.
[Ab] Or maybe somebody might be reached,
by what we're saying.
Whoa!
You know that the [Db]
road,
[Eb] sometimes,
sometimes,
sometimes,
the [Ab] way it gets tough.
[Db]
[Ebm] [Db]
[F]
[Gb] I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
[Eb] The things that I, [F]
[G] [Bbm]
in my mind
[D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Gb] [Db]
[Db]
[N]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ab] Some folk would [Ab] [Bbm] allow
[Db]
sex,
war, and [C] [Bbm] some folk [Db] [Eb] to [G] sin [Gb]
[Ab] for gold.
[Gb]
[Ebm] [Db]
Some, these things,
[Gb]
[Bbm] [Ab] they [Bbm] treasure [Ab] and [Db] forget,
their
[Gb] [B] soul
[Eb] [Db] deserves to [Gbm] [Bb] [Eb] make [G]
Jesus,
[Gb] [Db] not yours.
[Gb]
[Gb] [Db]
These folks [Ab] may be [Bbm] ragged,
that's [Db] not a
[C] way [Bbm] to live.
[Eb] So don't [Gb] [Ab]
stand.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
These folk [Gb] [Ab] can be [Bbm] hurt,
[Ab] [Db] I've never
[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
said,
[Bb] to [Eb] make [Gb] Jesus,
not [Dbm] yours.
[Db] You [Db] know the road,
but [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] I started out [Gb]
[Fm] on the wrong.
[G]
[Bbm]
[D] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] I decided to take it,
[Db] in my [Gb] choice.
[Db] [Abm] You know [Db] the road,
[Gb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Db] and the hill,
but [Eb] [Db] I started
[Gb] [Ab] out [Bbm] on the [F] wrong.
[Gm] And there is [Bbm]
no,
[D]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb] to make [Eb] my little baby,
[Gb] to make him [Db] my child.
[Gb] Wait a minute,
[Db] for those of you that are listening tonight,
and you're listening to this record,
we would like to sing it for you,
the way we do.
[Ab] Or maybe somebody might be reached,
by what we're saying.
Whoa!
You know that the [Db]
road,
[Eb] sometimes,
sometimes,
sometimes,
the [Ab] way it gets tough.
[Db]
[Ebm] [Db]
[F]
[Gb] I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you.
[Eb] The things that I, [F]
[G] [Bbm]
in my mind
[D] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Gb] [Db]
[Db]
[N]
Key:
Db
Ab
Gb
Eb
Bbm
Db
Ab
Gb
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Some folk _ _ would [Ab] _ [Bbm] allow _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
sex,
_ _ _ war, and _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bbm] some _ folk _ _ _ [Db] [Eb] to _ [G] sin _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] for _ _ _ gold.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Some, _ these things,
[Gb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] they _ [Bbm] treasure _ [Ab] and _ _ [Db] forget,
their _
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ soul _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] deserves _ to [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] make _ _ [G]
Jesus,
[Gb] _ _ _ [Db] not _ _ yours.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
These folks _ [Ab] may be _ _ [Bbm] ragged,
_ _ that's [Db] not a _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ way [Bbm] to live.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] So _ don't _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
stand.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
These folk [Gb] _ _ [Ab] can be _ [Bbm] hurt,
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] I've never _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db]
said,
_ _ _ [Bb] _ to [Eb] make _ [Gb] Jesus,
_ _ _ not [Dbm] yours. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ You [Db] know the road,
_ _ but _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] I started out [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] on the wrong.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ I decided to take it,
[Db] _ _ in my [Gb] choice. _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] You know [Db] the road,
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] and the hill, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but [Eb] _ _ [Db] I started _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] out [Bbm] on the [F] wrong.
_ [Gm] _ And there is [Bbm] _
_ _ _ no,
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] to make [Eb] my little baby,
_ [Gb] to make him [Db] my child.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Wait a minute,
_ [Db] for those of you that are listening _ tonight,
and you're listening to this record,
we would like to sing it for you,
the way we do.
_ [Ab] Or maybe somebody might be reached,
by what we're saying.
Whoa!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know that _ the [Db] _
road, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] sometimes, _ _
_ _ _ _ sometimes, _ _
_ sometimes,
the [Ab] way it gets tough. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ not mad _ at _ _ _ you.
_ I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you. _ _ _
_ _ I'm not mad at you.
_ I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm not _ _ _ _ mad _ _ _ _ _ at you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mad at you.
[Eb] The things that I, _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ in my mind
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Some folk _ _ would [Ab] _ [Bbm] allow _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
sex,
_ _ _ war, and _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bbm] some _ folk _ _ _ [Db] [Eb] to _ [G] sin _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] for _ _ _ gold.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Some, _ these things,
[Gb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] they _ [Bbm] treasure _ [Ab] and _ _ [Db] forget,
their _
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ soul _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] deserves _ to [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] make _ _ [G]
Jesus,
[Gb] _ _ _ [Db] not _ _ yours.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
These folks _ [Ab] may be _ _ [Bbm] ragged,
_ _ that's [Db] not a _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ way [Bbm] to live.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] So _ don't _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
stand.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
These folk [Gb] _ _ [Ab] can be _ [Bbm] hurt,
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] I've never _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db]
said,
_ _ _ [Bb] _ to [Eb] make _ [Gb] Jesus,
_ _ _ not [Dbm] yours. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ You [Db] know the road,
_ _ but _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] I started out [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] on the wrong.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ I decided to take it,
[Db] _ _ in my [Gb] choice. _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] You know [Db] the road,
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] and the hill, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but [Eb] _ _ [Db] I started _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] out [Bbm] on the [F] wrong.
_ [Gm] _ And there is [Bbm] _
_ _ _ no,
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] to make [Eb] my little baby,
_ [Gb] to make him [Db] my child.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Wait a minute,
_ [Db] for those of you that are listening _ tonight,
and you're listening to this record,
we would like to sing it for you,
the way we do.
_ [Ab] Or maybe somebody might be reached,
by what we're saying.
Whoa!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know that _ the [Db] _
road, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] sometimes, _ _
_ _ _ _ sometimes, _ _
_ sometimes,
the [Ab] way it gets tough. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ not mad _ at _ _ _ you.
_ I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you. _ _ _
_ _ I'm not mad at you.
_ I'm not mad at you.
I'm not mad at you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm not _ _ _ _ mad _ _ _ _ _ at you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mad at you.
[Eb] The things that I, _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ in my mind
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _