Chords for A Rich Young Man (Simple Living)
Tempo:
79.925 bpm
Chords used:
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A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] It's this song that looks at the topic of money and what Jesus had to say about that.
It's called A Rich Young Man, so please jump in when you get it.
[G] [A] [D]
A rich young man [G] came to ask of Christ,
Your teacher will [D] you tell me,
What must [G] I do for eternal life?
I've [A] kept your law [D] completely,
[G]
[D] Sell all you [Em] have, [A] give to the poor,
[G] Then heaven's treasure [A] shall be yours.
[D] How hard [G] for those who are rich on earth,
To gain [A] the wealth [D] of heaven.
[Em] [G]
[A] [D] Now Jesus sat by [G] the offering gate,
As people [A] brought [D] their money,
The rich they filled the [G] collection plate,
The [A] widow gave [D] a penny,
[G] [D] Now she's [Em] out given [A] all the rest,
[G] [D] Her gift [Em] was all [A] that she possessed,
[D] Not what you give [G] but what you keep,
Is what [A] the king [D] is counting.
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [A]
[D] [Em] [G]
Now teach [A] me Lord,
[D] Oh teach me Lord to [G] walk this road,
The road [D] of sinful living,
To be content with [G] what I own,
[D] Generous and giving,
[G] And [D] when I [Em] cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [D] arrest and [Em] quit [A] my ground.
[D]
I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain [D] the things of heaven.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[C] [G] [D] Let's sing the last verse again,
Oh teach me Lord.
Oh teach me Lord [G] to walk this road,
The [D] road of sinful living,
To be content [G] with what I own,
[A] [D] Generous and giving,
And when [Em] I cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [Em] arrest and quit my [A] ground.
[D] I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain the [D] things of heaven.
Yes I'd rather lose all the [G] things of earth,
To gain the [A] things [D] of heaven.
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
It's called A Rich Young Man, so please jump in when you get it.
[G] [A] [D]
A rich young man [G] came to ask of Christ,
Your teacher will [D] you tell me,
What must [G] I do for eternal life?
I've [A] kept your law [D] completely,
[G]
[D] Sell all you [Em] have, [A] give to the poor,
[G] Then heaven's treasure [A] shall be yours.
[D] How hard [G] for those who are rich on earth,
To gain [A] the wealth [D] of heaven.
[Em] [G]
[A] [D] Now Jesus sat by [G] the offering gate,
As people [A] brought [D] their money,
The rich they filled the [G] collection plate,
The [A] widow gave [D] a penny,
[G] [D] Now she's [Em] out given [A] all the rest,
[G] [D] Her gift [Em] was all [A] that she possessed,
[D] Not what you give [G] but what you keep,
Is what [A] the king [D] is counting.
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [A]
[D] [Em] [G]
Now teach [A] me Lord,
[D] Oh teach me Lord to [G] walk this road,
The road [D] of sinful living,
To be content with [G] what I own,
[D] Generous and giving,
[G] And [D] when I [Em] cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [D] arrest and [Em] quit [A] my ground.
[D]
I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain [D] the things of heaven.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[C] [G] [D] Let's sing the last verse again,
Oh teach me Lord.
Oh teach me Lord [G] to walk this road,
The [D] road of sinful living,
To be content [G] with what I own,
[A] [D] Generous and giving,
And when [Em] I cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [Em] arrest and quit my [A] ground.
[D] I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain the [D] things of heaven.
Yes I'd rather lose all the [G] things of earth,
To gain the [A] things [D] of heaven.
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
Key:
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G
A
Em
Bm
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ It's this song that looks at the topic of money and what Jesus had to say about that.
It's called A Rich Young Man, so please jump in when you get it. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
A rich young man [G] came to ask of Christ,
Your teacher will [D] you tell me,
What must [G] I do for eternal life?
I've [A] kept your law [D] completely,
[G]
[D] Sell all you [Em] have, [A] give to the poor,
[G] Then heaven's treasure [A] shall be yours.
[D] How hard [G] for those who are rich on earth,
To gain [A] the wealth [D] of heaven.
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ Now Jesus sat by [G] the offering gate,
As people [A] brought [D] their money,
The rich they filled the [G] collection plate,
The [A] widow gave [D] a penny,
[G] [D] Now she's [Em] out given [A] all the rest,
[G] [D] Her gift [Em] was all [A] that she possessed,
_ [D] Not what you give [G] but what you keep,
Is what [A] the king [D] is counting. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
Now teach [A] me Lord,
[D] Oh teach me Lord to [G] walk this road,
The road [D] of sinful living,
To be content with [G] what I own,
[D] Generous and giving,
[G] And [D] when I [Em] cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [D] arrest and [Em] quit [A] my ground.
_ _ [D]
I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain [D] the things of heaven. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Let's sing the last verse again,
Oh teach me Lord.
_ _ _ Oh teach me Lord [G] to walk this road,
The [D] road of sinful living,
To be content [G] with what I own,
_ [A] [D] Generous and giving,
And when [Em] I cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [Em] arrest and quit my [A] ground.
_ _ [D] I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain the [D] things of heaven.
Yes I'd rather lose all the [G] things of earth,
To gain the [A] things [D] of heaven.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's called A Rich Young Man, so please jump in when you get it. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
A rich young man [G] came to ask of Christ,
Your teacher will [D] you tell me,
What must [G] I do for eternal life?
I've [A] kept your law [D] completely,
[G]
[D] Sell all you [Em] have, [A] give to the poor,
[G] Then heaven's treasure [A] shall be yours.
[D] How hard [G] for those who are rich on earth,
To gain [A] the wealth [D] of heaven.
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ Now Jesus sat by [G] the offering gate,
As people [A] brought [D] their money,
The rich they filled the [G] collection plate,
The [A] widow gave [D] a penny,
[G] [D] Now she's [Em] out given [A] all the rest,
[G] [D] Her gift [Em] was all [A] that she possessed,
_ [D] Not what you give [G] but what you keep,
Is what [A] the king [D] is counting. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
Now teach [A] me Lord,
[D] Oh teach me Lord to [G] walk this road,
The road [D] of sinful living,
To be content with [G] what I own,
[D] Generous and giving,
[G] And [D] when I [Em] cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [D] arrest and [Em] quit [A] my ground.
_ _ [D]
I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain [D] the things of heaven. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Let's sing the last verse again,
Oh teach me Lord.
_ _ _ Oh teach me Lord [G] to walk this road,
The [D] road of sinful living,
To be content [G] with what I own,
_ [A] [D] Generous and giving,
And when [Em] I cling to [A] what I have,
[G] Please [Em] arrest and quit my [A] ground.
_ _ [D] I'd rather [G] lose all the things of earth,
To gain the [D] things of heaven.
Yes I'd rather lose all the [G] things of earth,
To gain the [A] things [D] of heaven.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _