Chords for Albertina Walker (James Cleveland's funeral)

_ [B] One young lady _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] knows James Cleveland very [Gb] well. _
_ _ [Ab] She's probably known him as [B] long as _ [Gbm] anybody [Bbm] outside of his immediate family.
_ _ [Db] _ _
And we [Bb] were talking earlier today, and we were [F] talking about all the wonderful things that we shall cherish, _ [Bb]
always.
[F] _ _ _ _
When we think about _ [Gb] this legend that lies before us [B] tonight, _ _ _
[Gb] _ when we think about how he has reached into [Ab] our lives and touched us _ _ _ at so many points, _ _
_ [Db] when we think about the gospel song [F] that the ministers [Eb] of the gospel have used, _ _
[D] and the ministries that have [F] operated inside of his ministry, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] when we think about his willing spirit of allowing that to be,
we _
[C] cannot help but reflect [Fm] _ _
[Gm] on that energy, that _ somebody that gave him [Bb] an opportunity _ [E] to exercise what God had given to him _ so long ago.
_ _ _ [F] _
[Ab] Tonight she is among us, and she _ is [G] a legend in [Fm] her own time. _
_ _ My brothers and [E] sisters, [Bb] I want her to come tonight, not [Db] because she don't have a role to [Abm] play,
not because her statement ain't already been said, [E] but I want her to come tonight [F] because I know she loves it.
And reflect with us, if she will.
[Gm] _ Ladies and gentlemen, Miss [Eb] Albertina Walker.
_ [Bb] _ Lord keep, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] Lord _
_ [G] keep [Bb] me, day by day, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
in a pure and perfect, _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ sweet,
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[G] because I want to live, _
_ [Bb] _ _ Lord, Lord [Gm] let me live, _ [Bb] _
_ _ so I can reign in that building, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] not made [Eb] by hand.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] Because I'm just, _
_ [Bb] _ oh [F] I'm a stranger [Bb] _ _ down [G] here. _
_ [Bb] _ Every day of my life, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] every day of my life I'm traveling, I'm traveling through this old [F] barren [G] land. _
_ [Bb] _ _ But [Gm] there's one thing, [F] one thing I know, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ that [Bb] somewhere, Lord I thank you, thank you,
for the building, [F] _ Lord, Lord it's not [Bb] made by [G] hand.
Oh [Bb] yes it is.
And every day of my life, I'm begging you Jesus, _ [Eb] keep my body, _ keep my [Bb] body, keep [F] my body, [Bb] Lord keep my body strong.
[G] _
And [Bb] master, keep my hand, _
_ [Eb] and keep my heart, [G] keep my [C] mind, I don't [E] want to do [G] nobody no wrong.
And when you've done this [Bb] Lord, _ _ _ I [F] need a little more grace, I need a little more [D] grace, a little more grace, a little [Eb] more grace.
Thank _ _
[Bb] you for the building, _ thank you [F] Jesus.
Another _ building, _
[Bb] _ [Ab] got another building, _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ got [F] _
_ [Bb] another building.
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