Chords for Could of Been Me

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ It could have been me, _ [Ab] _ blind [Eb] and could not [G] see.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] It could have been me, _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] trying to get across [Ab] the streets.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ _ Could have been [Ab] me, _
_ [Eb] living in the [G] streets.
[Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] It could have been me, [F] _
[Ab] with no one to call my own.
With no food [Eb] on my table to eat.
[Ab] But you know what?
[Eb] _ I thank God, cause it [Ab] could have been me.
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
Oh I [Cm] thank the Lord, _ [Fm] _ _
for [Ab] saving me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Oh I thank [Eb] the Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _ cause it could [Ab] have been me.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] I [Cm] really do, _ _
[Fm] _ _ cause it could have [Ab] been me.
[Eb] _
Now listen to [Fm] this.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
It could have been me, _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] locked up [G] in jail.
_ [Cm] _
_ [Fm] It could have been me, [Ab] _
with no one [Eb] to go my [Ab] bail. _ _
[Eb] _ _ It could have been me, _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] strung out on [G] crack cocaine.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] It could have been me, [Ab] shooting heroin _ [Eb] in my vein.
[Ab] But I want you to [Eb] know, I thank _ God, cause it could have [Ab] been me.
_ [Eb] _
_ [G] Every time I go [Cm] down on my knees, I'm thinking, _
[Fm] _ for _ [Ab] _ _ saving [Eb] me.
_ _ [Bb] I [Eb] thank _ him, _ _ cause it could have [Ab] been me.
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] Every time I go [Cm] down on my knees, I say Lord you've [Fm] been good.
_ Cause it [Ab] could have been me.
_ [Eb] Now let me tell you this.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ It could have been me, _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] on my [G] sick bed. _
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] It could have been me, [Ab]
when the doctor _ [Eb] shake his head, [Ab] and I get a weakness.
_ [Eb] _ _ It could have been me, [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] sleeping in [G] my grave.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] But Jesus stepped in, _ and he made old death [Eb] behave.
[Ab] Oh I want the world [Eb] to know, _ _ _ _ _ cause he's been good [Ab] to me.
[Eb] _ _
[G] I'm not [Cm] ashamed to let the world know, _ [Fm] _
that he saved [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
me.
Oh [Ab] I thank him, [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ cause [Ab] it could have been me.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] I [Cm] really do thank him, [Fm] _ cause it could have [Ab] been me.
I'm getting [Eb] ready to leave you, but you know what?
[Ab] I [Eb] go in my room and say, [Ab] _ _ [Fm] I _ [Eb] thank him.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Lord [Eb] I thank you right now.
[Ab] _ _ _ Have [Eb] anybody ever took their time out, [Ab] _ _ _ and say [Eb] Lord I thank you.
[Ab] _ _ _ Cause [Eb] you've been good to me.
[Ab] _ _ _ Lord [Eb] you've been so good.
[Ab] _ _ _ When I [Eb] didn't have no money y [Ab]'all.
_ _ _ [Eb] Lord you made a way for [Ab] me.
_ _ [Bb] And all I can do is say thank you.
[Ab] _ _ _ When [Eb] I didn't have no friends.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] You was a friend for me.
[Ab] _ _ _ And [Eb] I thank you right now.
[Ab] _ _ _ When I [Eb] was lonely Lord.
[Ab] _ _ _ You [Eb] was a company keeper for me.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Somebody still took me to [Ab] need _ him.
_ [Eb] Thank you Jesus.
[Ab] _ _ _ Oh [Eb] I thank you right now.
[Ab] _ _ _ Cause [Eb] you've been good