Chords for Could've Been the Other Way

_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ I woke up [A#m]
early this _ _ [C#] morning _ I was able to _ get [A#m]
out of bed _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ I [A#] put on [F] _ [A#m] all [G#] of my garments
[A#m] _ _ _ _ [F]
I [A#m] thanked the Lord for my [G#] daily bread [F#] and I [G#] realized I [C#] had _ to seek
[G#] I _ [C#]
had to _ _ [D#m] walk to the [F#]
room
I had to [G#] talk, [D#m] I began _ [A#] to [Fm] talk
I said, [A#m] thank _ [G#] _ _ you [C#] Lord
_ _ _ [F#] _ Cause it [D#m] could have been [G#] the other _ _ [C#]
way
Y'all [E] don't matter, listen, [F#] this is what I need y'all [C#] to do
_ Visit _ _ _ [A#m] the hospital _ [C#] and then I want you to stop
Stop _ _ by [A#m] the nursing home too
[D#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ I want [A#] you to ask some of [Fm] the patients _ _
[A#] _ And they will tell [A#m] you how they [Cm] feel
_ [D#] This is what they may [G#]
say or do
[F#] They will [G#] tell you they could [C#] have
Could have been patient
Sleeping [G#] in their [C#] grave
Sleeping in my [D#m] grave
_ [G] _ _ [F#]
Thank the Lord, [F#] thank the Lord
Hold on there, stand [D#m] back and [A#m] behave
I tell him thank you, _ thank you [A#] Lord
[C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] It could [A#m] have [D#m] been
_ _ [G#] I [D#m] gotta get out of here
[C#]
I wanna let [D#m] somebody know
_ _ [C#]
God is still good
[F#] In _ spite of what's [C#] going through
_ [F#] _ _ Hold your [C#] head up
_ _ I know it look bad but it would have been
The [F#] other way
_ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] I know it looks [C#] rough right now
The [F#] other way
But it could have [C#] been the other way
The [F#] other way
I know it looks [C#] tough right now
The [D#m] other way
But it could have [C#] been the other way
_ _ [F#] _ Somebody lay [C#] down last night _ _ [F#] and didn't get up this [C#]
morning.
_ _ [F#] _ Somebody [C#] had trouble _ _ [F#] _ _ all in [C#] their way.
_ _ [D#m] _ But look at you [C#]
and me.
_ [F#] _ _ God [C#] still kept us.
_ [F#] _ Could [C#] have been the other _ _ [F#] way.
If you keep [C#] on trusting.
_ _ [F#] _ If you keep [C#] on believing.
_ _ [F#] It ain't bad _ [C#]
always.
_ [D#m] I want to take [A#] time and tell [C#] him [G#] thank you.
Thank [F#] _ you Jesus.
[C#] _
Thank you _ [F#] _ Jesus.
[C#] For the little things [F#] that you've done for us.
[C#] Like food [F#] on my table.
[C#] _
Little money _ [F#] in our pockets.
[C#] Too good eyes.
[F#] Too good legs.
[C#] Too good arms.
[D#m] Too good arms.
[C#] Too good arms.
_ [D#m] _ Thank _ [A#m]
you.
[C#] _ _ [F#] Thank you Jesus.
_ [C#]
Thank you.
_ _ [F#] Somebody ought to tell him [C#] thank you.
[F#] Every time _ [C#] I turn around.
[F#] He keeps on [C#] making a way.
_ [F#] Keeps [G#] on _ [C#]
opening doors.
_ [F#] Keeps on _ [C#]
lifting burdens.
_ Can't nobody do us like Jesus.
_ [D#m] _ [A#] It [C#] could have been.
_ [F#] _ Could [C#] have been the other way.
_ _ [F#] _ Could have been [C#] the other way.
_ _ [F#] _ He pulled [C#] us through.
_ _ [F#] He pulled [C#] us through.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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