Chords for Michael McLean one of the ninety and nine

_ [E] So here I am, up at 530 in the morning, and I'm reading _ [A] the parables [Ab] of Jesus, and I come across the parable of the Good Shepherd, who leaves the flock with ninety and nine in search of the lost one.
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[Am] And I'm thinking about [Dbm] the kids I'm going to be teaching in my Sunday School class.
And these are the kids _ who just [Gbm] keep showing [F] up.
_ _ [A] These are not projects, these are not [Ab] kids at risk.
These are the kids who keep coming.
They sit there, they're pretty well behaved, they're good kids, and they keep coming to church.
And I think, you know what?
The cool attention goes to the edgy ones.
The bad guys get the cool stories from the scriptures.
[E] Prod was signed, cool story, bad guy.
_ Amalie Embert, cool story, [N] bad guy.
_ [Ab] The ninety and nine lost one.
Well, if you're feeling lost, you love [Bb] this story, but what if you're not [Dbm] feeling particularly lost?
What if you spend a Saturday night of all the [E] things you could do, _ [Ab] coming someplace because you believe in meetings, you vote for meetings, [E] you've been to a meeting. _
_ _ Where's your soul?
So I'm thinking about this for [Ab] my Sunday School kids.
_ And about fifteen minutes later, this song is born. _ _ _
[Dbm] I don't know who might need this, but if you felt [Ab] like you were just [A] one of the ninety and nine, _ _ _ this is our song.
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I am one of the ninety and nine. _ _
_ [Dbm] I'm not [A] perfect, but basically I'm [Dbm] doing fine.
[D] I've not lost [Gbm] my way, I've not gone astray.
_ _ I'm [D] just one of the [A] ninety and nine.
And I'm here [D] in the heart [A] of the fold.
_ I'm not mindless, but I [Eb] try to do like I'm told.
I'm [D] not tempted to run to become some [Gbm] lost one.
_ [D] I'm just here in the heart [A] of the fold.
So [C] [D] why is my [A] shepherd coming this way towards me? _
[D] He's holding [A] his arms out, [D] and he's calling [A] my name.
_ [D] He's calling [A] my name, [Bm] but how can this [E] be?
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I'm just one of [D] the ninety [A] and nine.
I have stumbled and fallen, but I've kept [E] in line.
[Dm] I'm not one [A] he must seek.
[Gbm] I'm not very unique.
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[D] I'm just one of the [A] ninety and nine. _ _
So [D] why is my [A] shepherd treating me like his lost one?
_ [D] He's searching to [A] find me.
_ [D] _ He's holding [A] me now.
Yes, [Bm] he's holding me [A] now.
[D] And he's teaching me who I am.
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_ So [D] why am I feeling [E] like I'm the [A] only one here?
You know what it's like?
_ [D] _ It's [E] like I'm [D] his favorite.
_ [A] _ _ [D] And he takes me aside,
[A] _ _ [D] and he sweetly [A] _
confides these [Bm] remarkable [D] words in my ear. _
[E] _ He says,
[Bb] You're one of [Eb] the ninety and nine.
[Bb] _ _ _ Have you any idea how brightly you [F] shine? _
You [Eb] are safe in this fold, and it's time you [Gm] were told.
_ _ That [Eb] I know where [Bb] you've been, so I know where you'll be.
[Eb] Because all of your life, [Bb] you've been following me.
You [Eb] are more than just [Bb] one of the sands of the sea.
You are [Ebm] just one of the ninety and nine.
[F] Oh no, [E] you [Eb] are _ [Bb] mine.
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[Eb] You are _ [Bb] mine.
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Yes, you are [Eb] _ [Bb] mine. _
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_ [Bb] One of the ninety and_ _
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