Chords for Singing Americans w/ Michael English (NQC Reunion 2010)

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_ _ _ First I first sang this song with [B] a happy Goodman family back in 1982 [E] rusty Goodman brought it to the Goodman's and
[F#] Then [B] when I joined the singing Americans the second time we were sitting around in a church.
I remember
Rehearsing and Ed I think was the one that said well
why don't you do that song because as soon as that record came out you guys kind of broke up and so I
We thought about it and said well, we'll try it
but it was an [F#] afterthought and then as soon as we
we started singing it [B] it was I think it was meant to be for for this group and
And I every I guess every artist that's [E] here tonight today has always kind of
hoped for a signature [B] song
_ Didn't know what this song was going to do for my career when we started singing it that night
but I [B] Jeff Easter always
Makes fun of the fact that I was 22 years old when I sang this song and I did a testimony that's haunted me
_ For years and years and years when I said I
bowed on these old rugged knees and cried holy I
_ Can honestly say now [G#] I [F#] know what it feels like
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I dream
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When [F#] I entered the gates I [B] cried
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