Testify (I Wanna) - Johnny Taylor - April 1969 Chords

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_ Let me tell you something about myself.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ I'm not ashamed to stand up and testify.
_ Nothing of it, [Eb] man, more to stand up and [Cm] testify. _ _ _
Friend, that quivered in praise, _ I askin' what's done with all of me? _
A change, stop and obtain. _ _
It's so plain for everybody to see.
[F] And there's a mountain [Cm] of me, and [F] to me [Cm] God's the prize. _ _
_ Happiness is [Cm] all around me, and [F] you can keep on seeing [Eb] it, God.
I _ _
[Cm] _ _ just [Eb] wanna testify what [F] your love has done [Cm] for me.
Let me say it.
I just [Eb] wanna testify _ [F] what your love has [Bb] done for me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Cm] it's bound me.
A mighty load.
Let me say it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Once I was a hollow man, and rich and loaded I did dwell. _ _
Don't I?
I sneaked up on me, and bought a life through an empty shell. _ _
[F] I've heard so [Cm] many times before, [B] [F] that love could be [Cm] so bad. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] Tell it, that [F] it's the best [Cm] love I ever had.
Now let me say it.
I just [Eb] wanna testify [F] what your love has done for [Cm] me. _ _
_ _ Just [Eb] wanna testify [F] what your love has [Bb] done for me. _
_ [Cm] _ Oh, [Eb] let it _ _
[F] show, bring the [Cm] legend to me.
Oh, _ _ let [Eb] it _ _
[F] show, bring the legend [Cm] to me.
Somebody help me say it.
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[F] Show, bring the legend [Cm] to me. _
Oh, _ [Eb] let it show, _
[F] _ bring the [Bb] legend to me.
Yeah, yeah, [Eb] yeah.
_ _ Yes it has. _
Not ashamed to tell the truth.
_ And I'm ready.
I remain on the side of the truth. _
I don't wanna, on the side of the truth. _
_ [F] Just [Eb] a little [Cm] while ago, _
[Bb] [F] my life [Cm] was so complete.
Now, _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ so don't go [Gm] alone.
I [F] had to look [Cm] up at my feet.
Now say it [C] all.
I [Eb] just wanna testify [F] what your love has done for [Cm] me.
Oh, _ I just [Eb] wanna testify [F] what your love has [Bb] done for me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I just wanna [C] testify what your love has done for me.
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[F] _ _ _ [G] Oh, _ _ _
[C] _ _ let it [Eb] show, _ _ [F] bring the legend to _ [Cm] _ _ _ me.
[C] Oh, let it show, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ bring [C] the legend to me. _
_ Oh, let [Eb] it show, bring the legend to me. _ _ _
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