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You Ask Me How I Know
Glen Campbell
2012 album The Inspirational Collection
Intro     Cm    Gm    Cm    Gm    Cm    D#    G#  Bb  
Verse 1
You Cmask me when I Gmgave my heart to G#Christ  I don't BbknowBb7  
There Cmcame a longing Gmfor him in my G#heart sometime BbagoBb7  
D#And I saw earth's G#flowers just fD#ade and die G#  
D#Looking for someBbthing that could G#satisfy my Gthirst
Verse 2
CmI do not know why I Gmcan not tell you G#how I don't Bbknow
I Cmonly know that GmHe's my savior G#now my savior Bbnow
D#And then someG#how I seem to D#take the dareG#  
D#To lift my Bbbroken heart to G#God in praGyer
riff  Cm   Gm   G#   Bb   Cm   Gm   D#   Bb   D#   G#   D#   G#   D#   Bb   G#  G  
Chorus 
You Cmask me how I Bbgave my heart to G#Christ I don't Bbknow
CmThere came a yearning D#for Him in my G#soul so long Bbago
D#And I felt earth's G#flowers just D#fade and dieG#  
D#Praying for someBbone that could sG#atisfy my Gsoul
Outro Riff   Cm   Gm   G#   Bb   Cm   Gm   G#   Bb   D#   G#   D#   Bb   G#Fade
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You Ask Me How I Know

by Glen Campbell

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Bb7

You Ask Me How I Know

Glen Campbell

2012 album The Inspirational Collection

Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm D# G# Bb

Intro

Verse 1

Cm Gm G# Bb Bb7

You ask me when I gave my heart to Christ I don't know

Cm Gm G# Bb Bb7

There came a longing for him in my heart sometime ago

D# G# D# G#

And I saw earth's flowers just fade and die

D# Bb G# G

Looking for something that could satisfy my thirst

Verse 2

Cm Gm G# Bb

I do not know why I can not tell you how I don't know

Cm Gm G# Bb

I only know that He's my savior now my savior now

D# G# D# G#

And then somehow I seem to take the dare

D# Bb G# G

To lift my broken heart to God in prayer

Cm Gm G# Bb Cm Gm D# Bb D# G# D# G# D# Bb G# G

riff

Chorus

Cm Bb G# Bb

You ask me how I gave my heart to Christ I don't know

Cm D# G# Bb

There came a yearning for Him in my soul so long ago

D# G# D# G#

And I felt earth's flowers just fade and die

D# Bb G# G

Praying for someone that could satisfy my soul

Cm Gm G# Bb Cm Gm G# Bb D# G# D# Bb G#

Outro Riff Fade

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