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There is no verse/chorus splits to this song, it is a folk story and played the same through out.
[Verse 1]
AmShe kept on getting weaker,  FAs day dragged into day,  
AmThe doctors gave no hope for her,  SFhe seemed to fade away,
GMy hours were filled with constant dread. AmTime became a knife,
FBut slowly and relentlessly, cEut the chord of lAmife
AmThere was a teacher in the region then, FSome of us had heard,
AmThat he healed a paralytic,  FBy the power of just his word,  
GSo with hope again rekindled,  AmI went at once to see,  
FIf I could find a man named JeEsus,  From a town in GAmalilee
[Verse 2]
AmI began to search the city, SFoon I saw the crowd,  
AmThey were pressing in to touch him,  FAnd they called his name out loud,  
GBut with the strength of desperation,  I pAmushed them all aside,
GI threw myself before him,  AmAnd from my knees I cried,
AmLord come and heal my daughter,  EFven now she's close to death,
AmHer fever's uncontrollable,  SFhe fights for every breath,  
GBut God's given you the power LAmife is your's to give
FAnd if you'll just lay your haEnds on her I know that Amshe'll live
Amshe'll liGve
Fshe'll ElivAme 
[Verse 3]
AmHe just begun to go with me,  FWhen a face I saw with fear,
AmCame towards me with the news I Fknew I didn't want to hear,
GAnd although I tried to steal myself,  I Amtrembled when he said,
F"Why bother the teacher anymore, yEour little girl is dAmead."
[Verse 4]
AmThen Jesus touched my shoulder,  AFnd he told me not to not to grieve,
AmThe trembling stopped when he looked at me,  Fand said, "Only believe."
GThen he sent the crowds away EAmxcept his closest men,  
FAnd they followed right behind us,  EAs we started off agAmain,  
AmBut we were still a long ways down the road, WFhen I heard the sounds and cries,  
Amof the mourners and musicians,  FAs they strove to dramatize,  
GMy grief they had no business Amwith Beneath their loud disguise
FAnd my wife just sat their silently EAnd stared through empty eAmyes
[Verse 5]
AmThen Jesus asked the mourners,  "WFhy is it that you weep?,  
AmShe isn't dead as you suppose,  ThFe child is just asleep."
GIt only took a moment,  fAmor their wails to turn to jeers!
F"Who does this man think he is GEet him out of heAmre!" 
Am"But with authority I've never heard,  iFn the lips of any man,
AmHe spoke and every sound rolled out wFith the thunder of command,  
GAnd in the sudden silence,  ThAmey all hurried for the door
FWondering what the reasons were thEey'd ever come there Amfor
[Verse 6]
AmAnd then he called his 3 disciples,  TFhat were with him on the way,  
AmHe led them and my wife and me,  TFo where our daughter lay
GHe took her by the hand,  hAme told her, "Child arise."
FAnd the words were barely spoken,  wEhen she opened up her eAmyes,  
AmShe rose and walked across the room anFd stood there at our sides
AmMy wife knelt down and held her close,  AFnd at last she really cried
GAnd then Jesus told us both tAmo see our daughter have some food
FBut as to how her life was saved NEot to speak a woAmrd
[Outro]
AmNot to speak a woGrd
CBut I gotta tell somebody
AI gotta tell somebody 
BI gotta tell somebody 
CI gotta tell somebody
AI gotta tell somebody 
BWhat Jesus did for meC  
Repeat last three lines

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Gotta Tell Somebody

by Don Francisco

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There is no verse/chorus splits to this song, it is a folk story and played the same through out.

[Verse 1]

Am F

She kept on getting weaker, As day dragged into day,

Am F

The doctors gave no hope for her, She seemed to fade away,

G Am

My hours were filled with constant dread. Time became a knife,

F E Am

But slowly and relentlessly, cut the chord of life

Am F

There was a teacher in the region then, Some of us had heard,

Am F

That he healed a paralytic, By the power of just his word,

G Am

So with hope again rekindled, I went at once to see,

F E Am

If I could find a man named Jesus, From a town in Galilee

[Verse 2]

Am F

I began to search the city, Soon I saw the crowd,

Am F

They were pressing in to touch him, And they called his name out loud,

G Am

But with the strength of desperation, I pushed them all aside,

G Am

I threw myself before him, And from my knees I cried,

Am F

Lord come and heal my daughter, Even now she's close to death,

Am F

Her fever's uncontrollable, She fights for every breath,

G Am

But God's given you the power Life is your's to give

F E Am

And if you'll just lay your hands on her I know that she'll live

Am G

she'll live

F E Am

she'll live

[Verse 3]

Am F

He just begun to go with me, When a face I saw with fear,

Am F

Came towards me with the news I knew I didn't want to hear,

G Am

And although I tried to steal myself, I trembled when he said,

F E Am

"Why bother the teacher anymore, your little girl is dead."

[Verse 4]

Am F

Then Jesus touched my shoulder, And he told me not to not to grieve,

Am F

The trembling stopped when he looked at me, and said, "Only believe."

G Am

Then he sent the crowds away Except his closest men,

F E Am

And they followed right behind us, As we started off again,

Am F

But we were still a long ways down the road, When I heard the sounds and cries,

Am F

of the mourners and musicians, As they strove to dramatize,

G Am

My grief they had no business with Beneath their loud disguise

F E Am

And my wife just sat their silently And stared through empty eyes

[Verse 5]

Am F

Then Jesus asked the mourners, "Why is it that you weep?,

Am F

She isn't dead as you suppose, The child is just asleep."

G Am

It only took a moment, for their wails to turn to jeers!

F E Am

"Who does this man think he is Get him out of here!"

Am F

"But with authority I've never heard, in the lips of any man,

Am F

He spoke and every sound rolled out with the thunder of command,

G Am

And in the sudden silence, They all hurried for the door

F E Am

Wondering what the reasons were they'd ever come there for

[Verse 6]

Am F

And then he called his 3 disciples, That were with him on the way,

Am F

He led them and my wife and me, To where our daughter lay

G Am

He took her by the hand, he told her, "Child arise."

F E Am

And the words were barely spoken, when she opened up her eyes,

Am F

She rose and walked across the room and stood there at our sides

Am F

My wife knelt down and held her close, And at last she really cried

G Am

And then Jesus told us both to see our daughter have some food

F E Am

But as to how her life was saved Not to speak a word

[Outro]

Am G

Not to speak a word

But I gotta tell somebody

I gotta tell somebody

B C

What Jesus did for me

Repeat last three lines

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