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[Intro]
|  Am7   Am6|  Am+5   Am|  x 2
[Verse]
Am7Bobby's got a Duster Am6'79
Am+5Bottle of Jack and a 45Am  
Am7Points it at his head and he Am6starts to cry
To Am+5proud to ask me to saAmve his life
[Instrumental]
|   G|   D|
[Verse]
Am7Billy's in a limo on the Am6upper east side
Playing Am+5Russian Roulette with the loAmng white line
His Am7wife gets a call at Am63 am
Saying Am+5Billy aint never coming hoAmme again
GShe asks me D"Why?" and I said
[Chorus]
CI Bmsure wish you'd be- Flieve that everybody's Amfree
And I'll Ghelp you if you Fask me Gto
CI gave Bmevery star a Fname, the sunshine and the Amrain
But I Gcan't decide the Froad you Gchoose
FThat's up to Gyou, I'm only Am7Jesus Am6Am+5Am  
[Verse]
Am7Johnny had a good job Am6rackin' it in
Am+5Cavier parties with his weAmll to do friends
Am7Something was missin' from his Am6perfect little life
He Am+5through in the towel and he caAmlled me one night
Am7Betty was an orphan like Am6so many kids
They Am+5taught her in school that I diAmdn't exist
She Am7had every reason not to Am6talk to me
But every Am+5night before bed, she got doAmwn on her knees
GJust to tell me D"Hi!" and I said
[Chorus]
CI Bmsure wish you'd be- Flieve that everybody's Amfree
And I'll Ghelp you if you Fask me Gto
CI gave Bmevery star a Fname, the sunshine and the Amrain
But I Gcan't decide the Froad you Gchoose
FThat's up to Gyou, I'm only AmJesus
[Instrumental]
|   F|   G|   Am|   F| G  
[Chorus]
CHey, you're Bmall the same to Fme that everybody's Amfree
And I'll Ghelp you if you Fask me Gto
CI gave Bmevery star a Fname, the sunshine and the Amrain
But I Gcan't decide the Froad you Gchoose
FThat's up to Gyou, I'm only Am7JesusAm6  Am  
[Verse]
I'm only Am7Jesus Am6Am+5Am  
I'm on- Am7ly Jesus Am6Am+5Am  
Am7Gotta have Jesus to Am6see the light
Am+5Gotta have Jesus to hoAmld you tight
Am7Gotta have Jesus to Am6talk to me
I Am+5gotta have Jesus to seAmt me free
[Outro]
| Am7 Am6 | Am+5 Am |  x times to fade

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Im Only Jesus

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Am6

Am+5

[Intro]

Am7 Am6 Am+5 Am

| | | x 2

[Verse]

Am7 Am6

Bobby's got a Duster '79

Am+5Bottle of Jack and a 45

Am7 Am6

Points it at his head and he starts to cry

To Am+5proud to ask me to save his life

[Instrumental]

G D

| | |

[Verse]

Am7 Am6

Billy's in a limo on the upper east side

Playing Am+5Russian Roulette with the long white line

Am7 Am6

His wife gets a call at 3 am

Saying Am+5Billy aint never coming home again

G D

She asks me "Why?" and I said

[Chorus]

C Bm F Am

I sure wish you'd be- lieve that everybody's free

G F G

And I'll help you if you ask me to

C Bm F Am

I gave every star a name, the sunshine and the rain

G F G

But I can't decide the road you choose

F G Am7 Am6 Am

That's up to you, I'm only Jesus Am+5

[Verse]

Am7 Am6

Johnny had a good job rackin' it in

Am+5Cavier parties with his well to do friends

Am7 Am6

Something was missin' from his perfect little life

He Am+5through in the towel and he called me one night

Am7 Am6

Betty was an orphan like so many kids

They Am+5taught her in school that I didn't exist

Am7 Am6

She had every reason not to talk to me

But every Am+5night before bed, she got down on her knees

G D

Just to tell me "Hi!" and I said

[Chorus]

C Bm F Am

I sure wish you'd be- lieve that everybody's free

G F G

And I'll help you if you ask me to

C Bm F Am

I gave every star a name, the sunshine and the rain

G F G

But I can't decide the road you choose

F G Am

That's up to you, I'm only Jesus

[Instrumental]

F G Am F G

| | | | |

[Chorus]

C Bm F Am

Hey, you're all the same to me that everybody's free

G F G

And I'll help you if you ask me to

C Bm F Am

I gave every star a name, the sunshine and the rain

G F G

But I can't decide the road you choose

F G Am7 Am6 Am

That's up to you, I'm only Jesus

[Verse]

Am7 Am6 Am

I'm only Jesus Am+5

Am7 Am6 Am

I'm on- ly Jesus Am+5

Am7 Am6

Gotta have Jesus to see the light

Am+5Gotta have Jesus to hold you tight

Am7 Am6

Gotta have Jesus to talk to me

I Am+5gotta have Jesus to set me free

[Outro]

| Am7 Am6 | Am+5 Am | x times to fade

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