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What Do I Know

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[Intro]
 C   G   G/F#   F   C   Am   G   G/F#   F   C(x2)
[Verse 1]
CI have Ga friend who just turned Feighty-Ceight
CAnd she just Amshared with me Gthat she's aFfraid of dCyingF  
CI sit Ghere years from her eFxperieCnce
And try to Ambring her cGomfort
I try to bring heFr comCfort
But wDmhat dCo I Gknow? DmWhat do AmI kGnow?
[Verse 2]
CShe grGew up sFinging about the glory lCand
And she would AmtestifCy how FJesus changed her life
It was Ceasy to have Gfaith when she was Fthirty-Cfour
But now her Amfriends are dying, Gand Fdeath is at Cher door
And Dmwhat Cdo I Gknow? DmWhat Amdo I Gknow?
[Chorus]
Well, I Fdon't know that there are Charps in heaven
Or the Fprocess for Gearning your Cwings and
I Fdon't know of Gbright lights at the Cends of tunnels
FOr any of those things
[Bridge]
Dm Am G G
[Verse 3]
CShe lost her husband after Fsixty Cyears
And as he Amslipped away Cshe still had Fthings to Csay
CDeath can Gbe so inconFvenienCt
You try to Amlive and Glove. It comes and FinterCrupts
And wDmhat Cdo I Gknow? DmWhat do AmI kGnow?
[Chorus]
Well, I Fdon't know that there are Charps in heaven
Or the Fprocess for Gearning your Cwings and
I Fdon't know of Gbright lights at the Cends of tunnels
FOr any of those things
[Bridge 2]
COoooGooooFooooCooo
Am  G   F   C
C   G   F   C
Am   G   F   C
Oh whDmat Emdo I kGnow? RDmeally what do AmI kGnow?
[Chorus]
Well, I Fdon't know that there are Charps in heaven
Or the Fprocess for G7earning your Cwings and
I Fdon't know of Gbright lights at the Cends of tunnels
FOr any of those things
But I Fknow to be absent from this Cbody is to be Ampresent with the FLordC  
And from Dmwhat I knAmow of GHim, that must be Cpretty GgoodAm  
COh, I Fknow to be absent from this Gbody is to be Ampresent with the FLordC  
And from Dmwhat I knDow of GHim,Dm7  Am  
GThat must be very good
[Outro]
G F C Am
C F C

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What Do I Know

by Sara Groves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Dm7

[Intro]

C G G/F# F C Am G G/F# F C

(x2)

[Verse 1]

C G F C

I have a friend who just turned eighty-eight

C Am G F C F

And she just shared with me that she's afraid of dying

C G F C

I sit here years from her experience

Am G

And try to bring her comfort

F C

I try to bring her comfort

Dm C G Dm Am G

But what do I know? What do I know?

[Verse 2]

C G F C

She grew up singing about the glory land

Am C F

And she would testify how Jesus changed her life

C G F C

It was easy to have faith when she was thirty-four

Am G F C

But now her friends are dying, and death is at her door

Dm C G Dm Am G

And what do I know? What do I know?

[Chorus]

F C

Well, I don't know that there are harps in heaven

F G C

Or the process for earning your wings and

F G C

I don't know of bright lights at the ends of tunnels

Or any of those things

[Bridge]

Dm Am G G

[Verse 3]

C F C

She lost her husband after sixty years

Am C F C

And as he slipped away she still had things to say

C G F C

Death can be so inconvenient

Am G F C

You try to live and love. It comes and interrupts

Dm C G Dm Am G

And what do I know? What do I know?

[Chorus]

F C

Well, I don't know that there are harps in heaven

F G C

Or the process for earning your wings and

F G C

I don't know of bright lights at the ends of tunnels

Or any of those things

[Bridge 2]

C G F C

Ooooooooooooooo

Am G F C

C G F C

Am G F C

Dm Em G Dm Am G

Oh what do I know? Really what do I know?

[Chorus]

F C

Well, I don't know that there are harps in heaven

F G7 C

Or the process for earning your wings and

F G C

I don't know of bright lights at the ends of tunnels

Or any of those things

F C Am F C

But I know to be absent from this body is to be present with the Lord

Dm Am G C G Am

And from what I know of Him, that must be pretty good

C F G Am F C

Oh, I know to be absent from this body is to be present with the Lord

Dm D G Dm7 Am

And from what I know of Him,

That must be very good

[Outro]

G F C Am

C F C

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