I Told Jesus chords by Roberta Flack

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Gm

Intro:

Gm  Csus2  Gm  Csus2




Verse 1:
    Gm   Csus2  Gm          Csus2
I told Jesus be alright if you change my name
A#        A#   D
 I told Jesus be alright if you changed, changed my name
Gm            F   D#  Edim
 I told Jesus be alright, be alright, be alright
Gm      D     Gm
 I told Jesus be alright if you change my name
Csus2 Gm Csus2
 Mmm mmm mmm

Verse 2:
Gm        Csus2                   Gm   Csus2
 Then He told me, he said the world will turn away from you, child, if I change your name
A#             A#                 Dm
 Yes
He told me, said the world will turn away from you, child, if I change your name
Gm              D#      Edim
 I told Jesus be alright, be alright, be alright
Gm      D         Gm
I told Jesus be alright if you change my name
Csus2 Gm Csus2
 Mmm mmm mmm

Verse 3:
Gm        Csus2                Gm     Csus2
 Then He told me
He said your father won't know you, child, if I change your name
A#             A#             Dm
Yes
He told me, said your mother won't know you, child, child, if I change your name
     Gm           F  D#    Edim
But I told Jesus
I said it would be alright, be alright, be alright
  Gm      Csus2      Gm      Csus2
If my father turns away now, and my mother turn away now
    Gm        Csus2   Gm     Csus2
Yes, my brother, my baby sister, turn away, turn away
   D#     D         Gm        D#         Cm
I told Jesus be alright, if you change my name, change my name, change my name
   Dsus4 D  Csus2 Gm
If He changed my name


Chord instructions:
Edim  x7897x