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:
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