[Verse 1]
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Grandma used to pray out loud
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By her bed every night
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To me it sounded like mumbling
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Like she was out of her mind
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She said,
"Boy, this kind of praying
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Is what saved my life
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You oughta try it some time"
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And now I know she was right

[Chorus 1]
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She was talking to Jesus
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She was talking to Jesus
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She’d been talking to Jesus
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For all of her life

[Verse 2]
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Mama used to drag me to church
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Sunday mornings
and Wednesday nights
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Khaki pants and a polo shirt
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Boy, I put up a fight
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She said, "Son,
one day you’ll thank me
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For having God in your life"
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And yeah, I know she was right
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Yeah, my mama was right

[Chorus 2]
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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
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She got me talking to Jesus
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She got me talking to Jesus
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Yeah, my mama was right
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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
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Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
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And I'll be talking to Jesus
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For the rest of my life

[Bridge]
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus

[Verse 3]
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I've got three of my own now
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Trying to raise them up right
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My oldest is fifteen
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And I remember what that was like
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Trying to deal with the drama
Trying to figure out
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the questions in life
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And I’ve been looking
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for a way to show him
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How to make it alright
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Then he walked in my room
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While I was saying my prayers
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the other night
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He said, "I’ll come back later
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I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
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I said, "It’s not an interruption
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You couldn’t have picked a better time
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'Cause I was just talking to Jesus
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Come over and give it a try"

[Chorus 3]
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We started talking to Jesus
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We started talking to Jesus
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We started talking to Jesus
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And now he’s talking to Jesus
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Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus
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I hope he’s talking to Jesus
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For the rest of his life, yeah

[Bridge]
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus

[Verse 4]
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There’s no wrong way to do it
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There’s no bad time to start
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It don't have to sound pretty
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Just tell Him what’s on your heart
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'Cause it’s not a religion, come on
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'Cause it’s more like a friendship
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So just talk to your Father
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Like you are His kid

[Chorus 4]
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just start talking to Jesus
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'Cause you can talk to Jesus
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Oh, whenever you like
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just keep talking to Jesus
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For the rest of your life

[Bridge]
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus

[Interlude]
G#m   G#m    F#   EMaj7  EMaj7   E

G#m   G#m    F#   E      E

[Outro]
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
(Yeah, He's right in front of you)
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What a friend we have in Jesus
(Just come to Jesus)
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What a friend we have in Jesus