First Verse
B
Grandma used to pray out loud
B
By her bed every night
B
To me it sounded like mumbling
B
Like she was out of her mind
C#m/B B
She said, "Boy, this kind of praying
C#m/B B
Is what saved my life
C#m/B B
You oughta try it some time"
C#m/B B
And now I know she was right
Chorus
C#m/E B
She was talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
She was talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
She’d been talking to Jesus
C#m/G# B
For all of her life
Second Verse
C#m/E B
Mama used to drag me to church
C#m/E B
Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
C#m/E B
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
C#m/E B
Boy, I put up a fight
C#m/E B
She said, "Son, one day you’ll thank me
C#m/E B
For having God in your life"
C#m/E B
And yeah, I know she was right
C#m/E B
Yeah, my mama was right
Chorus
C#m/F# B
'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
She got me talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
She got me talking to Jesus
C#m/G# B
Yeah, my mama was right
C#m/F# B
'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
And I'll be talking to Jesus
C#m/G# B
For the rest of my life
Bridge
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/G# B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/G# B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Third Verse
C#m/E B
I've got three of my own now
B
Trying to raise them up right
B
My oldest is fifteen
B
And I remember what that was like
C#m/E B
Trying to deal with the drama
C#m/E B
Trying to figure out the questions in life
C#m/E B
And I’ve been looking for a way to show him
C#m/E B
How to make it alright
B
Then he walked in my room
C#m/E B
While I was saying my prayers the other night
C#m/E B
He said, "I’ll come back later
C#m/E B
I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
C#m/E B
I said, "It’s not an interruption
C#m/E B
You couldn’t have picked a better time
C#m/E B
'Cause I was just talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Come over and give it a try"
Chorus
C#m/F# B
We started talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
We started talking to Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/G# B
We started talking to Jesus
C#m/F# B
And now he’s talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
I hope he’s talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
For the rest of his life, yeah
Bridge
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/G# B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/G# B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Fourth Verse
B
There’s no wrong way to do it
B
There’s no bad time to start
B
It don't have to sound pretty
B
Just tell Him what’s on your heart
C#m/E B
'Cause it’s not a religion, come on
C#m/E B
'Cause it’s more like a friendship
C#m/E B
So just talk to your Father
C#m/E B
Like you are His kid
Chorus
C#m/F# B
Just start talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Just start talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
C#m/G# B
Oh, whenever you like
C#m/F# B
Just start talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Just start talking to Jesus
C#m/E B
Just keep talking to Jesus
C#m/G# B
For the rest of your life
Bridge
C#m/F# B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
C#m/F# B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Interlude
G#m G#m F# E E E
G#m G#m F# E E
G#m G#m F# E E E
G#m G#m F# E E
Outro
B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/B B
What a friend we have in Jesus
C#m/B B C#m/B B
What a friend we have in Jesus,
C#m/B B
What a friend we have in Jesus Yeah, He's right in front of you
C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus Just come to Jesus
C#m/E B C#m/E B
What a friend we have in Jesus