[Verse 1]
G
 Grandma used to pray out loud
G
 By her bed every night
G
 To me it sounded like mumbling
G
 Like she was out of her mind
Am/G  G
        She said, "Boy, this kind of praying
Am/G  G
        Is what saved my life
Am/G  G
        You oughta try it some time"
Am/G  G
        And now I know she was right
 
 
[Chorus]
        Am/C       G
She was talking to Jesus
        Am/C        G
She was talking to Jesus
           Am/C        G
She’d been talking to Jesus
    Am/E       G
For all of her life
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am/C  G
        Mama used to drag me to church
Am/C  G
        Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
Am/C  G
        Khaki pants and a polo shirt
Am/C  G
        Boy, I put up a fight
Am/C  G
        She said, "Son, one day you’ll thank me
Am/C  G
        For having God in your life"
Am/C  G
        And yeah, I know she was right
Am/C  G
        Yeah, my mama was right
 
 
[Chorus]
               Am/D       G
'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
           Am/C       G
She got me talking to Jesus
           Am/C       G
She got me talking to Jesus
         Am/E     G
Yeah, my mama was right
               Am/D       G
'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
             Am/C        G
Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
            Am/C        G
And I'll be talking to Jesus
        Am/E       G
For the rest of my life
 
 
[Bridge]
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/E  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/E  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
[Verse 3]
        Am/C         G
I've got three of my own now
                        G
Trying to raise them up right
             G
My oldest is fifteen
                             G
And I remember what that was like
          Am/C          G
Trying to deal with the drama
                         Am/C         G
Trying to figure out the questions in life
              Am/C          G
And I’ve been looking for a way to show him
       Am/C      G
How to make it alright
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Then he walked in my room
                      Am/C              G
While I was saying my prayers the other night
               Am/C       G
He said, "I’ll come back later
                     Am/C        G
I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
              Am/C         G
I said, "It’s not an interruption
                  Am/C            G
You couldn’t have picked a better time
                  Am/C       G
'Cause I was just talking to Jesus
              Am/C       G
Come over and give it a try"
 
 
[Chorus]
           Am/D        G
We started talking to Jesus
           Am/C       G
We started talking to Jesus
           Am/C       G      Am/E  G
We started talking to Jesus
             Am/D       G
And now he’s talking to Jesus
                Am/C        G
Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus
            Am/C       G
I hope he’s talking to Jesus
        Am/C        G
For the rest of his life, yeah
 
 
[Bridge]
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/E  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/E  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
[Verse 4]
                        G
There’s no wrong way to do it
                       G
There’s no bad time to start
                       G
It don't have to sound pretty
                             G
Just tell Him what’s on your heart
            Am/C    G
'Cause it’s not a religion, come on
            Am/C        G
'Cause it’s more like a friendship
       Am/C          G
So just talk to your Father
     Am/C        G
Like you are His kid
 
 
[Chorus]
           Am/D       G
Just start talking to Jesus
           Am/C       G
Just start talking to Jesus
               Am/C    G
'Cause you can talk to Jesus
        Am/E     G
Oh, whenever you like
           Am/D       G
Just start talking to Jesus
           Am/C        G
Just start talking to Jesus
          Am/C       G
Just keep talking to Jesus
        Am/E         G
For the rest of your life
 
 
[Bridge]
Am/D             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/C  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Am/D             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/C             G              Am/C  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
[Interlude]
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| Em     | Em   D   | C         | C           |
| Em     | Em   D   | Cmaj7     | Cmaj7   C   |
| Em     | Em   D   | C         | C           |
 
 
[Outro]
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What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/G             G
What a friend we have in Jesus
Am/G             G              Am/G  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,
Am/G             G
What a friend we have in Jesus (Yeah, He's right in front of you)
Am/C             G
What a friend we have in Jesus (Just come to Jesus)
Am/C             G              Am/C  G
What a friend we have in Jesus,