Tom: B B Grandma used to pray out loud By her bed every night To me it sounded like mumblin' Like she was out of her mind B/D# She said: Boy, this kind of prayin' B Is what saved my life B/D# You oughta try it some time B And now I know she was right E B She was talkin' to Jesus B/E She was talkin' to Jesus E B And she'd been talkin' to Jesus G#m B For all of her life E B E Mama used to drag me to church B E Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights B E Khaki pants and a polo shirt B E Boy, I put up a fight B E She said: Son, one day, you'll thank me B E For having God in your life B E And yeah, I know she was right B Yeah, my mama was right E B 'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus E B She got me talkin' to Jesus E B She got me talkin' to Jesus G#m B Yeah, my mama was right E B 'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus E B Yeah, I love talkin' to Jesus G#m B And I'll be talkin' to Jesus G#m B For the rest of my life E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus (don't you know?) E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh What a friend we have! E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh E B I've got three of my own now E B Tryin' to raise them up right E B My oldest is fifteen E B And I remember what that was like E B Tryin' to deal with the drama E B Tryin' to figure out the questions in life E B And I've been lookin' for a way to show him E B How to make it alright E B Then he walked in my room E B While I was sayin' my prayers the other night E B He said: I'll come back later E B I can tell you got a lot on your mind E B I said: It's not an interruption E B You couldn't have picked a better time E B 'Cause I was just talkin' to Jesus E B Come over and give it a try E B We started talkin' to Jesus E B We started talkin' to Jesus E B C#m B We started talkin' to Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh E B And now he's talkin' to Jesus E B Thank God, he's talkin' to Jesus E B I hope he's talkin' to Jesus C#m B For the rest of his life, yeah E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh B What a friend we have! E B What a friend we have in Jesus (aren't you glad you have a friend?) E B What a friend we have in Jesus (none more faithful, none more true) E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh E B There's no wrong way to do it E B There's no bad time to start E B It don't have to sound pretty E B Just tell Him what's on your heart E B 'Cause it's not a religion, no E B 'Cause it's more like a friendship E B So just talk to your Father E B Like you are His kid E B Just start talkin' to Jesus E B Just start talkin' to Jesus E B 'Cause you can talk to Jesus E B Oh, whenever you like E B Just start talkin' to Jesus E B Just start talkin' to Jesus E B Just keep talkin' to Jesus C#m B For the rest of your life ( E B E B E B ) E B E B E B Oh, just talk, oh E B E B Just talk, just talk, just talk to Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh What a friend we have! E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus (so faithful, so true) E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh C#m B Oh, oh, oh, oh E B Oh, just talk the words E B Just let it out, let it out, let it out right now E B Let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out right now E B Let it out, let it out, let it out E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B What a friend we have in Jesus E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh (He's so close, He's so close) E B What a friend we have in Jesus (Yeah, He's right in front of you) E B What a friend we have in Jesus (Just talk to Jesus) E B C#m B What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh, oh What a friend! E B What a friend we have in Jesus (Just keep talkin' to Jesus) E B What a friend we have in Jesus (Oh, just keep talkin' to Jesus) E B What a friend we have in Jesus (just keep talkin' to Jesus), oh- C#m B Oh-oh, oh