Chords for "I Have A Father Who Can" (1972) Rev. Milton Brunson & Thompson Community Singers
Tempo:
148.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
I cannot make a world [D]
[G] and hold [D] it in my [Eb] hand.
I cannot take the lightning [Bb] and
[C] flash [Cm] it all over the land.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] I [Bb] cannot take a piece of clay [Eb]
[Bb] and [Cm] mold it into [Bb] man.
But [Eb] I have a father, [F] I have a [Bb] father who can.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
I cannot take a cloud, [D]
no
[Ab] [Eb] ascending to the sky.
I cannot love humanity [Bb]
[F] so [Cm] much that [A] I would die.
[Bb]
I cannot name all the stars [Eb] above
[Bb] or [Cm] count every grain [Bb] of sand.
[Eb] But I have a father, [F] I have [Cm] a father [Bb] who can.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] He's inside, oh Lord, and he looks [F]
low.
[Eb] [F]
[Cm] He [Bb] guides my feet wherever [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] I go.
Oh [Bb] Lord, you'll understand.
[Gm]
Oh, I [Cm] have a father, I [Bb] have a father who can.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
Oh, [Cm] [Bb] he's inside, [D]
and my [F] God looks [Bb] [F] low.
He [Bb] guides my feet [D] [Eb] wherever
[Bb] I [Cm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
go.
I have a [Bb] father, I have a father who can.
I have [Eb] a father who [Cm]
[Bb] can.
[N]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
I cannot make a world [D]
[G] and hold [D] it in my [Eb] hand.
I cannot take the lightning [Bb] and
[C] flash [Cm] it all over the land.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] I [Bb] cannot take a piece of clay [Eb]
[Bb] and [Cm] mold it into [Bb] man.
But [Eb] I have a father, [F] I have a [Bb] father who can.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
I cannot take a cloud, [D]
no
[Ab] [Eb] ascending to the sky.
I cannot love humanity [Bb]
[F] so [Cm] much that [A] I would die.
[Bb]
I cannot name all the stars [Eb] above
[Bb] or [Cm] count every grain [Bb] of sand.
[Eb] But I have a father, [F] I have [Cm] a father [Bb] who can.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] He's inside, oh Lord, and he looks [F]
low.
[Eb] [F]
[Cm] He [Bb] guides my feet wherever [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] I go.
Oh [Bb] Lord, you'll understand.
[Gm]
Oh, I [Cm] have a father, I [Bb] have a father who can.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
Oh, [Cm] [Bb] he's inside, [D]
and my [F] God looks [Bb] [F] low.
He [Bb] guides my feet [D] [Eb] wherever
[Bb] I [Cm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
go.
I have a [Bb] father, I have a father who can.
I have [Eb] a father who [Cm]
[Bb] can.
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
D
Bb
Eb
Cm
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ I cannot make a world _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] and hold [D] it in my _ [Eb] hand. _
_ I cannot take the lightning _ [Bb] and _
_ [C] _ flash [Cm] it all over the land.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] I [Bb] cannot take a piece of clay _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] and [Cm] mold it into [Bb] man.
But [Eb] I have a father, _ _ [F] I have a [Bb] father who can.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
I _ cannot take a cloud, _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ no _
[Ab] [Eb] ascending to the sky. _ _
_ _ I cannot love humanity _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] so [Cm] much that [A] I would die.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ I cannot name all the stars [Eb] above _
_ [Bb] _ or [Cm] count every grain [Bb] of sand.
[Eb] But I have a father, _ _ [F] I have [Cm] a father [Bb] who can.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] He's inside, _ _ _ _ oh Lord, and he looks [F] _
low.
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] He [Bb] guides my _ _ _ _ _
feet wherever _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] I go.
Oh [Bb] Lord, _ _ _ _ you'll understand.
[Gm] _ _
Oh, I [Cm] have a father, _ I [Bb] have a _ _ father who can.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
Oh, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] he's inside, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ and my [F] God looks _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] low.
_ He [Bb] guides my _ _ _ _ feet _ _ [D] _ [Eb] wherever _
_ [Bb] _ I [Cm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
go.
I have a [Bb] father, I have a father who can.
_ I have [Eb] a father _ _ _ _ _ _ who [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] can. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ I cannot make a world _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] and hold [D] it in my _ [Eb] hand. _
_ I cannot take the lightning _ [Bb] and _
_ [C] _ flash [Cm] it all over the land.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] I [Bb] cannot take a piece of clay _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] and [Cm] mold it into [Bb] man.
But [Eb] I have a father, _ _ [F] I have a [Bb] father who can.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
I _ cannot take a cloud, _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ no _
[Ab] [Eb] ascending to the sky. _ _
_ _ I cannot love humanity _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] so [Cm] much that [A] I would die.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ I cannot name all the stars [Eb] above _
_ [Bb] _ or [Cm] count every grain [Bb] of sand.
[Eb] But I have a father, _ _ [F] I have [Cm] a father [Bb] who can.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] He's inside, _ _ _ _ oh Lord, and he looks [F] _
low.
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] He [Bb] guides my _ _ _ _ _
feet wherever _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] I go.
Oh [Bb] Lord, _ _ _ _ you'll understand.
[Gm] _ _
Oh, I [Cm] have a father, _ I [Bb] have a _ _ father who can.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
Oh, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] he's inside, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ and my [F] God looks _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] low.
_ He [Bb] guides my _ _ _ _ feet _ _ [D] _ [Eb] wherever _
_ [Bb] _ I [Cm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
go.
I have a [Bb] father, I have a father who can.
_ I have [Eb] a father _ _ _ _ _ _ who [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] can. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _