Chords for Jason Crabb - Chose to Be My Friend (feat. Rascal Flatts)

of the GMA Hall of Fame equally adept at tickling your funny bone and touching your heart.
Mark Lowry.
_ Has this not been an incredible night so far?
I have felt the presence of the Lord here.
Have you?
It's been amazing.
In 1969 was the very first Dove Awards and I was there.
I was 11 years old.
My parents took me to the Dove Awards in Memphis, Tennessee at the Piedmont Hotel and
now 49 years later I'm 60 years old.
Yes, I'm 60.
This is my year to turn 60.
Yes.
When I was young up there in the bleachers watching every wish that I could be striper.
I remember that.
And now you know you're getting old.
I'll tell you how you know you're getting old.
When your little 11 year old niece looks at you and says, you look like that old man in
the Up movie. _ _ _ _ _
_ Listen, how many of you were not alive in 1969?
Let me hear you.
_ How many of you were? _ _
Wow, that's about half.
Good night.
1969.
Bill Gaither couldn't be here tonight.
We left him at the home, but he's still around.
In fact, we're celebrating this year, this end of this week, a Gaither vocal band reunion.
That is going to be a blast.
And I'll be there to make fun of his hair.
You know, that first wig he had was made out of cat hair.
You know that.
Every time he scratched his head, his rear went up.
It was awful.
_ _ And now would you welcome my good friends that never seemed to age.
Jason Crabb and Rascal Flatts.
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_ _ [F] _ [Am] [Bb] Oh, when my [C] strength seemed gone, strength seemed gone, you took me [Bb] by the [F] hand and led me [Bb] on.
[F] Oh, you [C] were my friend.
[G] You believed _ [C] in me.
_ [Am] _ [G] So you went through [C] the extra mile _ _ to prove your [F] love was true.
_ _ [G] _ [F] You held [G] our child [C] _
_ _ [G] _ as they drove them [C] out, then you _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] also held me.
_ [F] [C] You took me back [Bb] to all [F] my sins.
For [C] me, you gave your life, _ [G] Lord.
You chose to [C] be my friend.
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_ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Gb] [C] could have [Db] wanted her _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _
dead.
_ _ But [Bbm] for me, [Db] you gave your [Ab] life, Lord.
You chose [Db] to be my friend.
_ [Gb] For [Bbm] me, you [Ab] gave your _ _ _ life.
You chose [Bb] to be my _ [B] friend
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