Chords for Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers - Be With Me Jesus (1955)

[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh Lord, [Ab] time to go at [Ebm] night, I must [Abm] breathe my last breath [Eb] inside, Lord if [Abm] my night [Eb] is over, stay [Ab] with me Lord, [Ebm] come on.
[Eb] Oh Lord, [Ab] my friends are gathered [Eb] round, they're watching me [Ab] slowly, I'm slowly [Eb] sinking down, Lord [Ebm] if my night is over, stay with me [Ab] Lord.
Oh Lord, [Eb] _ my heart [Ab] is [Eb]
[Ab] aching, [Eb] my [Ab] friends, [Eb] time has [Ab] come, [Eb] when I'm [Ab] leaving [Eb] my earthly [Ab] home,
[Eb] friends standing [Ab] [Eb] round, [Ab] feeling the ice, they know that [Eb] I'm about to [Ab] die, I'm [Eb] not worried, [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] I'm not afraid, [Ab]
[Eb] I know your [Ab] duty, [Eb] what you [Ab] said,
you promised [Eb] me [Ab] Lord, [Eb] you called it [Ab] right, [Eb] you'll be with me [Ab] Father, [Eb] day and [Ab] night, [Eb] I'll wear [Ab] hard fire jeans, [Eb] sweat on [Ab] my ride, [Eb] I swear [Ab] I'm dying, [Eb] I swear I'm [Eb] dying, I swear I'm dying, [Ab] don't [Eb] leave me now.
[Ab] Oh [Eb] Lord, [Ab] I know you stand by me, when I'm in trouble, when I'm in misery, and Lord if my night is over, [Ebm] stay with me [Ab] Lord, [Eb] come on Jesus.
_ [Ab] Oh Lord, I know you [Eb] stand by me, whenever [Ab] I call you, I know you always [Eb] say, Lord if my [Ab] night is [Eb] over, stay with me [Ab] Lord.
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_ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Oh [Abm] Lord, I know you [Ebm] _ [Ab] stand by me, whenever I [Eb] call you, I know you always say, Lord if my night is over, stay with me Lord, come on Jesus.
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[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ Oh Lord, [Ab] I [Eb] know you stand by me, whenever I call [Ab] you, I know you always say, Lord if my night _ [Eb] [Ab] is over, [Eb] stay [Ab] with me [Eb] Lord.
[Ab] [Ebm] Oh Lord, [Ab] [Eb] I know you [Ab] stand by me, whenever I [Eb] call you, [Ab]
[Eb] I know [Ab] [Eb] you [Ab] [Eb] always say, [Ab] Lord [Eb] if my [Ab] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] night [Eb] is over, [Ab] [Eb] stay with me [Ab] Lord.
[Ebm] Oh Lord, don't leave [Ab] me, [Eb] do my [Ab] way, do my way Lord, [Eb] it's dark, [Ab]
[Eb] don't leave [Ab] me, [Eb] God [Ab] [Eb] Jesus, [Ab] [Eb] God Jesus, [Ab]
[Eb] God [Ab] Jesus, [Eb] God Jesus, [Ab] [Eb] God Jesus, don't leave me Father.
My friends will [Ab] save me, [Eb] I don't want you to [Ab] leave me, [Ebm] when my way get [Ab] [Eb] dark, don't leave me [Ab] Lord, you [Eb] said you would be a [Ab] light [Eb] in darkness, [Ab] [Eb] you said you would be a friend, my friends turned [Ab] their back on me, [Eb] you said you [Ab] would stay that long, [Eb] you wouldn't [Ab] leave me, now Jesus.
_ [Eb] [Ab] Now Lord, [Eb] after a [Ab] while, [Eb] and a dying [Ab] hour, I [Eb] don't know how to [Ab] die, [Eb] but you said to me [Ab] Father, [Eb] you would be my Father, I can lay my [Ab] head [Eb] on your breast Father, and I can [Ab] breathe, [Eb] I can [Ab] breathe, [Eb] I can breathe, my life got [Ab] sweetly there.
[Eb] Now Lord, [Ab] now [Eb] Lord, [Ab] now [Eb] Lord, now Lord, now Lord, now Lord, [Ab] now Lord, after [Eb] a dying [Abm] hour, [Eb] it may be in the morning, it may be at noon [Ab] time, [Eb] you know I don't know how [Ab] to die, [Eb] you said you wouldn't leave [Ab] me, [Eb] yeah [Ab] Lord.
[Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] I can't forgive [Ab] it, [Eb] I pray it, [Ab] I don't [Eb] want you to leave [Ab] me, [Eb] I pray [Ab] it, [Eb] and I pray it, [Ab] I don't [Eb] want you to leave [Ab] me, my mother, and my motherly Lord, [Eb] don't [Ab] leave me, [Eb] my Father, [Ab] and [Eb] my Father God, [Ab] I don't [Ab] want you to leave me Lord.
[Eb] God lord, my Lord.
_ [Ab]
[Ab] My Lord.
My _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] Father.
[Ab] You [Eb] are walking
through the valley of death,
[Ab] I fear [Eb] no evil.
[Eb] For thou art [Ab] with me now.
Thou art with me now.
Run, [Eb] I said I run.
I said I [Ab] run.
I said a [Eb] roar!
I said a roar!
I said a roar!
He's coming to comfort [Ab] me Lord!
Hey!
Hey Lord!
[Eb] He's [Ab] coming [Eb] for [Ab] me!
[Eb] And I pray to my [Ab] enemies!
[Eb] And I know [Ab] my,
[Eb] Lord [Ab] God!
My God Lord!
I'm [Eb] running over!
[Ab] [Eb] Slowly!
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Slowly!
Slowly!
Oh!
[Ab] Oh!
Oh!
[Eb] [Ab] Slowly [Eb] now!
[Ab] Slowly!
[Ab]
Slowly!
[Eb] Slowly!
_ [Ab] The [Ebm] goodness and [Ab] blessing I know!
[Eb] So [Ab] follow me!
[Eb] All the days of my life!
Now [Ab] Lord!
[Eb] Fare you [Ab] well!
[Eb] Goodbye!
[Ab] [Eb] I'm going to win at least!
It may be in the [Ab] morning!
[Eb] It may be at noon [Ab] time!
[Eb] Now [Ab] Lord!
[Eb] My Lord!
[Ab] I [Eb] say farewell!
[Ab] [Eb] Fare you well!
[Ab] To my [Eb] friends down here!
[Ab] But [Eb] I love [Ab] them!
Winning [Eb] from your path!
[Ab] Oh [Eb] Lord!
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My Lord and [Eb] Father too!
And all the [Ab] good things!
I [Eb] once knew!
Lord!
[Abm] God!
[Eb] Stay with me Lord!
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