Why Me Lord (Melody Maker)

by Unknown · posted by bohe

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Tab

Melody Maker
WHY ME LORD

  -2   -5  -5 -5 5   -4    5  4 -4
(Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it
 
 5  -4  4  -33-2  -4  -4     4   5 -44
so help me Jesus,  I  know what I a  m.)

-3  3  -2    -2    3  -3  4-4   4
Why me Lord? What have I  ever done,

4   -4  5  -5 6 -4  -2 -3  -4    4    -3    3
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known?

 -3  3    -2    -2   3 -3 4-4  4
Tell me, Lord, what did I ever do
 
 4   -4    5   -5  6  -4
that was worth loving you

-4  -4  -5  6     -6     6
or the kindness you've shown?
                                                                    
 -2   -5  -5 -5 5   -4    5  4  -4
Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it

5  -4   4  -33-2 -4  -4   4   5-44
so help me Jesus, I know what I a m.

-2   -5  -5  -5  -5   5   -4    5  4
But, now that I know that I've needed

-4   5 -4   4  -33-2   -4  -4     4  -3   4
you so help me Jesus,  my soul's in your hand.

-3  3   -2   -2  3   -3     4    -4  4
Try me Lord, if you think there's a way

4 -4   5 -5  6 -4  -2   -3  -4 4  -3    3
I can try to repay all I've taken from you.



-3 3   -2  -2  3  -3    4 -4    4
Maybe Lord, I can show someone else

 4    -4   5     -5    6 -4
what I've been through myself

-4 -4 -5   6  -6   6
on my way back to you.

 -2  -5  -5  -5 5    -4   5  4 -4
Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it

 5 -4   4  -33-2 -4 -4    4   5 -44
so help me Jesus, I know what I a  m.

-2   -5  -5  -5  5    5   -4    5  4
But, now that I know that I've needed

-4  5  -4   4  -33-2  -4  -4    4  -3    4
you so help me Jesus, my soul's in your hand.


 -2  -5  -5  -5 5   -4    5 4  -4
Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it

 5 -4   4  -33-2 -4 -4    4   5 -44
so help me Jesus, I know what I a  m.

-2   -5  -5  -5 -5    5    -4   5  4
But, now that I know that I've needed

-4  5  -4   4  -33-2  -4   -4   4   -3   4
you so help me Jesus, my soul's in your hand.

-33-2 -4   -4    4  -3     4
Jesus, my soul's in your hands...

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