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Key: D
* Strum & Pause
Intro:
D Bm G D D Bm G D
Verse 1:
D Bm G D
First time I met Jesus… was down in Georgia
D Bm G D
On a vacant lot… in an old revival tent
D Bm G D
The preacher was callin’… to all the lowdown sinners
D Bm G D
I wasn’t but nine years old… but I went runnin’ down to him
Bm G Bm A
And my momma cried… and so did I… ‘cause my little soul was saved
D Bm G D
Next time I met Jesus… I was full of whiskey
D Bm G D
Fourteen years later on… a washboard gravel road
D Bm G D
Must have been doin’ sixty… when I hit the water
D Bm G D
That old car started sinkin’ fast… and I thought that I was gone
Bm G Bm A
And there ain’t no doubt… that He pulled me out… or I wouldn’t be here today
Chorus 1:
D Bm
I know I’ve hurt Him… and I don’t deserve Him…
G D A
But He sits by me anyway
D Bm
Do you know anybody… who would help somebody…
G A
After they’ve slapped Him in the face
G D/F# Em7 A D Bm G D
Only Jesus… Only Jesus…
Verse 2:
D Bm G D
Last time I met Jesus… was at the birth of my daughter
D Bm G D
With all that I’d done wrong… I was afraid it wouldn’t go right
D Bm G D
But she came in this world… nothin’ less than perfect
D Bm G D
Her little face was shining in… His ever loving light
Bm G Bm A
And I thanked Him then… like I thank Him now… when I’m layin’ down at night
Chorus 2:
D Bm
And I know I’ve hurt Him… and I don’t deserve Him…
G D A
But He sits by me anyway
D Bm
Do you know anybody… who would help somebody…
G A
After they’ve slapped Him in the face
G D/F# Em7 A D
Only Jesus… Only Jesus…
Outro:
Bm G D D Bm G D*
Song History
Published: August 12, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025