I Have Decided To Follow Jesus chords by Christian

Chords with lyrics

1. First, here's the story behind the song:

* "I Have Decided To Follow Jesus" is a Christian hymn originating from Assam, in north-east India.
* The lyrics are based on the last words of a man of hindu background who became a disciple of Jesus Christ.
* The man came to believe in Jesus after a Welsh missionary brought the Gospel to him in the 19th century.
* The village chief of the place where he lived called him to renounce his faith or be killed.
* The man prefered to die rather than to deny Christ. His wife was killed and he became a martyr.
* He was proclaiming the lyrics of this song while being executed.
* The composition of the hymn is attributed to the Indian missionary Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889-1929).
* American hymnist William Jensen Reynolds made a notable arrangement of this hymn in 1959.
* Reynold's version was popularized during Billy Graham's crusades and it's the most spread version.
* The Spanish version of this hymn is called "He decidido seguir a Cristo."

2. Now, the Chords and lyrics (Capo on the 2nd fret):

     C majorC
I have decided to follow Jesus;
     FF        C majorC
I have decided to follow Jesus;
     C majorC
I have decided to follow Jesus;
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC
No turning back...  No turning back.

       C majorC
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
       FF          C majorC
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
       C majorC
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC
No turning back...  No turning back.

      C majorC
The world behind me, the cross before me;
      FF          C majorC
The world behind me, the cross before me;
      C majorC
The world behind me, the cross before me;
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC
No turning back...  No turning back.

        C majorC
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
        FF           C majorC
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
        C majorC
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC
No turning back...  No turning back.

      C majorC
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
      FF         C majorC
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
      C majorC
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC
No turning back...  No turning back.
      A minorAm  G+G        C majorC