Jehoshaphat chords by Don Francisco

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

    E MajorE
Now, Jehoshaphat's king in Jerusalem

 A augmentedA       E MajorE
A augmentedA long long time ago

When the children o' Judah

E MajorE
All worshipped the Lord

     BB
From the high on down to the low

  E MajorE
And Judah was a wealthy kingdom

A augmentedA             E MajorE
Everybody's children were fed

Cuz Jehoshaphat studied the word of the Lord

  BB         E MajorE
And did everything He said


Verse 2:

  FF
But out of the east came an army one day

Bb majorBb         FF
After Jehoshaphat's gold

They were marchin' right straight to Jerusalem

  C majorC
And Jehoshaphat soon was told


   FF
So he called all the people together

  Bb majorBb          FF
And everybody fasted and prayed

The Lord God answered the people and said

    C majorC           FF
There's no need--for you to be afraid

Verse 3:

     F#F#
Cause the battle is Mine tomorrow

     BB           F#F#
It's not yours and it's not the king's

And all you gotta do is just stand and watch

  C#C#
To see the Salvation I bring


    F#F#
Just believe that what I've told ya

   BB          F#F#
Is exactly what I'm gonna do

And go out tomorrow against them now

     C#C#           F#F#
Cause the Lord's gonna fight for you

Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!


Verse 4:

     G+G
Well, the army rose early next mornin'

   C majorC            G+G
They marched on out with the king

Jehoshaphat chose some singers

  D MajorD
And told those singers to sing


     G+G
And they praised the beauty of holiness

 C majorC               G+G
Instead of shoutin' out a battle cry

And all the way down to the enemy's camp

   D MajorD          G+G
They sang to the Lord on high

And they were singin...


Chorus:

G+G
Praise ye the Lord

  C majorC        G+G
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD
His mercy endures forever and ever


G+G
Praise ye the Lord

  C majorC        G+G
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God

  D MajorD         G+G
His mercy, will never end


Verse 5:

     G#G#
Well, the Lord God set up an ambush

    C#C#        G#G#
Got the enemy all turned around

Got into killin' each other ya know

     D#D#
Till they all lay dead on the ground


    G#G#
And the riches and the jewels they left behind

     C#C#         G#G#
Took 'em three whole days to haul

The children o' Judah all praised the Lord

     D#D#         G#G#
Cause He saved them one and all

They were singin...


Chorus:

G#G#
Praise ye the Lord

  C#C#        G#G#
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord

  D#D#
His mercy endures forever and ever


G#G#
Praise ye the Lord

  C#C#        G#G#
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God

  D#D#        G#G#
His mercy, will never end


Verse 6:

    A augmentedA
If the parallel ain't real obvious now

   D MajorD           A augmentedA
I'll spell it right out for you

When you see trouble comin' to rip you off

    E MajorE
Here's all that you need to do


   A augmentedA
Just pray to your Heavenly Father

   D MajorD           A augmentedA
And believe that His word is true

And step out and shout the Salvation of God

      E MajorE          A augmentedA
Cause He'll win that battle for you


Chorus:

A augmentedA
Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD        A augmentedA
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord

  E MajorE
His mercy endures forever and ever


A augmentedA
Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD        A augmentedA
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God

  E MajorE         A augmentedA
His mercy, will never end


A augmentedA
Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD        A augmentedA
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord

  E MajorE
His mercy endures forever and ever


A augmentedA
Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD        A augmentedA
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God

  E MajorE         A augmentedA
His mercy, will never end


A augmentedA
Praise ye the Lord

  D MajorD        A augmentedA
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord

  E MajorE
His mercy endures forever----


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