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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E D E D E D E D
Verse 1:
E D E D
I guess I'm traveling my last mile
E D E D
Don't feel like I've got a place to go
E D E D
Just been here thinkin'
E D E D
If I got somethin' in this life to show
Chorus:
A B
But I go through life the best way
E D A
And when people ask me how I know
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E Esus4
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E Esus4
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
Verse 2:
E D E D
You hear a lot of stories
E D E D
About the life you're supposed to live
E D E D
All the sins you've done
E D E D
The good Lord will forgive
Chorus:
A B
But I go through life the best way
E D A
And when people ask me how I know
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E Esus4
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
Bridge:
A
Maybe I'm wrong
Gdim
Nobody knows for sure
E Db Gb Fmaj7
But I live my life that old gospel way
Instrumental:
E D E D E D E D
Verse 3:
E D E D
Well I guess I'll soon be dying
E D
Just like a river
E D
Somewhere it stops to flow
Chorus:
A B
But I know I'm right about life
E D A
And when people ask me how I know
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E Esus4
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E A Gdim E Ab G Gb E Esus4
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
Outro:
E A Gdim
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E A Gdim
He's the only one who really knows
E A Gdim
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E A Gdim
He's the only one who really knows
E A Gdim
I just tell them my Jesus told me so
E Gb
I'm gonna look ‘em in the eyes
A E
And tell ‘em Lord my Jesus told me so
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025