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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
JESUS, YOU HAVE COME TO THE LAKESHORE
Verse 1:
D A7 D D7
Jesus, you have come to the Lakeshore,
G A A7
looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones.
D A7 D D7
You only asked me to follow humbly.
Chorus:
G A7 D D7
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
Em A7 D D7
and while smiling, have spoken my name.
G Em D D7
Now my boats left on the shoreline behind me,
Em A7 D
By your side, I will seek other seas.
Verse 2:
D A7 D D7
You know so well my possessions.
G A A7
My boat carries no gold and no weapons.
D A7 D D7
You will find there, my nets and labor.
Chorus:
G A7 D D7
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
Em A7 D D7
and while smiling, have spoken my name.
G Em D D7
Now my boats left on the shoreline behind me,
Em A7 D
By your side, I will seek other seas.
Verse 3:
D A7 D D7
You need my hands full of caring,
G A A7
through my labors to give others rest,
D A7 D D7
and constant-love that keeps on loving.
Chorus:
G A7 D D7
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
Em A7 D D7
and while smiling, have spoken my name.
G Em D D7
Now my boats left on the shoreline behind me,
Em A7 D
By your side, I will seek other seas.
Verse 4:
D A7 D D7
You, who have fished other oceans,
G A A7
ever longed for by souls who are waiting,
D A7 D D7
my loving-friend, as thus you call me.
Chorus:
G A7 D D7
O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,
Em A7 D D7
and while smiling, have spoken my name.
G Em D D7
Now my boats left on the shoreline behind me,
Em A7 D
By your side, I will seek other seas.
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Last Updated: February 22, 2020