Jesus Told Me To Love You chords by Smokey Robinson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Chorus:
C               Am
You can’t be my enemy
C           Am      G          F
Because Jesus told me to love you
C
No matter how you try
        Am
You’re gonna be loved by me
C           Am      G          F
Because Jesus told me to love you

Verse:
    C
The Lamb who is our Shephard too
    Am           C
Has room in His flock for you
     Dm          F
Come on now, and take your place
  Bb          G       G7
In His meadow-land of grace
  C
Where I know you’ll surely find
 Am             C
Confidence and peace of mind
  Dm
If we just except His love
  Bb
He’ll never disown us
 Ab                   Bb
And eternal life is a bonus

Chorus:
C               Am
You can’t be my enemy
C              Am    G        F
Because Jesus told me to love you
   C
No matter how you try
   Am
You’re gonna be loved by me
C             Am      G       F
Because Jesus told me to love you

Verse:
 C
Take that hate away from here
 Am
Let’s create a new atmosphere
 Dm
Where we recognize the fact
 Bb                G
That hate can only hold us back
    C
But if we do what Jesus said
 Am              C
Give each other love instead
   Dmin
This would be a better place
   Bb
For us to raise our children
   Ab                  Bb
We just have to do His will

Instrumental:
C |  Am  |  C  |  Am

Bridge:
  C
I just have to pray for you
  C            Am
Rather than to hold a grudge
  G
I am but the witness
  Bb            G
God will be the judge

Chorus:
C               Am
You can’t be my enemy
C              Am     G      F
Because Jesus told me to love you
  C              Am
I have no choice since I heard His voice
C             Am      G       F
Because Jesus told me to love you (multiple times)