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Id Rather Have Jesus by Jim Reeves
Id Rather Have Jesus
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G C G
I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
D7
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
G C G
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands
D7 G
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
[Refrain]
D7 C G
Than to be the king of a vast domain
D7 C G
And be held in sin's dread sway
C G
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
D7 G D7 G
This world affords today
[Verse 2]
G C G
I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
D7
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
G C G
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
D7 G
Yes, I'd rather be true to His holy name
[Refrain]
D7 C G
Than to be the king of a vast domain
D7 C G
And be held in sin's dread sway
C G
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
D7 G
This world affords today
[Verse 3]
G C G
He's fairer than lilies of rarest bloom
D7
He's sweeter than honey from out the comb
G C G
He's all that my hungering spirit needs
D7 G
I'd rather have Jesus and let Him lead
[Refrain]
D7 C G
Than to be the king of a vast domain
D7 C G
And be held in sin's dread sway
C G
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
D7 G
This world affords today
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro
[Verse 1]
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------0------0--0------0---3------|
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B|-3-------3---3---3--------0---------|
G|---------------------5--------2---0-|
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B|--------0------0--0------0---3------|
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E|-3-----3--0-------------------------|
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G|-------------------0----------------|
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B|-3------------------0-------------0-|
G|----------0--2------0-----2-------0-|
D|--------------------0-----2---4---0-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
E|-----3-----2------3---5------0--2---|
B|-3----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|-3------0----------------3---2---3--|
B|---------------3------3-------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
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E|-5-----2----3-----------------------|
B|-----------------0------------------|
G|------------------------reapeat-----|
D|-----------------0------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today
I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
Yes, I'd rather be true to His holy name
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today
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