Balaam Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Balaam was a prophet about the time
that Moses was coming [C]through
And every [D]now and again God'd speak
to him and tell him what to say [G]and do
He had a reputation in all those parts for
bein' on the line [C]of power
[D]And when Moab's king heard Moses was
comin' he called him in his needy [G]hour

[Verse 2]
He said, [Em]"Balaam come and
curse these Israel[Asus4]ites
[D]If you do [Em]I believe I could beat
'em in a fight[D]!"
But when [C]Balaam asked the Lord,
the Lord said, [B]"Balaam don't you go
[C]Israel is blessed by Me,
don't you [B]go mess [F#m]up My [B]show"
But [C]Ba laam's head was [A]turned
by the money he [B]could [E]earn
So he [A]saddled up his donkey [D]anyway
[G]Ba laam and his servants

[Verse 3]
hurried off
for the King of [C]Mo ab's castle
But they [D]hadn't gone very far down the road
when the whole trip became [G]a hassle
Because the donkey ran off across a field,
then she nearly broke Balaam's [C]ankle
But when she [D]lay right down and wouldn't get up
Balaam got a little more [G]than rankled

[Verse 4]
For the [Em]third time Balaam beat
her with his [D]cane
But that [Em]donkey just refused
to move [D]again
It was the [C]thing that happened next though,
that made [B]Ba laam's knees get weak
Well, that [C]donkey still would not
get up but [B]she began to speak
She said, [C]"Balaam you're [A]to blame,
the way you [G]beat me is a [E]shame
'Cause [A]all I've done is tried
to save your [D]life!"[A][D]

[Verse 5]
Then the [G]Angel of the Lord appeared
with a flamin' sword in his [C]hand
[D]Balaam fell down on his face,
a very frightened [G]man
The Angel said, "Balaam,
you'd be dead if your donkey hadn't detec[C]ted
That I was [D]waitin' there to part your hair when
you and my sword connec[G]ted"

[Verse 6]
[Em]Balaam then repented for [D]his sin
And he [Em]promised not to act like that [D]again
And I [C]hope he learned his lesson about
[B]God's reward for greed
But you [C]know it's that talkin' donkey
that's [B]really strange indeed
Now that [C]donkey's just a don[A]key
but she's [G]still the thing God [E]used
And [A]that's the point I want you all [D]to see

[Verse 7]
The [G]Lord's the one who makes the choice
of the instrument He's [C]usin'
[D]We don't know the reasons and
the plans behind [G]His choosin'
So when the Lord starts usin'
you don't you pay it any [C]mind
He 'could have used the dog next
door if He'd been so [G]inclined