Jonah Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[C]The Word

[Verse 1]
of God to Jo[G]nah
The Word of Amittai
Go and tell on the Ninevites
Change your ways or die
[C]Go and tell the Ninevites
Change your ways [G]or die
The word of God to Jonah
But he turns and runs away
Finds a boat to Tarshish
Things that he'll ever say
[C]Finds a boat to Tarshish
I think [G]that he'll be safe
Listen to the thunder
Listen to the waves
I think there's gonna be a storm
I wonder if we'll be safe
Listen to the thunder
Listen to the waves
I think there's gonna be a storm
I wonder if we'll be safe
Yes, [C]I think there's gonna be a storm
I wonder if we'll [G]be safe
And where's our creature Jonah
He's sleep[C]ing down below
[G]Seems as if he doesn't care
[C]How hard the winds
will blow
[G]Well, someone's causing trouble
A [C]carrier of death
We'll [G]take a vote, clear the boat
[C]And we can say the rest
Then [G]all the eyes on Jonah
We [C]know that you're the one
[G]Now tell us where you come from
Tell [C]us what you've done
Well, I know it's me you're after
I know I've tried to hide
Well, you can't steal the waters
If you throw me over the side
[G]What you do is up to you
Stay and die
[C]Oh, put me, put me over [G]the side
[C]Put him over [G]the side
[C]Oh, Lord, have mercy on [G]us
If we put him [C]over the side
[G]What you do is up [C]to [G]you
Stay and die
[C]Oh, put him, put him
Put him, [Cm]put him over [G]the side[C][G]
I'm swirling in the darkness
Blackness all around
And I'm choking on the water
And I'm scared I'm gonna drown
Yes, [C]I'm choking on the water
And I'm scared [G]I'm gonna drown
[C]Whoo![G][C][G]
[C]You never
[G]would believe it
It's too much to believe
I've been swallowed by a whale
And I find that I can breathe
[C]Swallowed by a whale
[G]An [C]d I find tha[G]t I can breathe
Oh Lord, you've shown your mercy
Lord, you've shown your care
You brought me from the pit of death
[C]An d kept me safe in here
Those [G]who cling to worthless idols
Don't [C]know the grace they lose
But [G]all I say is thank you
and [C]I sacrifice to you
Well, I've made a vow, I'll keep it
I know it can be [G]true
[C]Salvation cometh from the Lord
I know it comes from you
And sud[G]denly at [C]the Lord's command
[G]He finds himself standing[C]
Standing on that piece of [G]dry [C]land[G]
[C]Oh, what do we hav[G]e here?[C][G]
[C]The Word of God to Jonah
[G]Now for a second time
Go and tell that Nun of Ites
Change your ways or die
[C]Go and tell the Nunavites,
change [G]your ways or die
The word of God to John,
and this time he [C]obeys[G]
And the Nunavites believe it,
and turn from all their ways
[C]Nunavites believe it,
and turn [G]from all their ways
And God sees their repentance
and turn[C]s with loving eyes
An[G]d turns away his judgment,
[C]and they don't have to die
But [G]Jonah isn't happy,
it's not [C]the way he planned
[G]He's forgotten he's a servant,
[C]an d God is in command
And the silly man is more concerned
about sitting in the shade
Than a hundred thousand people,
but God the Lord has saved
[G]A hundred and twenty
thousand people have saved
A hundred and twenty
thousand people are saved
A hundred and twenty thou[C]sand people
A hundred and twenty thousand
people are [G]saved[C]
And that's the story of [G]Jo nah
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