Jonah Was A Prophet Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]When I was [Bm]a boy I [Em]went to [A]church
back [D]home [A]in [Bm]Arizon[Asus4] a
[A]And [D]that is where [Bm]I he[Em]ard the ta[A]le of
[D]a man whose name [Bm]was J[A]onah
now Jo[G]nah was a proph[F#m]et,
but that's not [Em]why he's re[D]membered
They tell [G]the tale, [D]Cause in a whale he [E]nearly was dis[A]membered![D][C]
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[C]CHORUS[A][G][A][C]
[D]Jo nah was a [C]prophet
[Bb]oo-ooh!
[A]but but he [D]really never [C]got it
[Bb]sad but true!
[A]and if you wat[D]ch it you can
[C]spot it
a-doodley-doo!
[Bb]he h[A]e did [G]not get the [A]point!
Com[G]pas[A]sion and

[Verse 2]
[D]mercy from
[G]me [A]to you and [Gm]you to me
[D]exact[Gm]ly wha[A]t God wan[Gm]ts to [D]see and yes[G]
that is the point!
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[Verse 3]
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[D]CHO[C]RUS[Bb][A][G][A]
[G]Now Jon[D]ah Set[C] Sai[D]l On A Pir[G]ate shi[F]p
In a [Eb]dreadful [D]gale
Got [Gm]eaten [F]up by a [Eb]giant [D]whale
[C]But then its not to [D]be said
You [Gm]think [G]he would [Eb]learn alot
[D]From bei[Gm]ng saved from an awf[D]ul spot
But the [Gm]second [G]chance that [D]he had got
He [C]didn't want to [D]be spread
[C]now poo[Gm]r old[A] Jonah[D]
[Gm]and now he's all a[D]lone[Bm]-ah
[C]gotta gotta use a [A]mega[D]phone-ah
[G]to to [C]get it through to his [D]head-HEY!
[C]CHORUS

[Interlude 1]
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[C]CHORUS[Bb][C][D][C][Bb][C][D]
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[Verse 4]
now [Bb]during your life you prob'ly
don't ride [Eb]on a [F]camel
and [Bb]you prob'ly won't wake up
inside [Eb]a large aquatic [F]mammal
but [Bb]all the same like Jonah there
is something you [F]can do
[Bb]everyone de[Eb]serves to get a
[F]second chance [Bb]from [C]you!
[A]Com

[Verse 5]
[F#m]passion and mercy from
me to you and you to me
Exactly what God [E]wants [F#m]to see
and [Bm]yes that i[B]s the [C#m]point![F#m]
[F#m]REPEAT CHORUSX2

[Outro 1]
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