The Ninety & Nine Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][C]
[G][D][G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]There were
ninety and nine that [D]safely lay
[G]In the shelter of the fol[D]d
But [G]one was out on the hills away
Far [D]off from the gates of [G]gold
[D]Away [Bm]on the moun[Em]tains,[G]
[Bm]wild and [Em]bare[G]
[C]Away [G]from the tender
[D]shepherd's [G]care
Away from the tender
[D]shepherd's [G]care[C][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]"Lord, [C]Tho[D]u h[G]ast here
Thy [D]ninety and [G]nine
Are they not enough for [D]Thee"
But the shep[G]herd made answer
"This of mine has [D]wandered far from [G]me
And [B]though the [Em]road be [B]rough [Em]and steep
I [G]go to the desert to [D]find my [G]sheep
I go to the desert to [D]find my
[G]sheep"
[C][D][G]

[Verse 3]
[C][D]
But [G]none of the ransomed [D]ever [G]knew
How deep were the waters [D]crossed
Nor how [G]dark was the night
that the Lord passed through
Ere [D]He found His sheep that was [G]lost[D]
[Bm]Out [B]in the des[Em]ert He hea[B]rd its[Em] cry
[G]Sick and helpless [D]and ready to [G]die
Sick and helpless and [D]ready
to [G]die

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][G][C][G]
[D][G]

[Verse 4]
But [G]all through the mountains,
thun[D]der riv[G]en
And up from the rocky [D]steep
There [G]rose a glad cry at
the gates of Heaven
"Re[D]joice, I have found [G]my sheep!"
And the [B]angels [Em]echoed
[B]around [Em]the throne
"Re[G]joice for the Lord
brings [D]back His [G]own!
Rejoice for the Lord brings [D]back His [G]own!"

[Outro 1]
[G][D][G]
[D][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][D][G]
[D][G][C][D][G]
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