COULDN’T KEEP IT TO MYSELF

I’d Tell the World by C. S. Grogan

I Couldn’t Keep it to Myself by Unknown Author

Public Domain

Key: G/A^b/A

Verse 1:                         G⁷                    

                        You see if I could count my blessings

                                          C⁷                        G⁷

                        And I could name them on by one

                                         E^m7                        A⁷              D⁷

                        I‘d make a big old long list for everyone to read

                                               G⁷

                        I’d say I was a hell-bound, lost, depraved, wretched, wicked sinner

                                                 C⁷                     G^dim6/C^#

                        One day when I got down on my knees

                                     G           E^m7  A⁷      D⁷               G⁷

                        I was redeemed, sanctified;        set scot-free

Chorus:                             G⁷      

                        (I’d tell the world) I’d tell the world

                                                                         C/G         G⁷

                        (How Jesus saved me) how He saved my soul

                                                                     A⁷               

                        (I’d tell the world) I’d tell the world

                                                  D⁷

                        (How He set me free) and made me whole

                            G⁷                       G⁷/B                        C⁷                        G^dim6/C^#

                        (If I could count my blessings and I could name them one by one)

                               G⁷       E^m7            A⁷     D⁷      G

                        (I’d tell the world what Jesus did for me)

Chorus 2:           A^b7    A^b/C           D^b7                  A^b7

                        (I said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody but I) couldn’t keep it to myself

                              E^b7

                        (Oh I) couldn’t keep it to myself

                              A^b7

                        (Oh I) couldn’t keep it to myself

                            A^b7   A^b7/C           D^b7                 A^b7                 

                        (I said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody but I) couldn’t keep it to myself

                                       B^bm7       E^b7       A^b7

                        What the Lord has done for me

                                                  E^b7

                        (You outta been there) you outta been there

                                                                               D^b/A        A^b7   

                        (When He saved my soul) when He saved my soul

                                              E^b7

                        (That Sunday morning) that Sunday morning

                                           A^b    B^bm    A^b

                        (He put my name on the roll) oh oh oh

                        (Well I) started walking

                        E^b7

                        (I) started talking

                        A^b7

                        (I) started singin’

                        D^b7

                        (I) I’m shoutin’

                        A^b     F^m7        B^b7         E^b7        A^b7

                        ‘Bout what the Lord has done for me