Misc Praise Songs – Follow Me Follow Me (Guitar)

A7     D   A7     D              G            D
Follow me, follow me, leave your home and family,

                            B              Em       A7
Leave your fishing nets and boats upon the shore.

          D         A7       D
Leave the seed that you have sown,

          G                   D
Leave the crops that you have grown,

                         A7               D
Leave the people you have known and follow me.

    Em               A7             D
The foxes have their holes, and the swallows have their nests,

                       G               F#
but the Son of Man has no place to lay down.

  Bm           F#         G            Em
I do not offer comfort, I do not offer wealth,

A7     D           A7           D
but in me will all happiness be found.

    Em                  A7                      D
If you would follow me, you must leave old ways behind.

                 G                      F#
You must take my cross and follow on my path.

        Bm         F#              G                Em
You may be far from loved ones, you may be far from home,

A7    D            A7             D
but my Father will welcome you at last.

    Em                       A7       D
Although I go away, you will never be alone.

                      G                F#
for the spirit will be there to comfort you.

   Bm                F#             G             Em
Though all of you may scatter, each follow his own path,

A7        D         A7                 D
still the spirit of love will lead you home.