Call Me Christian
by Smalltown Poets
Album: Listen Closely
Words and music by Michael Johnston & Lee Moody
Copyright 1998 Ardent Music
Transcribed by Mike Fisher: mfish33@yahoo.com
Intro: Lead guitar over chords (2 guitars, one
picking chords and one playing lead part below)
DG
e -2h3-2-----2h3-2------------------------------
B -------3---------3----------------------------
G ---------2---------0----0------0--------------
D --------------------------4--0---4--0---------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
DG
e -2h3-2-----2h3-2------2h3-2-------------------
B -------3---------3----------3--------3--------
G ---------2---------0----------0--2h4---2------
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
Verse 1
D G
Sometimes its sink or swim
D
And I've been treading water
I should have expected the flood
G Bm
But floating never has been easy for me
G
You caught me carefree
Bm A Em G A
And You called me like you saw me, ah...a sinner.
Verse 2
D
And I said five wits, looks and strength
G D
I don't think are much in the way of companions
And good deeds couldn't pay me account
G
Not kinsmen or knowledge stand
Bm G
The trial of every man..oh no
Bm A
Don't call me every man...
Chorus
Em G DA Em GA
Call me Christian, ...call me Christian
Em G DA G
Call me Christian, ...call me Christian.
Intro 1X (2nd part of lead guitar)
Verse 3
D
I've looked on the evergreen
G D
And I've seen it constantly grow and show us life
G
And I want to live eternally
Bm G
I want to be an imitation of Christ
Bm A
I want to be a little Christ.
Chorus
Bridge
D G
As a boy I'd put my steps
D
In my brother's bigger tracks
To match his stride
G
And just like that I'll follow Jesus
D G
Jesus is my guide.
Chorus 2X
Chorus 2X (With background vocals only singing...
"I am in You, You are in me, hajeluiah.")