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Artist: Johnny Cash Song: Softly and Tenderly Album: My Mother’s Hymn Book Year: 2003 Original key: C --- [Verse 1]

^CSoftly and ^Ctenderly ^FJesus is ^Ccalling ^AmCalling for ^Dyou and for ^Gme ^G ^CSee, on the ^Cportals, He's ^Fwaiting and ^Cwatching ^AmWatching ^Ffor ^Cyou and ^Gfor ^Cme ^C

[Chorus]

Come ^Ghome, ^G come ^Cho^G--^Cme ^DYe who are ^D7weary, come ^Gho^G7--me ^CEarnestly, ^Ctenderly, ^FJesus is ^Ccalling ^AmCalling, ^Foh ^Csinner, ^Gcome ^Chome ^C ^C ^C

[Verse 2]

^CWhy should we ^Ctarry when ^FJesus is ^Cpleading ^AmPleading for ^Dyou and for ^Gme ^G ^CWhy should we ^Clinger and ^Fheed not his ^Cmercies ^AmMercies ^Ffor ^Cyou and ^Gfor ^Cme ^C

[Chorus]

Come ^Ghome, ^G come ^Cho^G--^Cme ^DYe who are ^D7weary, come ^Gho^G7--me ^CEarnestly, ^Ctenderly, ^FJesus is ^Ccalling ^AmCalling, ^Foh ^Csinner, ^Gcome ^Chome ^C ^C ^C

[Verse 3]

^CO for the ^Cwonderful ^Flove He has ^Cpromised ^AmPromised for ^Dyou and for ^Gme ^G ^CThough we have ^Csinned, He has ^Fmercy and ^Cpardon ^AmPardon ^Ffor ^Cyou and ^Gfor ^Cme ^C

[Chorus]

Come ^Ghome, ^G come ^Cho^G--^Cme ^DYe who are ^D7weary, come ^Gho^G7--me ^CEarnestly, ^Ctenderly, ^FJesus is ^Ccalling ^AmCalling, ^Foh ^Csinner, ^Gcome ^Chome ^C

Johnny Cash - Softly and tenderly