From everyone’s favourite singing nun musical film (Whoopi Goldberg specifically!) a great practice piece for beginners on any instrument. Let me know how you get on with the letter notes below by commenting or rating 🙂
Did you know? This was originally sung by Little Peggy March in 1963 and has been sampled by Eminem, featured in Goodfellas and also used as a jingle for a Malaysian mobile service!
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C D  F – G  F
I will follow Him,
C – D    F    D – F – A  ^C  A  ^C
Follow Him wherever he may go
^CÂ Â ^DÂ Â ^DÂ ^D ^D-A ^D ^C
And near Him I always will be
^CÂ Â ^D-^DÂ ^DÂ Â ^DÂ Â Â AÂ Â ^D-^C
For nothing can keep me away
^CÂ AÂ GÂ Â A-G-F
He is my destiny
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C D  F – G  F
I will follow Him
C – D   F   D     F     A   ^C  A  ^C
Ever since he touched my heart I knew
^CÂ ^D-^D ^D ^D-A ^DÂ Â ^C
There isn’t an ocean too deep
^C ^D-^DÂ Â ^D ^DÂ Â AÂ Â ^DÂ Â Â ^F
A mountain so high it could keep,
^GÂ Â Â ^EÂ ^C-^F
Keep me away
^F-^GÂ ^EÂ Â ^CÂ ^F
Away from his love
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^C ^F ^FÂ ^C ^FÂ ^FÂ Â ^C ^FÂ ^F
I love him, I love Him, I love Him
^CÂ Â Â ^FÂ Â Â Â ^EÂ ^DÂ Â ^C ^D-^D
And where he goes I’ll follow
A ^D-^DÂ Â A ^D-^D
I’ll follow, I’ll follow…
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C D  F – G   F
I will follow Him
C – D    F    D-F-A   ^C  A  ^C
Follow Him wherever he may go
^CÂ ^D-^D ^D ^D-A ^DÂ Â ^C
There isn’t an ocean too deep
^CÂ ^D-^DÂ ^DÂ ^DÂ AÂ ^DÂ ^C
A mountain so high it can keep
^CÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â G-A
Keep me away
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C   D   F – G   F
We will follow Him
 ^D-^C  A
(Follow him)
C – D    F    D-F-A   ^C  A ^C
Follow Him wherever he may go
^CÂ ^D-^D ^D ^D-AÂ ^DÂ ^C
There isn’t an ocean too deep
  ^C ^C
(Too deep)
^C ^D-^D ^D ^D  Bb ^D  ^F
A mountain so high it can keep
^GÂ Â ^EÂ ^C-^F
Keep us away
^F-^GÂ ^EÂ Â ^CÂ ^F
Away from his love
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