Intro (x2): C F C F C F C F C

Verse One:
C
Seven years old, third row pew
F
John 3:16, something changed in me
C
Red letters coming off the page
C
Flooding my heart with amazing grace
F
I knew then I believed
F                   G
And those roots run deep

Pre-chorus:
                        F                         G
Oh, I been through some faith shaking hard times, yeah
    G               F       C
But nothing's gonna make me forget

Chorus:
C
Every one of those Sunday sermons
C
Every time that choir would sing
F                               G                            C
I could hear my Savior calling, telling me how much He loves me
C
No matter what the world throws at me
C
I know His word is true
F                                   G
It all started with heart stirring, spirit moving Sunday Sermons

Post-chorus:
C                                       F
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        G                            C
But you can't take the church out of me
C                                       F
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        (nc)
But you can't take the church out of me

Verse Two:
C
Gonna have my worries, well that's part of life
F                                 G                     C
But then I think of those stories 'bout what my God can do
C
He's still moving like He did back then
C                                      F
Born again people, can I get an amen? (Amen)
F
We've all seen the proof
F                   G
He makes all things new

Pre-chorus:
                    F                         G
Even all those some faith shaking hard times, yeah
G             F            C
I never wanna stop remembering

Chorus:
C
Every one of those Sunday sermons
C
Every time that choir would sing
F                               G                            C
I could hear my Savior calling, telling me how much He loves me
C
No matter what the world throws at me
C
I know His word is true
F                                   G
It all started with heart stirring, spirit moving Sunday Sermons

Post-chorus:
C                                       F
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        G                            C
But you can't take the church out of me

Bridge:
C  Csus4 C Csus4 C        F
         Oh, Sunday sermons
      C
Jesus loves me
       C
This I know
        G              C
For the Bible tells me so
      C        F
Jesus loves me
         C
Ain't no doubt
             G       F        C
So I'm gonna keep on talking 'bout
F
Ohh, yeah...

Chorus:
C
Every one of those Sunday sermons
C
Every time that choir would sing
F                               G                            C
I could hear my Savior calling, telling me how much He loves me
C
No matter what the world throws at me
C
I know His word is true
F                                   G
It all started with heart stirring, spirit moving Sunday Sermons

Post-chorus:
C
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        C
But you can't take the church out of me
F
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        C
But you can't take the church out of me
C
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
C                                         F
But you can't take the church out of me
C
Devil gonna try and take me out of that church
        F                            (nc)
But you can't take the church out of me
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