[Chorus]
C C Em Am
Twelve men. Chosen men.
F G C
Jesus was looking for twelve men.
[Verse 1]
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Jesus walked along the shore one day.
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Heavy burdens, love for others, on Him lay.
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He was looking for a friend; He was searching for twelve men
C G C
Who would gladly follow all the way.
[Chorus]
C C Em Am
Twelve men. Chosen men.
F G C
Jesus was looking for twelve men.
[Verse 2]
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First He called for Andrew by the shore.
Dm G C
Told his brother, Simon Peter, He had a chore.
F
And of one He was so fond; you'll recall his name was John;
C G C
Still He called for Judas and eight more.
[Verse 3]
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Simon, James the Elder, Jude, Matthew,
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Thomas, Philip, James the Less, Bartholomew.
F
These twelve men the world did hate, striving to eliminate;
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This is how they finally met their fate.
[Chorus]
C C Em Am
Twelve men. Chosen men.
F G C
Jesus was looking for twelve men.
[Verse 4]
C Dm G
Andrew died upon a cross we hear.
Dm G C
Thomas killed in India with a spear.
F
James the Less was sawn in two, arrow through the body of Jude;
C G C
Philip died by hanging without fear.
[Verse 5]
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Preyed upon by night Bartholomew.
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Martyred Simon, James the Elder, writer Matthew.
F
Simon Peter in Rome town, crucified there upside-down;
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Only John did live his whole life through.
[Tag]
C C Em Am
Twelve men, chosen men.
F G Am
Eleven of them true but one a devil...
F G Am
Judas hung himself and lost his silver.
[Chorus]
Am C C Em Am
Twelve men. Chosen men.
F G C
Jesus was looking for twelve men.
F G C
Jesus is still looking for good men.