It a[Am]in't nece[D]ssarily [Am]so, [D] it [Am]ain't necess[D]arily [Am]so[D]
De th[Am7]ings dat yo' l[F]iable to [D7]read in de[Cdim] Bible
It a[D9]in't n[F]ec - es - [Em7]sar - i - [E7]ly [Am]so[D][Am][D]
Li'l D[Am]avid was [D]small but oh[Am] my,[D] Li'l D[Am]avid was sm[D]all but oh [Am]my[D]
He fo[Am7]ught big Go[F]liath who l[D7]ay down and[Cdim] dieth
Li'l D[D9]avid w[F]as sm[Em7]all but [E7]oh [Am]my[D][Am][D]
Oh J[Am]onah he l[D]ived in de wh[Am]ale,[D] Oh J[Am]onah he li[D]ved in de w[Am]hale[D]
Now[Am7] he made his h[F]ome in dat f[D7]ish's a[Cdim]bdomen
Oh J[D9]onah [F]he l[Em7]ived [E7]in de w[Am]hale[D][Am][D]
Li'l M[Am]oses was fo[D]und in a s[Am]tream,[D] Li'l [Am]Moses was f[D]ound in a s[Am]trea[D]m
He fl[Am7]oated on w[F]ater 'til [D7]ole Pharaoh's [Cdim]daughter
She f[D9]ished h[F]im she [Em7]says [E7]from that str[Am]eam [D][Am][D]
It a[Am]in't necess[D]arily [Am]so, [D] it [Am]ain't necess[D]arily [Am]so[D]
Th' t[Am7]hings that the pr[F]eacher is l[D7]iable to [Cdim]teach ya
It a[D9]in't n[F]ec - es - [Em7]sar - i - [E7]ly [Am]so[D][Am][D]
Meth[Am]us'lah lived n[D]ine hundred y[Am]ears,[D] Meth[Am]us'lah lived ni[D]ne hundred [Am]year[D]s
But [Am7]who calls dat l[F]ivin' when [D7]no gal'll[Cdim] give in
To [D9]no man w[F]hat's [Em7]nine h[E7]undred ye[Am]ars[D][Am][D]
I'm [Dm6]preachin' dis s[A]ermon to s[E7]how
It [D]ain't nessa, [C#7]ain't nessa, [F#m]ain't nessa, [Dm6]ain't nessa,
It a[A]in't nec - es - [E7/6]sar - i - ly [A6]so.
De th[Am7]ings dat yo' l[F]iable to [D7]read in de[Cdim] Bible
It a[D9]in't n[F]ec - es - [Em7]sar - i - [E7]ly [Am]so[D][Am][D]
Li'l D[Am]avid was [D]small but oh[Am] my,[D] Li'l D[Am]avid was sm[D]all but oh [Am]my[D]
He fo[Am7]ught big Go[F]liath who l[D7]ay down and[Cdim] dieth
Li'l D[D9]avid w[F]as sm[Em7]all but [E7]oh [Am]my[D][Am][D]
Oh J[Am]onah he l[D]ived in de wh[Am]ale,[D] Oh J[Am]onah he li[D]ved in de w[Am]hale[D]
Now[Am7] he made his h[F]ome in dat f[D7]ish's a[Cdim]bdomen
Oh J[D9]onah [F]he l[Em7]ived [E7]in de w[Am]hale[D][Am][D]
Li'l M[Am]oses was fo[D]und in a s[Am]tream,[D] Li'l [Am]Moses was f[D]ound in a s[Am]trea[D]m
He fl[Am7]oated on w[F]ater 'til [D7]ole Pharaoh's [Cdim]daughter
She f[D9]ished h[F]im she [Em7]says [E7]from that str[Am]eam [D][Am][D]
It a[Am]in't necess[D]arily [Am]so, [D] it [Am]ain't necess[D]arily [Am]so[D]
Th' t[Am7]hings that the pr[F]eacher is l[D7]iable to [Cdim]teach ya
It a[D9]in't n[F]ec - es - [Em7]sar - i - [E7]ly [Am]so[D][Am][D]
Meth[Am]us'lah lived n[D]ine hundred y[Am]ears,[D] Meth[Am]us'lah lived ni[D]ne hundred [Am]year[D]s
But [Am7]who calls dat l[F]ivin' when [D7]no gal'll[Cdim] give in
To [D9]no man w[F]hat's [Em7]nine h[E7]undred ye[Am]ars[D][Am][D]
I'm [Dm6]preachin' dis s[A]ermon to s[E7]how
It [D]ain't nessa, [C#7]ain't nessa, [F#m]ain't nessa, [Dm6]ain't nessa,
It a[A]in't nec - es - [E7/6]sar - i - ly [A6]so.
