Chords for "I'm Coming Home" (1959) Staple Singers

Tempo:
106.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Dm

F

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
"I'm Coming Home" (1959) Staple Singers chords
Start Jamming...
[D] [F] [G] [D]
[F] [D]
Tell heaven, now [G] you [D] tell heaven I am [Gm]
coming, [Dm] I'm coming [D] on, on one day
Just tell my heaven, my heavenly king Just tell him that I'm coming on the morning train
Tell [G] heaven, oh, [Bm]
[F] tell [G] heaven I am [D] coming, yeah, I'll [G] be on the road one [Dm]
[G] [D] day
Tell father, now you tell father I am coming, I'm coming on, on one day
Yeah, I've [G] been built, Lord, [D] I've been stung Yeah, [Dm] I've been talked about, [G] sure, [D] you've grown
[G] Tell heaven, tell heaven I am
[D] coming, yeah, [G] I'll be on the road [Bm] one day
[Dm] Tell father, I'm coming [D] on the road one day
Lord, the river [F] Lord, know [Gm]
[D] the river
Where the sun That even in sun
Will never go down Cross on my shoulder, sword in my hand
I'm a gun, I'm a fire, [Dm] in the name
[D] Lord, [G] the river Lord, know the river
Where [Dm] the sun That even in sun
Will never [D]
go down
Gonna choose, Lord, I'm gonna choose Choose my seed
Gonna choose my seed And set it [Bm] down
Lord, I'm gonna choose [D] my seed And set it down
Gonna have [Dm] my love For [G] my [D] starry crown
[Dm] Then I'm gonna write my [D] love
Oh, then I'm gonna tell him [B] That the world [C] ain't getting [D] no better
Then I'm gonna call [Dm] him [C] on [D] my phone
Cause you, I need you [C] in [D] my home
Yeah, [G] tell heaven I am [Dm] coming, yeah, [F] I'll be home [G] one [D] day
Tell heaven I am coming, gonna home one day
Lord, my burden Lord, know my [Dm] burden
Seize the heaven So hard [D] to bear
Hard to bear
Lord, know my burden Seize my heart to bear
[Eb] Lord, when [D] I get to heaven I [Fm] gotta find [D] to where I
Oh, [G] my burden Oh, [D] my [G] burden
Seize [D] the heaven Lord, know my heart to bear
You know my burden Seize my heart to bear
Tell my mother [F] Now [D] you tell my mother
I am coming I'm coming on home
One day Just tell my mother
Now don't she cry She'll know a little time
But I'm [Ab] born [D] to die Tell [G] my mother
Oh, [Dm] tell mother [G] I [Dm] am coming, yeah, I'll be home one day
Tell mother [D] I'm coming [F] on [D] home one day
[Am] [D]
[A]
[D]
I have been in heaven But I've been told
There's teeth in heaven They [F] shine [D] like gold
[G] Oh, tell heaven I am [Dm] coming, yeah, I'll be [G] home one day
Tell [D] heaven I'm coming [F] on [G] home one day
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

Learn the basic chords of The Staple Singers - (Part 1) Im Coming Home chords, with this master sequence: G, Dm, G, D, F, D, Dm and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 53 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 106 BPM. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[D] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Tell heaven, now [G] you [D] tell heaven _ I am [Gm]
coming, [Dm] I'm coming [D] on, _ _ on one day
Just tell my heaven, my _ heavenly _ king Just tell him that I'm coming on the morning train _
Tell _ [G] heaven, oh, _ [Bm] _
[F] tell [G] heaven I am [D] coming, yeah, I'll [G] be on the road one _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ day
Tell _ father, now you tell father I am coming, I'm coming on, _ _ on one _ day
Yeah, I've [G] been built, Lord, [D] I've been stung Yeah, [Dm] I've been talked about, [G] sure, [D] you've grown _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Tell heaven, _ tell heaven I am _
[D] coming, yeah, [G] I'll be on the road [Bm] one day
[Dm] Tell father, I'm coming [D] on the road one _ day
Lord, the river [F] Lord, know [Gm]
[D] the river
Where the sun That even in sun
Will never go down _ Cross on my shoulder, _ sword in my hand
I'm a gun, I'm a fire, [Dm] in the _ name
[D] _ Lord, _ [G] the river Lord, know the _ river
Where [Dm] the sun That _ even in sun _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Will never [D]
go down
Gonna _ _ choose, Lord, I'm gonna choose _ Choose my seed
Gonna choose my _ seed _ And set it [Bm] down
Lord, I'm gonna choose [D] my seed And set it down
Gonna have [Dm] my love For [G] my [D] starry crown
[Dm] Then I'm gonna write my [D] love
Oh, then I'm gonna tell him [B] That the world [C] ain't getting [D] no better
Then I'm gonna call [Dm] him [C] on [D] my phone
Cause you, I need you [C] in [D] my home
Yeah, [G] _ _ _ _ _ tell heaven _ I am [Dm] coming, yeah, [F] I'll be home [G] one [D] day
Tell heaven I am coming, gonna home one day
_ Lord, my burden Lord, know my [Dm] burden
_ Seize the heaven So hard [D] to bear
Hard to bear
Lord, know my burden Seize my heart to bear
[Eb] Lord, when [D] I get to heaven I [Fm] gotta find [D] to where I
Oh, [G] my burden Oh, _ [D] my [G] burden
_ Seize [D] the heaven Lord, know my heart to bear
You know my burden Seize my heart to bear
_ Tell my mother [F] Now [D] you tell my mother
I am coming I'm coming on home
_ One day Just tell my mother
Now don't she cry She'll know a little time
But I'm [Ab] born [D] to die _ Tell [G] my mother
Oh, _ [Dm] tell mother [G] _ I [Dm] am coming, yeah, I'll be home one day
Tell mother [D] I'm coming [F] on [D] home one day _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I have been in heaven But I've been told
There's teeth in heaven They [F] shine [D] like gold _
_ _ [G] _ Oh, _ _ tell heaven I am [Dm] coming, yeah, I'll be [G] home one day
Tell [D] heaven I'm coming [F] on [G] home one day
_ [D] _ _

You may also like to play

5:55
Staple Singers-A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
2:17
"So Soon" (1960) Staple Singers
2:48
"I'll Keep On Living After I Die" (1964) Dixie Hummingbirds