Chords for "Old Ship of Zion" (1949)- The Roberta Martin Singers

_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
I [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] was _ _ _ lost _ _ _ _ _ on _ an _ _ _ _ _ [A] isle _ _ _ [D] in [G] a life dark sea _ _ _ when _ _ _ _ _ [C]
I _ saw _ _ _ _ _ _ _ far [G] in the _ distance _ _ _ the _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ ship _ _ it _ _ _ _
[D] seemed
to be.
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Then [G] I saw _ _ _ _ oh [Bm] Lord the [G] Captain _ Beckham _ _ _ _ _ _ he _ _ [C] _ cried _ _ _ _ _ _ so _ loud [G] and free.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] My child _ _ _ [C] _ I've _ _ _ [G] come
to _ save [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] you.
_ [C] _
_ [G] Step on board [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] and [E]
follow [G] _ _ _ [C] _ me. _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Here's [G] the _ _ _ old _ _ ship _ _ of Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Here's the _ _ old
ship of Zion.
_ _ Ship [G] of Zion.
_ Ship of Zion.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Ship of Zion. _ _
Ship [G] of Zion.
_ _ Ship of Zion.
[C] I got [G] on board _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ early [A] one _ morning.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] I got on _ _ board. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
Lord, [Gb] _ [G] ain't no danger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in _ _ _ _ _ _ the water.
Lord, _ [Ab] ain't [D] no danger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in [Gm] the water.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Ain't no _ danger _ _ _ _ _ _ in [G] the water.
Ain't no danger in the water.
[C] I got [G] on _ board _ _ _ [Em] _ _ early _ _ [A] one _ morning. _ _
[Bbm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ I got [G] on board. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _