BANKS OF THE RIVER JORDAN [By MR. AARON NEVILLE] Chords
Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Gm] [Am] [Bb] I stood [F] on [Dm] [Eb] the banks of Jordan [Gm] [Cm] [Bb] one day
[F] [G] [Bb]
I had to see
[Eb] Moses
[Bb]
[D] I [Gm] stood on [Bb] the banks [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I [Eb] had to see the chiefs of [Bb] Goldbine
[F] Listen, [Bb]
Lord,
[F] I've [Bb] got my ticket
[Eb]
Yes, [Bb] I have
[Gm]
[F] Please, Jesus, don't [Bb] leave me down here
You [D] took my father
You came back and [Gm] took my [Bb] mother
[Eb] This is what you've done
You took everything that was so dear, so [Bb] dear to me
And while you [F] did that, Lord, all I could do [Bb] was just stand there
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] On the banks, banks of Jordan
[Bb] [Cm] With [Bb] pain in my heart
[F]
[Bb] I had to see
[Eb] I [Bb]
[D]
[Gm] stood on [Bb] the [Fm] banks [Bb] [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I had [Eb] to see
I had to see the chiefs of [Bb] Goldbine
[F] I [Bb]
know she's watching
Our [F] [Bb] mother's waiting
[Eb] [Bb] This is what I [Gm] told [A] her
[F] I told her that I would [Bb] be home after a while
Don't [D] want a last word that I never [Gm] told my [Bb]
mother
[Eb] She closed her eyes and went on to glory [Cm] with a [Bb] smile
All [F] I could do was just [Bb] stand [Cm] [Bb] there
On the [Eb]
banks, banks of Jordan
With [Bb] tears [Cm] in my [Bb] [F] eyes
[A] [Bb]
I had to see
See the [Eb] chiefs
I [Bb]
[D] [Gm] stood on [Bb] the banks [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I [Eb] had to see
See the chiefs [Bb] of Goldbine
[F] [G] [Bb]
I had to see
[Eb] Moses
[Bb]
[D] I [Gm] stood on [Bb] the banks [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I [Eb] had to see the chiefs of [Bb] Goldbine
[F] Listen, [Bb]
Lord,
[F] I've [Bb] got my ticket
[Eb]
Yes, [Bb] I have
[Gm]
[F] Please, Jesus, don't [Bb] leave me down here
You [D] took my father
You came back and [Gm] took my [Bb] mother
[Eb] This is what you've done
You took everything that was so dear, so [Bb] dear to me
And while you [F] did that, Lord, all I could do [Bb] was just stand there
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] On the banks, banks of Jordan
[Bb] [Cm] With [Bb] pain in my heart
[F]
[Bb] I had to see
[Eb] I [Bb]
[D]
[Gm] stood on [Bb] the [Fm] banks [Bb] [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I had [Eb] to see
I had to see the chiefs of [Bb] Goldbine
[F] I [Bb]
know she's watching
Our [F] [Bb] mother's waiting
[Eb] [Bb] This is what I [Gm] told [A] her
[F] I told her that I would [Bb] be home after a while
Don't [D] want a last word that I never [Gm] told my [Bb]
mother
[Eb] She closed her eyes and went on to glory [Cm] with a [Bb] smile
All [F] I could do was just [Bb] stand [Cm] [Bb] there
On the [Eb]
banks, banks of Jordan
With [Bb] tears [Cm] in my [Bb] [F] eyes
[A] [Bb]
I had to see
See the [Eb] chiefs
I [Bb]
[D] [Gm] stood on [Bb] the banks [Eb] of Jordan one day
[Bb] I [Eb] had to see
See the chiefs [Bb] of Goldbine
Key:
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[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ I stood [F] on [Dm] [Eb] the banks _ _ of Jordan _ [Gm] _ [Cm] [Bb] one day
[F] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ I had to see _
_ _ [Eb] _ Moses
[Bb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ I _ [Gm] stood on _ _ _ [Bb] the _ banks _ [Eb] of Jordan _ _ _ one day
[Bb] _ I [Eb] had to see _ _ the _ chiefs of _ _ [Bb] _ _ Goldbine
_ [F] Listen, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ I've [Bb] got my ticket
_ [Eb] _
Yes, [Bb] I have
_ [Gm] _
[F] _ Please, _ _ Jesus, _ _ don't [Bb] leave me down here
_ _ _ _ _ You [D] took my father _ _ _ _
You came back and [Gm] took my [Bb] mother
_ _ [Eb] _ This is what you've done
You took everything _ that was so dear, _ _ so [Bb] dear to me
And while you [F] did that, Lord, _ all I could do [Bb] was just stand there
[Cm] _ [Bb] [Eb] On the _ banks, banks of Jordan _
[Bb] [Cm] With [Bb] pain in my heart
[F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I had to see
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] stood on _ _ [Bb] the _ [Fm] banks [Bb] _ [Eb] of Jordan _ one day
[Bb] _ I had [Eb] to see
_ I had to see the _ chiefs of [Bb] _ _ Goldbine
_ _ [F] _ I _ _ [Bb]
know she's watching _ _ _ _
Our [F] _ _ [Bb] mother's waiting _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] This is what I [Gm] told [A] her
[F] _ I told her _ _ that I would [Bb] be home after a _ while
_ _ _ _ Don't [D] want a last _ word that I never [Gm] told my _ _ [Bb]
mother
_ [Eb] _ _ _ She closed her eyes and went on to glory _ [Cm] _ with a [Bb] smile _ _
All [F] I could do _ was just [Bb] stand _ _ [Cm] [Bb] there
On the [Eb] _ _
banks, banks of Jordan
With [Bb] tears [Cm] in my [Bb] _ [F] eyes
_ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ _ I had to see _
See the _ [Eb] chiefs
I _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] stood on _ _ _ [Bb] the banks _ _ [Eb] of Jordan _ _ one day
[Bb] _ I [Eb] had to see
_ See the _ _ chiefs _ [Bb] of _ Goldbine _
[F] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ I had to see _
_ _ [Eb] _ Moses
[Bb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ I _ [Gm] stood on _ _ _ [Bb] the _ banks _ [Eb] of Jordan _ _ _ one day
[Bb] _ I [Eb] had to see _ _ the _ chiefs of _ _ [Bb] _ _ Goldbine
_ [F] Listen, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ I've [Bb] got my ticket
_ [Eb] _
Yes, [Bb] I have
_ [Gm] _
[F] _ Please, _ _ Jesus, _ _ don't [Bb] leave me down here
_ _ _ _ _ You [D] took my father _ _ _ _
You came back and [Gm] took my [Bb] mother
_ _ [Eb] _ This is what you've done
You took everything _ that was so dear, _ _ so [Bb] dear to me
And while you [F] did that, Lord, _ all I could do [Bb] was just stand there
[Cm] _ [Bb] [Eb] On the _ banks, banks of Jordan _
[Bb] [Cm] With [Bb] pain in my heart
[F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I had to see
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] stood on _ _ [Bb] the _ [Fm] banks [Bb] _ [Eb] of Jordan _ one day
[Bb] _ I had [Eb] to see
_ I had to see the _ chiefs of [Bb] _ _ Goldbine
_ _ [F] _ I _ _ [Bb]
know she's watching _ _ _ _
Our [F] _ _ [Bb] mother's waiting _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] This is what I [Gm] told [A] her
[F] _ I told her _ _ that I would [Bb] be home after a _ while
_ _ _ _ Don't [D] want a last _ word that I never [Gm] told my _ _ [Bb]
mother
_ [Eb] _ _ _ She closed her eyes and went on to glory _ [Cm] _ with a [Bb] smile _ _
All [F] I could do _ was just [Bb] stand _ _ [Cm] [Bb] there
On the [Eb] _ _
banks, banks of Jordan
With [Bb] tears [Cm] in my [Bb] _ [F] eyes
_ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ _ I had to see _
See the _ [Eb] chiefs
I _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] stood on _ _ _ [Bb] the banks _ _ [Eb] of Jordan _ _ one day
[Bb] _ I [Eb] had to see
_ See the _ _ chiefs _ [Bb] of _ Goldbine _