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
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BANKS OF THE RIVER JORDAN  [By MR. AARON NEVILLE] chords
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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
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
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To start learning Aaron Neville - Banks Of The River Jordan chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bb, Eb, D, Gm, Bb, F and Bb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 103 BPM. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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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 _

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