Chords for Bishop Walter Hawkins - When The Battle Is Over

_ It's just old, little old-fashioned.
In fact, when we did it, we were like 20, 25 years younger
than we are now.
And we did it a little faster.
I want to do it back to speed tonight.
Amen.
Amen.
_ And I want you all. _
[Bm] How many folks were born before the mid-'80s?
How many folks are, _ oh, you know you here?
[Ab] Amen.
[F] So I need you to help the babies that don't know this.
I need you to help me sing this song.
Will you all help me?
Let's just make it a big congregational song tonight.
Come on.
Come on, Jeff. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Come on, everybody. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] Come on.
Go right to the battle zone.
Rise, shout, [B] now.
_ _ [E] You [Gb] know it.
You know it.
[E] Come on, sing it with us.
Come [Abm] on, everybody.
[Ab] Go right to the battle zone.
Rise, [E] shout, now.
_ _ You know it.
That's pretty simple.
[B] Everybody, come on, join [Db] with me.
Go right to the battle zone.
Rise, shout, now.
_ _ [B] You know it.
You know it.
_ _ _ Go right to the battle zone.
Rise, shout, [Ab] now.
_ _ [E] You know it.
[Gb] You know it.
[Ab] Listen, [B] when you're burning down with the [C] tears of life,
and you're [Ab] starving to see in [B] vain,
[Cm] hold your [Gm] head [Bb] up for your deliverance.
Listen now, when [B] the battle is over, when _
_ _ [Eb] [Ab] the battle is over,
yeah, _ _ [Db] when the [B] battle is over, _ _
[B] _ hey, [Dbm] we're going to have it.
Go right to [C] the battle zone.
Rise, shout, now.
_ _ [E] You know it.
[Gbm] You know it.
[E] _ _ [Gb] _ Go right to the battle [B] zone.
Rise, shout, now.
_ _ You know it.
[Gb] You know it.
[Eb] Listen, when [Ab] the tears are streaming [Ebm] down,
and there's no [C] one around, and you feel [Bb] like all your hope [Abm] is
gone, whoa, [C] _ don't [Bm] despair.
_ [B] Lord is right there when the battle is over.
_ _ _ When the battle is over.
[Bb] _ _ [B] _ When the battle is over.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] When the battle is over.
Hey, we're going to have it.
One [C] of these mornings, [Db] when the world's here, _
[Gb] and you're going to look for me, [Ab] I'll be gone. _
I'm going up to glory, [Gb] where I can sing and shout.
You know [E] that's what put me out.
[Gb] I'm walking on the key.
[Ab] Tell them all about my troubles.
Tell them [B] how many _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] times I've been through this. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
When the [B] battle is over.
When the battle [Bb] is _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] over.
When the battle [B] is over.
_ When the battle is over.
[Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] We are going to be born.
This is our way.
[Gb] I'll watch it out, man.
_ Watch it out. _
I _ _ praise him right now.
Praise him right now. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ I'd thank him for it.
Thank him for it, baby.
Thank him before the storm.
[B] _ [Db] Come on.
_ Hallelujah. _ _
_ Hallelujah!
_ _ [B] Hallelujah! _
[Abm] _ [Db] Yeah!
_ _ Hallelujah! _
_ _ _ _ Help me sing it! _
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ When [B] the battle is over_
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ The [Bb] battle is over!
When the battle [B] is over!
[C] When [Ebm] the battle is over_
Hey, [Dbm] we're going on.
Hallelujah!
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] Yeah! _
Hallelujah!
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _