Chords for Blind Willie Johnson "Jesus is coming soon"

Tempo:
138.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

F

Bm

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blind Willie Johnson "Jesus is coming soon" chords
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[Bm] What do you know about Blind Willie [C] Johnson?
Blind Willie Johnson was a personal pal of mine.
[D] He and I played [A] together in many different [Ab] cities, parts of the state,
and different parts of the country, from Maine to the Mobile Bay.
But I returned to the party from him in Union, Missouri.
[F] He and I met up again in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Now, what do you [Em] consider his [Fm] best music?
Well, sacred music.
He has a heavy voice.
Most sound like a [E] preacher.
Does he play the guitar with his sacred music?
He plays the guitar with the sacred music with the steel ring.
And you think he is Blind Willie Johnson is dead, do you?
I think [Ab] Blind Willie Johnson is dead, according to a letter that I got from his wife.
He was a very good friend of mine, and he was a notable singer.
His [F] type of singer.
[Ab] Did he play a 12-string guitar?
Only a 6-string [Db] guitar.
Was he a good guitar picker?
Excellent.
[G]
Well, we done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
In the year of 1918, God sent a mighty Tarsier.
He killed many a thousand old men and all the Nazis.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
Great disease was a-mighty, and the people was to carry well.
There was an air-borne disease, and it floated through the house.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
The doctors, they got trouble, and they didn't know what to do.
They gathered themselves together and called it the Spanish flu.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
Soldiers died on the battlefield, died in the count of two.
Well, the captain said to Lieutenant, Army don't know what to do.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
Well, the God that warned the nations, he's the one that them never away.
So turn away from the evil, and seek the Lord and pray.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
Well, the noble said to the people, you better close your public schools.
So the men said, pardon me, but I'm going to close the church too.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
Read the book of Zechariah, Bible plain and plain.
As the people did it, I'm gonna say we can't wait.
[N]
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Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
C
3211
D
1321
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Blind Willie Mctell - Monologues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Em, Fm, E, Ab, F, Bm, C, D, A and Ab. A good strategy is to initiate at 69 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 138 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[Bm] What do you know about _ _ Blind Willie [C] Johnson?
Blind Willie Johnson was a personal pal of mine.
[D] He and I played [A] together in many different [Ab] cities, parts of the state,
and different parts of the country, from Maine to the Mobile Bay.
But I returned to the party from him in Union, Missouri.
[F] He and I met up again in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Now, what do you [Em] consider his [Fm] best music?
Well, sacred music.
He has a heavy voice.
Most sound like a [E] preacher.
_ _ _ Does he play the guitar with his sacred music?
He plays the guitar with the sacred music with the steel ring.
And you think he is Blind Willie Johnson is dead, do you?
I think [Ab] Blind Willie Johnson is dead, according to a letter that I got from his wife. _ _ _
He was a very good friend of mine, and he was a notable singer.
His [F] type of singer.
[Ab] Did he play a 12-string guitar?
Only a 6-string [Db] guitar.
Was he a good guitar picker?
Excellent.
_ _ [G] _
Well, we done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ _ We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
In the year of _ _ 1918, God sent a mighty _ Tarsier.
He killed many a thousand old men and all the Nazis.
We done told that God's done a warrior, _ Jesus is coming _ soon. _
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon. _ _
Great disease was a-mighty, _ and the people was to carry well.
There was an air-borne disease, and it floated through the house.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming _ soon.
_ We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ _ The doctors, they got trouble, _ and they didn't know what to do.
_ They gathered themselves together _ and called it the Spanish flu.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming _ soon.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ _ Soldiers died on the battlefield, _ _ died in the count of two.
Well, the captain said to Lieutenant, _ Army don't know what to do.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon. _ _
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon. _ _
Well, the God that warned the nations, _ he's the one that them never away. _
So turn away from the evil, _ and seek the Lord and pray.
We done told that God's done a warrior, _ Jesus is coming _ soon.
_ We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ Well, the noble said to the people, you better close your public _ schools.
So the men said, pardon me, but I'm going to close the church too.
We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ We done told that God's done a warrior, Jesus is coming soon.
_ _ Read the book of _ Zechariah, _ Bible plain and plain.
_ As the people did it, _ I'm gonna say we can't wait. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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