Chords for Brother Brandon Hall singing " I' do my best to make the Lord a good soldier "
Tempo:
75.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And all through the ages, [G] the battle in place,
[D] Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
[G] And I read of how they stood, it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join [D] the fight and make [C] the [F#] cause [G] of the world.
[C] But the saints may always [G] be right on time,
[C] When I hear the last, [G] I hear [D] the last bloodshed.
[G] But it's you, who gave me [E] strength, to rise and [G] fall,
On my [Em] shoulders, [Bm] when I [D] was on my deathbed,
[C] To make the Lord [G] a better builder.
And it's not my matter, it's not an end in itself,
[D] It's my duty to be sovereign for the land.
[C] For the land is good, good is [E] good, good is good,
[G]
[Em]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear [Bm] it every [F#] time.
[G] But it's you, who gave [E] me strength, to rise and fall,
[Em] On my shoulders,
[D] when I was on my deathbed,
To [C] make the Lord [G] a better builder.
And all [C] through [G] the ages, the battle in [D] place,
Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
And [G] when I read of [C] how they stood, [G] it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join the fight and make the cause
[G] of the world.
[Dm]
[C] So I will stand, and I will [G] pray, be right on time,
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear the [D] last bloodshed.
[Em] [G] It's you, who gave me strength, to rise and [Em] fall,
On my shoulders, [D] when I was on my deathbed,
To make [C] the Lord a [G] better builder.
[D] Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
[G] And I read of how they stood, it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join [D] the fight and make [C] the [F#] cause [G] of the world.
[C] But the saints may always [G] be right on time,
[C] When I hear the last, [G] I hear [D] the last bloodshed.
[G] But it's you, who gave me [E] strength, to rise and [G] fall,
On my [Em] shoulders, [Bm] when I [D] was on my deathbed,
[C] To make the Lord [G] a better builder.
And it's not my matter, it's not an end in itself,
[D] It's my duty to be sovereign for the land.
[C] For the land is good, good is [E] good, good is good,
[G]
[Em]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear [Bm] it every [F#] time.
[G] But it's you, who gave [E] me strength, to rise and fall,
[Em] On my shoulders,
[D] when I was on my deathbed,
To [C] make the Lord [G] a better builder.
And all [C] through [G] the ages, the battle in [D] place,
Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
And [G] when I read of [C] how they stood, [G] it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join the fight and make the cause
[G] of the world.
[Dm]
[C] So I will stand, and I will [G] pray, be right on time,
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear the [D] last bloodshed.
[Em] [G] It's you, who gave me strength, to rise and [Em] fall,
On my shoulders, [D] when I was on my deathbed,
To make [C] the Lord a [G] better builder.
Key:
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C
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_ _ _ _ _
And all through the ages, [G] the battle _ in place,
[D] Against _ evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
[G] And I read of how they stood, it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join [D] the fight and make [C] the [F#] cause [G] of the world.
_ _ _ [C] But the saints may _ always [G] be right on time,
[C] When I hear the last, _ [G] I hear [D] the last _ bloodshed.
_ [G] But it's you, who gave me [E] strength, to rise and [G] fall,
On my [Em] shoulders, _ [Bm] when I [D] was on my deathbed,
[C] To make the Lord [G] a better builder. _ _
And it's not my matter, it's not an end in itself,
[D] It's my duty to be sovereign for the land.
[C] For the land is good, good is [E] good, good is good, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear [Bm] it every _ [F#] time. _
[G] But it's you, who gave [E] me strength, to rise and fall,
[Em] On my shoulders, _
[D] when I was on my deathbed,
To [C] make the Lord [G] a better builder. _
_ _ _ And all [C] through [G] the ages, the battle in [D] place,
Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
And [G] when I read of [C] how they stood, [G] it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join the fight and make the cause _
[G] of the world.
[Dm] _ _
[C] So I will stand, and I will [G] pray, be right on time,
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear the [D] last bloodshed.
[Em] _ _ [G] It's you, who gave me strength, to rise and [Em] fall,
On my shoulders, [D] when I was on my deathbed,
To make [C] the Lord a [G] better builder. _ _ _ _
And all through the ages, [G] the battle _ in place,
[D] Against _ evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
[G] And I read of how they stood, it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join [D] the fight and make [C] the [F#] cause [G] of the world.
_ _ _ [C] But the saints may _ always [G] be right on time,
[C] When I hear the last, _ [G] I hear [D] the last _ bloodshed.
_ [G] But it's you, who gave me [E] strength, to rise and [G] fall,
On my [Em] shoulders, _ [Bm] when I [D] was on my deathbed,
[C] To make the Lord [G] a better builder. _ _
And it's not my matter, it's not an end in itself,
[D] It's my duty to be sovereign for the land.
[C] For the land is good, good is [E] good, good is good, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear [Bm] it every _ [F#] time. _
[G] But it's you, who gave [E] me strength, to rise and fall,
[Em] On my shoulders, _
[D] when I was on my deathbed,
To [C] make the Lord [G] a better builder. _
_ _ _ And all [C] through [G] the ages, the battle in [D] place,
Against evil pointed, [C] but the saints [E] kept the faith.
And [G] when I read of [C] how they stood, [G] it makes [Em] me to wonder,
[D] To join the fight and make the cause _
[G] of the world.
[Dm] _ _
[C] So I will stand, and I will [G] pray, be right on time,
[C] When I hear the battle, [G] I hear the [D] last bloodshed.
[Em] _ _ [G] It's you, who gave me strength, to rise and [Em] fall,
On my shoulders, [D] when I was on my deathbed,
To make [C] the Lord a [G] better builder. _ _ _ _