Chords for Death came a knocking- Ruthie Foster
Tempo:
106.2 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Eb
C
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Oh, you know that.
Oh, you know that.
You [Cm] know that [Gm] death came a-knockin' on my mother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my mother scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down by the Jordan Stream.
And then she shouted, hurry, done my duty,
got on my travelin' shoes.
[Eb] [Cm] Death came a-knockin' on my sister's door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Dm] ready to go.
[Cm] And my sister scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down [Eb] by the [C] Jordan Stream.
And [Cm] then she shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And then death came a-knockin' on my brother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my brother scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [C] Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death came a-knockin' on my neighbor's door,
singin', come on, Neighbor Ranger, ready to go.
And my neighbor scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [Bb] Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And death came a-knockin' on my preacher's door,
singin', come on, Preacher Ranger, ready to go.
And my preacher scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by [C] the Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death comes a-knockin' on my front door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Eb] ready to [Cm] go.
I'm gonna scoop right down, buckle up my shoes,
and we'll move on down [Bb] by the Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then I'll shout, hurry, [Bb] got on my travelin' shoes.
[N]
Oh, you know that.
You [Cm] know that [Gm] death came a-knockin' on my mother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my mother scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down by the Jordan Stream.
And then she shouted, hurry, done my duty,
got on my travelin' shoes.
[Eb] [Cm] Death came a-knockin' on my sister's door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Dm] ready to go.
[Cm] And my sister scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down [Eb] by the [C] Jordan Stream.
And [Cm] then she shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And then death came a-knockin' on my brother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my brother scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [C] Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death came a-knockin' on my neighbor's door,
singin', come on, Neighbor Ranger, ready to go.
And my neighbor scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [Bb] Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And death came a-knockin' on my preacher's door,
singin', come on, Preacher Ranger, ready to go.
And my preacher scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by [C] the Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death comes a-knockin' on my front door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Eb] ready to [Cm] go.
I'm gonna scoop right down, buckle up my shoes,
and we'll move on down [Bb] by the Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then I'll shout, hurry, [Bb] got on my travelin' shoes.
[N]
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Cm
Eb
C
Bb
Gm
Cm
Eb
C
Oh, you know that.
_ Oh, you know that. _ _ _
You [Cm] know that [Gm] death came a-knockin' on my mother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my mother scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down by the Jordan Stream.
And then she shouted, hurry, _ _ done my duty,
got on my travelin' shoes.
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] Death came a-knockin' on my sister's door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Dm] ready to go.
[Cm] And my sister scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down [Eb] by the [C] Jordan Stream.
And [Cm] then she shouted, hurry, _ _ _ _ _ got on my travelin' shoes.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ then death came a-knockin' on my brother's door,
singin', come on, _ _ Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my brother scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [C] Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' _ shoes.
And though in death came a-knockin' on my neighbor's door,
singin', come on, Neighbor Ranger, ready to go.
And my neighbor scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [Bb] Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And death _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ came a-knockin' on my preacher's door,
singin', come on, Preacher Ranger, ready to go.
And my preacher scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by [C] the Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death comes a-knockin' on my front door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Eb] ready to [Cm] go.
I'm gonna scoop right down, buckle up my shoes,
and we'll move on down [Bb] by the Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then I'll shout, hurry, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] got on my _ travelin' _ shoes. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Oh, you know that. _ _ _
You [Cm] know that [Gm] death came a-knockin' on my mother's door,
singin', come on, Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my mother scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down by the Jordan Stream.
And then she shouted, hurry, _ _ done my duty,
got on my travelin' shoes.
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] Death came a-knockin' on my sister's door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Dm] ready to go.
[Cm] And my sister scooped down, buckled up her shoes,
and she moved on down [Eb] by the [C] Jordan Stream.
And [Cm] then she shouted, hurry, _ _ _ _ _ got on my travelin' shoes.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ then death came a-knockin' on my brother's door,
singin', come on, _ _ Mother Ranger, ready to go.
And my brother scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [C] Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' _ shoes.
And though in death came a-knockin' on my neighbor's door,
singin', come on, Neighbor Ranger, ready to go.
And my neighbor scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by the [Bb] Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And death _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ came a-knockin' on my preacher's door,
singin', come on, Preacher Ranger, ready to go.
And my preacher scooped down, buckled up his shoes,
and he moved on down by [C] the Jordan Stream.
[Cm] And then he shouted, _ _ _ _ _ _ hurry, got on my travelin' shoes.
And though in death comes a-knockin' on my front door,
singin', come on, Sister Ranger, [Eb] ready to [Cm] go.
I'm gonna scoop right down, buckle up my shoes,
and we'll move on down [Bb] by the Jordan [Cm] Stream.
And then I'll shout, hurry, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] got on my _ travelin' _ shoes. _ _ _
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