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
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Death came a knocking- Ruthie Foster chords
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Oh, you know that.
you know that.
You [Cm] know that [Gm] death came a-knockin' on my mother's door,
to go.
her shoes,
Jordan Stream.
done my duty,
shoes.
100%  ➙  106BPM
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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To learn Ruthie Foster - (Travelin Shoes) Death Came A-Knockin chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Cm, C, Cm, Eb, Gm, Eb, Cm, Dm and Cm. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 106. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Eb Major.

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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. _ _ _
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This song is part of Runaway Soul album.

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