Chords for Folk Gospel Ballad: When the Dust Settles Down (Like a Johnny Cash "Redemption Song") 2025 Lyrics
Tempo:
62 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Lord, [A] [E]
[B] I've walked [B] some long, hard [E] miles [A] I've walked through deserts, [E] I've wandered
Carried some burdens [A] that left my [A#m] shoulders
[B] Chased after dreams [E] that led me far from
But I never was [F#] as I [E] thought I was alone
[B] [E] I cursed at the sky, [E] shook my fist at the night
But looking [D] back now, [A] with these tired, [F#] old
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[B] I've walked [B] some long, hard [E] miles [A] I've walked through deserts, [E] I've wandered
Carried some burdens [A] that left my [A#m] shoulders
[B] Chased after dreams [E] that led me far from
But I never was [F#] as I [E] thought I was alone
[B] [E] I cursed at the sky, [E] shook my fist at the night
But looking [D] back now, [A] with these tired, [F#] old
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C#m
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Lord, [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] I've walked [B] some long, hard [E] miles [A] I've walked through deserts, [E] I've wandered
through storms _ Carried some burdens [A] that left my [A#m] shoulders
worn _
[B] Chased after dreams [E] that led me far from
home But I never was [F#] as I [E] thought I was alone _
[B] _ [E] I cursed at the sky, [E] shook my fist at the night
[A] Couldn't see no mercy [E] in the middle _ _ But looking [D] back now, [A] with these tired, [F#] old
eyes [B] I see grace was hiding in [G#m] a thousand small
replies [E] When the dust settles down [G#] and the noise fades
away [C#m] I can see your footprints [A] where mine [A] lost
their way [E] Through the heartache and the doubt, [B] through
the fire and the flood [C#m] When the [B] dust settles down, [F#m] Lord, I see [B] you
were there [E] all along [B] _ [E] There were days I held a bottle like it held
the truth [A] Nights I ran wild [E] trying to outrun my _ fear
But even [G#m] then, Lord, [A] I heard your quiet sound [B] Like a whisper in the night, pulling my soul
[E] back around [A] You were in the silence [E] when I cried behind
closed doors [B] You were [F#m] in the kindness [E] I kept ignoring
[A] You were in the stranger [E] who gave me their last dime
[F#] You were in the stillness, [B] waiting on your time
[E] When the dust settles down [G#m] and the pain slips away
[C#] I can feel your mercy [A] like the light of breakin' day
[E] Through the ashes and the doubt, [B] through the fire and the flood
[E] When the dust [A] settles down, [F#m] Lord, I see [B] you were there [E] all along _
_ [C#m] Now these boots are worn [G#m] and my knees know the ground
[A] But I ain't afraid of dying, [E] not now I've been found
[C#m] I'll walk that final mile, [A] Lord, with a smile and a song
[F#m] Cause when the [A] dust _ [B] settles down, I know you [E] were there all
_ _ _ You _ were there all along _ _ _ _
_ [B] I've walked [B] some long, hard [E] miles [A] I've walked through deserts, [E] I've wandered
through storms _ Carried some burdens [A] that left my [A#m] shoulders
worn _
[B] Chased after dreams [E] that led me far from
home But I never was [F#] as I [E] thought I was alone _
[B] _ [E] I cursed at the sky, [E] shook my fist at the night
[A] Couldn't see no mercy [E] in the middle _ _ But looking [D] back now, [A] with these tired, [F#] old
eyes [B] I see grace was hiding in [G#m] a thousand small
replies [E] When the dust settles down [G#] and the noise fades
away [C#m] I can see your footprints [A] where mine [A] lost
their way [E] Through the heartache and the doubt, [B] through
the fire and the flood [C#m] When the [B] dust settles down, [F#m] Lord, I see [B] you
were there [E] all along [B] _ [E] There were days I held a bottle like it held
the truth [A] Nights I ran wild [E] trying to outrun my _ fear
But even [G#m] then, Lord, [A] I heard your quiet sound [B] Like a whisper in the night, pulling my soul
[E] back around [A] You were in the silence [E] when I cried behind
closed doors [B] You were [F#m] in the kindness [E] I kept ignoring
[A] You were in the stranger [E] who gave me their last dime
[F#] You were in the stillness, [B] waiting on your time
[E] When the dust settles down [G#m] and the pain slips away
[C#] I can feel your mercy [A] like the light of breakin' day
[E] Through the ashes and the doubt, [B] through the fire and the flood
[E] When the dust [A] settles down, [F#m] Lord, I see [B] you were there [E] all along _
_ [C#m] Now these boots are worn [G#m] and my knees know the ground
[A] But I ain't afraid of dying, [E] not now I've been found
[C#m] I'll walk that final mile, [A] Lord, with a smile and a song
[F#m] Cause when the [A] dust _ [B] settles down, I know you [E] were there all
_ _ _ You _ were there all along _ _ _ _