Chords for Harry Belafonte - Goin' Down Jordan
Tempo:
95.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[C] [D] [C]
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [C] heavenly road.
I was living me life as an [G] Anglican, let me tell you how I changed to [C] a Baptist man.
[C]
One night I was walking down a Frederick [G] street, poor and hungry, [C] no shoes on me feet.
I passed a door [Dm] that said down with sin, [G] it was the smell of food [C] that pulled me in.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [Am] heavenly road.
All together children.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, [Am] Jordan, we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road.
[G]
Well [A] the leader woke up and he shook my hand, said I want you [C] to be a holy man.
Right away I made a quick decision, my stomach was a growling for this new religion.
I started over to get some [G] food when some sisters [C] approached me in a mystic mood.
They ducked me in [Am] the water about four or five times.
I couldn't see a thing because I was almost [C] blind singing, I got a sword in my hand.
[A] I'm going to use it [C] well.
I got a sword in my hand.
I'm going [D] to [A] use it well.
I was drenched to my skin and I was feeling [G] cold, but the sight of the [C] food made me take a hold.
The sisters started to [G] break away, they said kneel, [C] believers kneel and pray.
I pray and I [F] pray in a new found [G] style.
In the meantime my [C] taste buds was running wild, I was about to [F] fall clear [A] out of my seat.
When a man jumped up and said before you eat [C] you got to moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
[C] And if you are to go to heaven [A] when you die you got to [C] moan children moan.
All together now.
Moan children moan.
You [F] got to moan children [Dm] moan.
And [Am] if you are to go to heaven when [A] you die you got to moan children moan.
Once again now.
Moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
And if [C] you are to go to [Em] heaven when you die you got to moan [C] children moan.
Well before I [G] baptize I had plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Well before I baptize I had [G] plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Don't talk about the leaders [F] they treat me good, [G] plenty sweet oil [C] and plenty food.
My brother [F] it was then that I [G] realized every man on earth should be [C] baptized.
Going down, [D] Chatham we are [Dm] going down, [C] Chatham we are going down.
The [A] [Gm] heavenly road up the Nubala.
Going [C] down, Chatham we are [Am] going down, Chatham we [Am] are going down.
[A] Chatham let's walk the heavenly road.
Once [C] again now.
Going down, [F] Chatham we are going down, [Dm] Chatham we are going [A] down.
[D] Chatham let's walk [G] the heavenly road.
[C] [D] [C]
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [C] heavenly road.
I was living me life as an [G] Anglican, let me tell you how I changed to [C] a Baptist man.
[C]
One night I was walking down a Frederick [G] street, poor and hungry, [C] no shoes on me feet.
I passed a door [Dm] that said down with sin, [G] it was the smell of food [C] that pulled me in.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [Am] heavenly road.
All together children.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, [Am] Jordan, we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road.
[G]
Well [A] the leader woke up and he shook my hand, said I want you [C] to be a holy man.
Right away I made a quick decision, my stomach was a growling for this new religion.
I started over to get some [G] food when some sisters [C] approached me in a mystic mood.
They ducked me in [Am] the water about four or five times.
I couldn't see a thing because I was almost [C] blind singing, I got a sword in my hand.
[A] I'm going to use it [C] well.
I got a sword in my hand.
I'm going [D] to [A] use it well.
I was drenched to my skin and I was feeling [G] cold, but the sight of the [C] food made me take a hold.
The sisters started to [G] break away, they said kneel, [C] believers kneel and pray.
I pray and I [F] pray in a new found [G] style.
In the meantime my [C] taste buds was running wild, I was about to [F] fall clear [A] out of my seat.
When a man jumped up and said before you eat [C] you got to moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
[C] And if you are to go to heaven [A] when you die you got to [C] moan children moan.
All together now.
Moan children moan.
You [F] got to moan children [Dm] moan.
And [Am] if you are to go to heaven when [A] you die you got to moan children moan.
Once again now.
Moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
And if [C] you are to go to [Em] heaven when you die you got to moan [C] children moan.
Well before I [G] baptize I had plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Well before I baptize I had [G] plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Don't talk about the leaders [F] they treat me good, [G] plenty sweet oil [C] and plenty food.
My brother [F] it was then that I [G] realized every man on earth should be [C] baptized.
Going down, [D] Chatham we are [Dm] going down, [C] Chatham we are going down.
The [A] [Gm] heavenly road up the Nubala.
Going [C] down, Chatham we are [Am] going down, Chatham we [Am] are going down.
[A] Chatham let's walk the heavenly road.
Once [C] again now.
Going down, [F] Chatham we are going down, [Dm] Chatham we are going [A] down.
[D] Chatham let's walk [G] the heavenly road.
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_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [C] heavenly road.
I was living me life as an [G] Anglican, let me tell you how I changed to [C] a Baptist man.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ One night I was walking down a Frederick [G] street, poor and hungry, [C] no shoes on me feet.
I passed a door [Dm] that said down with sin, [G] it was the smell of food [C] that pulled me in.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [Am] heavenly road.
All together children.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, [Am] Jordan, we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Well [A] the leader woke up and he shook my hand, said I want you [C] to be a holy man.
Right away I made a quick decision, my stomach was a growling for this new religion.
I started over to get some [G] food when some sisters [C] approached me in a mystic mood.
They ducked me in [Am] the water about four or five times.
I couldn't see a thing because I was almost [C] blind singing, I got a sword in my hand.
_ _ [A] I'm going to use it [C] well.
_ _ I got a sword in my hand.
I'm going [D] to [A] use it well.
I was drenched to my skin and I was feeling [G] cold, but the sight of the [C] food made me take a hold.
The sisters started to [G] break away, they said kneel, [C] believers kneel and pray.
I pray and I [F] pray in a new found [G] style.
In the meantime my [C] taste buds was running wild, I was about to [F] fall clear [A] out of my seat.
When a man jumped up and said before you eat [C] you got to moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
[C] And if you are to go to heaven [A] when you die you got to [C] moan children moan.
All together now.
Moan children moan.
You [F] got to moan children [Dm] moan.
And [Am] if you are to go to heaven when [A] you die you got to moan children moan.
Once again now.
Moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
And if [C] you are to go to [Em] heaven when you die you got to moan [C] children moan.
Well before I [G] baptize I had plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Well before I baptize I had [G] plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Don't talk about the leaders [F] they treat me good, [G] plenty sweet oil [C] and plenty food.
My brother [F] it was then that I [G] realized every man on earth should be [C] baptized.
Going down, [D] Chatham we are [Dm] going down, [C] Chatham we are going down.
The [A] _ [Gm] heavenly road up the Nubala.
Going [C] down, Chatham we are [Am] going down, Chatham we [Am] are going down.
[A] Chatham let's walk the heavenly road.
Once [C] again now.
Going down, [F] Chatham we are going down, [Dm] Chatham we are going [A] down.
[D] Chatham let's walk [G] the heavenly _ road. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [C] heavenly road.
I was living me life as an [G] Anglican, let me tell you how I changed to [C] a Baptist man.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ One night I was walking down a Frederick [G] street, poor and hungry, [C] no shoes on me feet.
I passed a door [Dm] that said down with sin, [G] it was the smell of food [C] that pulled me in.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, Jordan, [C] we are going down, [D] Jordan, let's walk the [Am] heavenly road.
All together children.
We are going down, Jordan, [F] we are going down, [Am] Jordan, we are going down, Jordan, let's walk the heavenly road. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Well [A] the leader woke up and he shook my hand, said I want you [C] to be a holy man.
Right away I made a quick decision, my stomach was a growling for this new religion.
I started over to get some [G] food when some sisters [C] approached me in a mystic mood.
They ducked me in [Am] the water about four or five times.
I couldn't see a thing because I was almost [C] blind singing, I got a sword in my hand.
_ _ [A] I'm going to use it [C] well.
_ _ I got a sword in my hand.
I'm going [D] to [A] use it well.
I was drenched to my skin and I was feeling [G] cold, but the sight of the [C] food made me take a hold.
The sisters started to [G] break away, they said kneel, [C] believers kneel and pray.
I pray and I [F] pray in a new found [G] style.
In the meantime my [C] taste buds was running wild, I was about to [F] fall clear [A] out of my seat.
When a man jumped up and said before you eat [C] you got to moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
[C] And if you are to go to heaven [A] when you die you got to [C] moan children moan.
All together now.
Moan children moan.
You [F] got to moan children [Dm] moan.
And [Am] if you are to go to heaven when [A] you die you got to moan children moan.
Once again now.
Moan children moan.
[F] You got to moan children moan.
And if [C] you are to go to [Em] heaven when you die you got to moan [C] children moan.
Well before I [G] baptize I had plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Well before I baptize I had [G] plenty pain, now I find myself [C] a free man again.
Don't talk about the leaders [F] they treat me good, [G] plenty sweet oil [C] and plenty food.
My brother [F] it was then that I [G] realized every man on earth should be [C] baptized.
Going down, [D] Chatham we are [Dm] going down, [C] Chatham we are going down.
The [A] _ [Gm] heavenly road up the Nubala.
Going [C] down, Chatham we are [Am] going down, Chatham we [Am] are going down.
[A] Chatham let's walk the heavenly road.
Once [C] again now.
Going down, [F] Chatham we are going down, [Dm] Chatham we are going [A] down.
[D] Chatham let's walk [G] the heavenly _ road. _ _ _ _ _