Chords for He Reached Down - Iris DeMent

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A certain man one [D] [C] day did go _ _ down to _ _ Jericho
_ _ [A] following the _ seas [C] along the way. _ _ _
_ Well, they strapped him in a flask, _ _ leaving him for dead,
_ _ _ [G] lying on the side [C] of _ _ _ _ _ the river.
And then the breeze [G] came [F] passing [C]
by,
and he crossed over to the other side.
_ _ Then the Levite [G] came, _ he did just [C] the same. _ _ _ _
But when the Samaritan heard his cry,
he just could not pass on by.
_ _ He dressed his [G] wounds, and he carried him in [C] narrow _ sheds. _ _
He reached down, he reached down,
_ died right there on the ground.
He reached down, [Am] he [G] reached down,
and he took [C] some pain. _ _ _
_ He paid the keeper the amount that was due.
He needed more, and [G] said, I'm good for [C] that too.
He reached [A] down, [G] he reached [A] down,
and he [C] touched the pain. _ _ _
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_ Then the scribes and the _ Pharisees
brought the anointing for Jesus to see.
_ _ Lord, [Bm] she's [G] sinned, and the [A] law says she must [C] be stoned. _ _ _
_ There's one of you [G] that's [C] without sin,
_ said to you, you can cast the first stone in.
One by one they [Am] left [G] with Jesus, [A] and that [C] woman alone. _ _ _ _ _
He reached down, he reached down,
_ died right there on the ground.
He reached down, he [G] reached [C] down,
and he touched the pain. _ _ _
_ No accusers are left that I see.
The woman neither do I do, damn thee.
_ He reached [Am] down, he [G] reached down,
[A] and he [C] touched the pain. _ _ _
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_ And the booklet of story got told
about the trial brought at sea in the last world.
_ Sat in the gates of the [Am] kingdom, [G] and the master [A] says,
come [C] on in. _ _ _ _
For I was hurrying, you [G] gave [C] me names.
I was cold, but she was on my feet.
_ And I [G] was present, there was you,
[A] can't you see [C] without me. _ _ _
He reached down, [F] he [C] reached down,
_ died right there on the ground.
He reached down, he [G] reached down,
[C] and he touched my _ pain. _ _
_ When you did it to the least of things,
said you were done and unto me.
_ He reached down, he [G] reached down,
[A] and he touched [C] my pain. _ _ _
He reached down, he [G] reached down,
[C] and he touched the pain. _ _ _
He said reach down, oh, [Am] reach [G] down,
_ and _ touch the pain. _ _ _
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