John Starnes - JERUSALEM "The Holy City" Chords
Tempo:
77.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] One night while [A] I was sleeping I [G] had [A] a dream so [E] [D] fair
I stood [F#] in old [G]
Jerusalem [G#] beside the temple [Em]
there
[A] [D] I heard the children [A] singing [G] and [A] ever as [F#m] they [D] sang
[D#] I thought [D#m] the voice [A] of [C#] angels [F#m] from heaven [E] in answer [A] rang
I [E]
thought the voice of [C#] angels [Dm]
from [A] heaven in [E] answer
[A] rang
[D] [A] Jerusalem, [D] Jerusalem
[G] Hark [Bm]
[D] [A] [Am]
[F#m] in the howl [Bm] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [G] of the street [A] no longer [D] as with the [F#] [G] glads
[G#] That the little [A] children sang
[D] The sun grew dark [A] with mystery [C#] and the morn was [E] cold and [D] chilled
As [D#m] the shadow of [A] a cross arose [Bm] upon [E] a [G#] lonely hill
[A] As [E] the shadow of [C#] a cross [Dm] arose [A] upon [Bm] a [A] lonely hill
[D]
[A] Jerusalem, [D] Jerusalem
[G] Lift up your gates [D] and
[A] [Am] in the [F#m] heart
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
[F#] of Jerusalem
Once again my [D#m] dream was changed, [G#] newer there seemed [F#] to be
I [D#m] saw [D] the [F#] holy city beside [C#] the crystal sea
[D#m] The light of God was [A#m] on its streets [A] and the gates [E] they were open wide
That [Am]
all could [D] [G] enter [A] and no [D] one [D] was denied
[F#]
[Bm] No need [F#] of moon [F#m] or the [E] stars by [G#] night or [G] the sun to [A] shine [F#m] by day
[D#m] For it was the new [A]
Jerusalem [C#] that [B] would [E] not pass [A] away
[E] It was [Em]
[C#m] [F#m] the new [A] Jerusalem that would not pass away
[B] [D] Jerusalem,
[A] [D] Jerusalem
[G] Sing for the Lord
[B] [D] [A] [Am] [F#m] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [C] [D]
[G] [A#]
[A]
[D]
[Dm]
[Bm] [A]
[D] One night while [A] I was sleeping I [G] had [A] a dream so [E] [D] fair
I stood [F#] in old [G]
Jerusalem [G#] beside the temple [Em]
there
[A] [D] I heard the children [A] singing [G] and [A] ever as [F#m] they [D] sang
[D#] I thought [D#m] the voice [A] of [C#] angels [F#m] from heaven [E] in answer [A] rang
I [E]
thought the voice of [C#] angels [Dm]
from [A] heaven in [E] answer
[A] rang
[D] [A] Jerusalem, [D] Jerusalem
[G] Hark [Bm]
[D] [A] [Am]
[F#m] in the howl [Bm] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [G] of the street [A] no longer [D] as with the [F#] [G] glads
[G#] That the little [A] children sang
[D] The sun grew dark [A] with mystery [C#] and the morn was [E] cold and [D] chilled
As [D#m] the shadow of [A] a cross arose [Bm] upon [E] a [G#] lonely hill
[A] As [E] the shadow of [C#] a cross [Dm] arose [A] upon [Bm] a [A] lonely hill
[D]
[A] Jerusalem, [D] Jerusalem
[G] Lift up your gates [D] and
[A] [Am] in the [F#m] heart
[Bm] [D] [A] [D]
[F#] of Jerusalem
Once again my [D#m] dream was changed, [G#] newer there seemed [F#] to be
I [D#m] saw [D] the [F#] holy city beside [C#] the crystal sea
[D#m] The light of God was [A#m] on its streets [A] and the gates [E] they were open wide
That [Am]
all could [D] [G] enter [A] and no [D] one [D] was denied
[F#]
[Bm] No need [F#] of moon [F#m] or the [E] stars by [G#] night or [G] the sun to [A] shine [F#m] by day
[D#m] For it was the new [A]
Jerusalem [C#] that [B] would [E] not pass [A] away
[E] It was [Em]
[C#m] [F#m] the new [A] Jerusalem that would not pass away
[B] [D] Jerusalem,
[A] [D] Jerusalem
[G] Sing for the Lord
[B] [D] [A] [Am] [F#m] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [C] [D]
[G] [A#]
[A]
[D]
[Dm]
Key:
A
D
G
E
Bm
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] One night while [A] I was sleeping I [G] had [A] a dream so [E] _ [D] fair
I stood [F#] in old [G] _
Jerusalem [G#] beside _ the temple [Em]
there
[A] _ _ [D] I heard the children [A] singing _ [G] and [A] ever as [F#m] they [D] sang
_ [D#] I thought [D#m] the voice [A] of _ [C#] angels [F#m] from heaven [E] in answer [A] rang
_ I [E]
thought the voice of [C#] _ angels [Dm]
from [A] _ heaven in [E] answer _ _
[A] rang
[D] _ _ [A] Jerusalem, _ [D] Jerusalem
_ _ _ [G] Hark [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
[F#m] in the howl [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] of the street [A] no longer _ _ [D] _ as with the [F#] [G] glads
_ _ [G#] That the little _ [A] children sang
_ [D] The sun grew dark [A] with mystery [C#] and the morn was [E] cold and [D] chilled
As [D#m] the shadow of [A] a cross arose [Bm] upon [E] a [G#] lonely hill
[A] As [E] the shadow of [C#] a cross _ [Dm] arose _ [A] upon [Bm] a _ [A] lonely hill
_ [D] _
[A] Jerusalem, _ [D] _ _ Jerusalem _
[G] Lift up your gates [D] and _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ in the [F#m] heart _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] of Jerusalem
Once again my [D#m] dream was changed, [G#] newer there seemed [F#] to be
I [D#m] saw [D] the [F#] holy city beside _ _ [C#] the crystal sea _
[D#m] The light of God was [A#m] on its streets [A] and the gates [E] they were open wide
That [Am]
all could _ [D] _ _ _ [G] enter [A] and no [D] one [D] was denied
[F#] _
[Bm] No need [F#] of moon [F#m] or the [E] stars by [G#] night or [G] the sun to [A] shine [F#m] by day
_ [D#m] For it was the new [A] _
Jerusalem [C#] that [B] would [E] not pass [A] away
_ [E] It was [Em] _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] the new [A] Jerusalem that would _ _ not pass away
_ [B] _ [D] Jerusalem, _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Jerusalem
_ [G] Sing for the Lord
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] One night while [A] I was sleeping I [G] had [A] a dream so [E] _ [D] fair
I stood [F#] in old [G] _
Jerusalem [G#] beside _ the temple [Em]
there
[A] _ _ [D] I heard the children [A] singing _ [G] and [A] ever as [F#m] they [D] sang
_ [D#] I thought [D#m] the voice [A] of _ [C#] angels [F#m] from heaven [E] in answer [A] rang
_ I [E]
thought the voice of [C#] _ angels [Dm]
from [A] _ heaven in [E] answer _ _
[A] rang
[D] _ _ [A] Jerusalem, _ [D] Jerusalem
_ _ _ [G] Hark [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
[F#m] in the howl [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] of the street [A] no longer _ _ [D] _ as with the [F#] [G] glads
_ _ [G#] That the little _ [A] children sang
_ [D] The sun grew dark [A] with mystery [C#] and the morn was [E] cold and [D] chilled
As [D#m] the shadow of [A] a cross arose [Bm] upon [E] a [G#] lonely hill
[A] As [E] the shadow of [C#] a cross _ [Dm] arose _ [A] upon [Bm] a _ [A] lonely hill
_ [D] _
[A] Jerusalem, _ [D] _ _ Jerusalem _
[G] Lift up your gates [D] and _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ in the [F#m] heart _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] of Jerusalem
Once again my [D#m] dream was changed, [G#] newer there seemed [F#] to be
I [D#m] saw [D] the [F#] holy city beside _ _ [C#] the crystal sea _
[D#m] The light of God was [A#m] on its streets [A] and the gates [E] they were open wide
That [Am]
all could _ [D] _ _ _ [G] enter [A] and no [D] one [D] was denied
[F#] _
[Bm] No need [F#] of moon [F#m] or the [E] stars by [G#] night or [G] the sun to [A] shine [F#m] by day
_ [D#m] For it was the new [A] _
Jerusalem [C#] that [B] would [E] not pass [A] away
_ [E] It was [Em] _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] the new [A] Jerusalem that would _ _ not pass away
_ [B] _ [D] Jerusalem, _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Jerusalem
_ [G] Sing for the Lord
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _