Chords for Larry Norman - Upon This Rock - Moses In The Wilderness (1969)
Tempo:
123.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [D]
Moses tending sheep in the fields one day.
[G] He thought he heard a burning scrub brush say,
[A] Gotta free your [F#m] people from the Pharaoh's hand.
[Bm] Gotta take them all [A] to the promised land.
Moses knew that [A] God was talking to him.
[G] So, he set off to [E] Egypt with a vigor and vim.
[D] And Moses bugged the Pharaoh.
He [E] bugged him and he [A] bugged him
till he got his people free.
[D] He used real [Em] bugs.
[G] Yes, indeed.
Ow, ow.
[D] He got his people freed.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Moses on [A] the banks of [D] the wide Red Sea
[G] stuck out a stick and [D] one, two, [A] three,
the water rolled [F#m] back and the people walked [Bm] down.
Everybody knew [A] they wouldn't drown.
[D] Pharaoh [A] told his army to bring them all back.
And [G] here come the [E] chariots, [B]
clickety-clack.
[D] While Moses took his stick [G] and he [E] closed up the water
[A] and Egyptians all [D] took a bath.
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, what a laugh.
Ow, [D] they all took a bath.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Dirty Egyptians.
Grab my foot, [F#] shake my [B] hand,
take me on to the [G] promised land.
[Bm]
[G] Milk [A] and [D] honey, milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] Me and [F#] all my people is here.
[B] So keep on sitting, man, I'm [G] posting at.
[Bm] Milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey, [D] milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D]
After forty long years in the wilderness
[G] they finally saw their [D] potential metropolis.
[A] They all gave thanks [F#m] and they all praised the Lord.
[Bm]
Even though it took [A] time, he kept his [B] word.
[D] He grabbed their foot and he took their hand
[G] and he brought them [D] all over [E] to the promised land.
[D] But it [Gm] seems to me like [E] an awful long [A] time to be looking [D] for a home.
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, a mighty long road home.
[D] Looking for a home, a home, a home.
[A] Never borrow money needlessly.
[D]
Moses tending sheep in the fields one day.
[G] He thought he heard a burning scrub brush say,
[A] Gotta free your [F#m] people from the Pharaoh's hand.
[Bm] Gotta take them all [A] to the promised land.
Moses knew that [A] God was talking to him.
[G] So, he set off to [E] Egypt with a vigor and vim.
[D] And Moses bugged the Pharaoh.
He [E] bugged him and he [A] bugged him
till he got his people free.
[D] He used real [Em] bugs.
[G] Yes, indeed.
Ow, ow.
[D] He got his people freed.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Moses on [A] the banks of [D] the wide Red Sea
[G] stuck out a stick and [D] one, two, [A] three,
the water rolled [F#m] back and the people walked [Bm] down.
Everybody knew [A] they wouldn't drown.
[D] Pharaoh [A] told his army to bring them all back.
And [G] here come the [E] chariots, [B]
clickety-clack.
[D] While Moses took his stick [G] and he [E] closed up the water
[A] and Egyptians all [D] took a bath.
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, what a laugh.
Ow, [D] they all took a bath.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Dirty Egyptians.
Grab my foot, [F#] shake my [B] hand,
take me on to the [G] promised land.
[Bm]
[G] Milk [A] and [D] honey, milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] Me and [F#] all my people is here.
[B] So keep on sitting, man, I'm [G] posting at.
[Bm] Milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey, [D] milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D]
After forty long years in the wilderness
[G] they finally saw their [D] potential metropolis.
[A] They all gave thanks [F#m] and they all praised the Lord.
[Bm]
Even though it took [A] time, he kept his [B] word.
[D] He grabbed their foot and he took their hand
[G] and he brought them [D] all over [E] to the promised land.
[D] But it [Gm] seems to me like [E] an awful long [A] time to be looking [D] for a home.
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, a mighty long road home.
[D] Looking for a home, a home, a home.
[A] Never borrow money needlessly.
[D]
Key:
D
A
G
E
Bm
D
A
G
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ Moses tending sheep in the fields one day.
[G] _ He thought he heard a burning scrub brush say,
[A] Gotta free your [F#m] people from the Pharaoh's hand.
_ [Bm] Gotta take them all [A] to the promised land.
_ Moses knew that [A] God was talking to him.
[G] So, he set off to [E] Egypt with a vigor and vim.
[D] And Moses bugged the Pharaoh.
He [E] bugged him and he [A] bugged him
till he got his people free.
[D] _ _ He used real [Em] bugs. _
_ [G] _ _ Yes, indeed.
Ow, ow.
[D] He got his people freed.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, _ ow, _ ow, [D] ow, ow, ow. _ _ _ _
_ Moses on [A] the banks of [D] the wide Red Sea
[G] stuck out a stick and [D] one, two, [A] three,
the water rolled [F#m] back and the people walked [Bm] down.
Everybody knew [A] they wouldn't drown.
_ _ [D] Pharaoh [A] told his army to bring them all back.
And [G] _ here come the [E] chariots, [B]
clickety-clack.
[D] While Moses took his stick [G] and he [E] closed up the water
[A] and Egyptians all [D] took a bath.
_ _ Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, what a laugh.
Ow, [D] they all took a bath.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, _ _ ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Dirty Egyptians. _ _
Grab my foot, [F#] shake my [B] hand,
take me on to the [G] promised land.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] Milk [A] and [D] honey, milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] Me and [F#] all my people is here.
[B] So keep on sitting, man, I'm [G] posting at.
_ _ [Bm] Milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey, [D] milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ After forty long years in the wilderness
[G] they finally saw their [D] potential metropolis.
_ [A] They all gave thanks [F#m] and they all praised the Lord.
[Bm] _
Even though it took [A] time, he kept his [B] word.
[D] He grabbed their foot and he took their hand
[G] and he brought them [D] all over [E] to the promised land.
_ [D] But it [Gm] seems to me like [E] an awful long [A] time to be looking [D] for a home. _ _ _
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, a mighty long road home.
_ [D] Looking for a home, a home, a home.
[A] Never borrow money needlessly.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Moses tending sheep in the fields one day.
[G] _ He thought he heard a burning scrub brush say,
[A] Gotta free your [F#m] people from the Pharaoh's hand.
_ [Bm] Gotta take them all [A] to the promised land.
_ Moses knew that [A] God was talking to him.
[G] So, he set off to [E] Egypt with a vigor and vim.
[D] And Moses bugged the Pharaoh.
He [E] bugged him and he [A] bugged him
till he got his people free.
[D] _ _ He used real [Em] bugs. _
_ [G] _ _ Yes, indeed.
Ow, ow.
[D] He got his people freed.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, _ ow, _ ow, [D] ow, ow, ow. _ _ _ _
_ Moses on [A] the banks of [D] the wide Red Sea
[G] stuck out a stick and [D] one, two, [A] three,
the water rolled [F#m] back and the people walked [Bm] down.
Everybody knew [A] they wouldn't drown.
_ _ [D] Pharaoh [A] told his army to bring them all back.
And [G] _ here come the [E] chariots, [B]
clickety-clack.
[D] While Moses took his stick [G] and he [E] closed up the water
[A] and Egyptians all [D] took a bath.
_ _ Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, what a laugh.
Ow, [D] they all took a bath.
Ow, ow, [A] ow, ow, _ _ ow, ow, [D] ow, ow, ow.
Dirty Egyptians. _ _
Grab my foot, [F#] shake my [B] hand,
take me on to the [G] promised land.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] Milk [A] and [D] honey, milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] Me and [F#] all my people is here.
[B] So keep on sitting, man, I'm [G] posting at.
_ _ [Bm] Milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey, [D] milk and honey, [G] milk [A] and honey.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ After forty long years in the wilderness
[G] they finally saw their [D] potential metropolis.
_ [A] They all gave thanks [F#m] and they all praised the Lord.
[Bm] _
Even though it took [A] time, he kept his [B] word.
[D] He grabbed their foot and he took their hand
[G] and he brought them [D] all over [E] to the promised land.
_ [D] But it [Gm] seems to me like [E] an awful long [A] time to be looking [D] for a home. _ _ _
Ow, ow, [G] ow, ow, a mighty long road home.
_ [D] Looking for a home, a home, a home.
[A] Never borrow money needlessly.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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