Chords for Otis Taylor - House of the Crosses [With Lyrics, HQ ]

Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

A

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otis Taylor - House of the Crosses [With Lyrics, HQ ] chords
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[G]
[F]
[A]
I went down to the [G] house of the crosses.
I [F] saw my mama fall [A] on her knees.
Well, she told
me, [G] this man's your father.
He [F] killed two people and [A] he raped me.
She took a trumpet.
She held it in her [G] hand.
[F] She yelled out, he's a [A] evil man.
She said to me, I don't [G] know how
people could be.
I don't know how people [F] could be so evil.
[A] She said to me.
[G]
[F]
[A]
Now I work the
house of [G] the crosses.
[F] I watch that evil, that evil [E] man every day.
[A]
I'm a God in the house
[G] of the crosses.
I [C] watch that man [Am] every day.
[A]
[G]
[F]
[Am] [D] [Am]
Every day I run [G] to the river.
I try [F] to wash,
wash away [A] my pain.
Every day I run [G] to the river.
[F] I try to wash, wash away [D] [A] my pain.
[F]
[A] [Am]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
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To learn Otis Taylor - House Of The Crosses chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, F, A, G, A and F. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 95. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ I went down to _ _ the [G] house of the crosses. _ _ _
_ I [F] saw my mama _ fall _ _ [A] on her knees. _ _
_ _ Well, she told
me, _ _ _ _ _ [G] this man's your father. _ _
_ He [F] killed two people and _ _ [A] he raped me. _ _ _
_ _ She took a trumpet. _ _ _
_ She held it in her [G] hand. _ _
_ _ [F] She yelled out, _ _ _ he's a [A] evil man. _ _ _
_ _ She said to me, _ I _ don't [G] know how
people could be. _ _
I don't know how people [F] could be so evil. _ _
_ _ [A] She said to me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now I work _ _ _ the
house of [G] the crosses. _ _ _
_ _ [F] I watch that evil, _ _ that evil [E] man every day.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ I'm a God in _ the house
[G] of the crosses. _ _
I [C] watch that man _ _ _ _ [Am] every day. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Every day I _ _ run [G] to the river. _ _ _
_ I try [F] to wash, _ _ _
wash away [A] my pain. _ _ _
_ _ Every day _ _ _ I run [G] to the river. _ _ _
_ _ [F] I try to wash, _ _ _ wash away [D] [A] my pain. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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