Rough Side of the Mountain Chords by Rev. F. C. Barnes

[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Oh Lord, _ _ _ _ _ I'm striving, _ _ _ trying [Ab] to make it through this [Eb] barrel end, Lord.
Yes, I do.
But as I go from day to day, _ I can hear my [Ab] Savior say, trust [Eb] me child, come on [Bb] I'll hold [Eb] your hand.
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ I'm [Eb] counting, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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take your time and say it, that's all right.
[Bb] I [Eb] must hold to God, _ _ _ His powerful hand.
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I'm [Eb] coming _ _ _ _ _ _ up _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm [Eb] doing [Ab] to [Eb] _ _
_ make it [Ab] in.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] I'm coming [Eb] up Lord.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
I'm coming up Lord. _ _ _
Yeah.
Although [Ab] my feelings _ _ sometimes _ press [Eb] me down, Lord. _ _
But if I can only keep faith, _ I have strength just to run [Ab] this race.
Oh, [Eb] I'm looking, I'm looking for [Bb] my [Eb] starry cry.
Oh, [Ab] hallelujah.
[Eb] I want to [Bb] help you sing.
_ I'm [Eb] coming up, coming up [Ab] here.
[Eb] _ _ On the rough side [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ of the mountain.
That's all right, children.
[Bb] I [Eb] must _ hold to God, _ _ _ His powerful hand.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] I'm [Eb] coming _ up here.
_ On the rough side _ _ _ [Ab] of the mountain.
_ Yes, Lord. _
[Eb] I'm doing [Cm] to [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
[Eb] make it in.
You know [Ab] what, children?
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] This [Eb] old race _ _ will [Ab] soon [Eb] be over.
[Gm] Hallelujah.
[Eb] Yes, it will.
Oh, _
[Ab] _ there'll be no more race for [Eb] me to run, Lord.
Thank you, Jesus.
[Bb]
But I got [Eb] to stand before God's throne.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ All race [Ab] will be gone.
Oh, [Eb] I hear my Savior say, [Bb] _
[Eb] welcome home.
[Ab] Hallelujah.
[Eb] _ _ I'm coming up, coming [Ab] up here.
[Eb] _ _ _
On the rough [Ab] side [Eb] _ _ _
of the mountain.
[Ab] [Eb] Thank you, Jesus.
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ Hold to God, [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ His powerful hand. _
_ _ _ I'm coming up, coming up, Jesus.
_ _ On the rough side _ _ _ of [Ab] the mountain. _
Thank you, Jesus.
_ [Eb] [G] I'm doing [Db]
[Eb] my best [Bb] to [Eb] make it in.
[Ab] Let's say it one more [Eb] time.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] I'm coming up, coming up, come on and [Ab] go with me, [Eb] children.
_ On the rough [Ab] side [Eb] _ _ _ of the mountain.
It get hard sometimes.
_ _ _ Hold to God, _ _ _ His powerful hand.
_ _ I'm _ coming up, coming up, Lord.
_ _ [Ab]
[Eb] On the rough side _ _ of [Ab] the mountain.
You know what, children? _
[Eb] I'm [G] doing [Ab] [Eb] my [Bb] best to [Ebm] make [Eb] it in.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _