Chords for The Blind Boys of Alabama - "Jesus Built a Bridge to Heaven"
Tempo:
143.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jesus built a [F] bridge to heaven, a [Bb] mighty, mighty bridge to heaven.
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[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, with three nails and two cross ties.
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[F] [C]
[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [Ab] bridge [F] to heaven.
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Jesus built a [F] bridge to heaven, [C] with three nails and two [F] cross ties.
He took them by the hand and led them [C] off to [F] barren land.
Pharaoh chased them night and day, but the angels of [Eb] the Lord kept [F] them awake.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, [C] mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Ab] with three [C] nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
[Fm] [F] A humble carpenter by trade, did no empire [C] no works [F] he made.
No tower of stone, no works so steep, just a wooden cross on [C] a windswept [F] hill.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Jesus [Bb] built a bridge [F] to heaven, with [C] three nails and two [F] cross ties.
No bar, [C]
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[Cm] [F]
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no avenue, no road by man [C] did carry.
[F] But a highway built by hands unseen, to a city of [Eb] gold would he.
[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Cm] with three nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
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Jesus built a [C] bridge to heaven, a mighty, mighty bridge to heaven.
Jesus [B] built a bridge to heaven, [Fm] with three nails and two cross ties.
[F] Yes, [Bb] he did!
A mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Oh, yeah!
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, with [C] three nails and two cross ties. Cross [Cm] ties.
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[N]
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[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, with three nails and two cross ties.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [Ab] bridge [F] to heaven.
[Bb]
Jesus built a [F] bridge to heaven, [C] with three nails and two [F] cross ties.
He took them by the hand and led them [C] off to [F] barren land.
Pharaoh chased them night and day, but the angels of [Eb] the Lord kept [F] them awake.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, [C] mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Ab] with three [C] nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
[Fm] [F] A humble carpenter by trade, did no empire [C] no works [F] he made.
No tower of stone, no works so steep, just a wooden cross on [C] a windswept [F] hill.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Jesus [Bb] built a bridge [F] to heaven, with [C] three nails and two [F] cross ties.
No bar, [C]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[C] [F]
no avenue, no road by man [C] did carry.
[F] But a highway built by hands unseen, to a city of [Eb] gold would he.
[F] Jesus built a bridge to heaven, [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Cm] with three nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
[F]
Jesus built a [C] bridge to heaven, a mighty, mighty bridge to heaven.
Jesus [B] built a bridge to heaven, [Fm] with three nails and two cross ties.
[F] Yes, [Bb] he did!
A mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Oh, yeah!
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, with [C] three nails and two cross ties. Cross [Cm] ties.
[Db] [F]
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[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ Jesus built a [F] bridge to _ _ heaven, _ _ a [Bb] mighty, mighty bridge _ to heaven.
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_ _ [F] Jesus built a _ bridge to _ heaven, with three _ nails and two cross _ ties. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [Ab] bridge [F] to heaven.
_ [Bb] _
Jesus built a [F] bridge to heaven, [C] with three nails and two [F] cross ties.
_ He took _ _ _ _ _ them by the hand and led them [C] off to [F] barren land.
_ Pharaoh chased them night and day, but the angels of [Eb] the Lord kept [F] them awake.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ [Bb] a mighty, [C] mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
_ _ [Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, _ [Ab] with three [C] nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ A humble carpenter by trade, did no empire [C] no works [F] he made.
No tower of stone, no works so steep, just a wooden cross on [C] a windswept [F] hill.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Jesus [Bb] built a _ bridge [F] to heaven, with [C] three nails and two [F] cross ties.
No bar, _ [C] _
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_ no avenue, no road by man [C] did carry.
[F] _ But a highway built by hands unseen, to a city of [Eb] gold would he.
[F] _ _ Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
_ _ [Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Cm] with three nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ Jesus built a [C] bridge to heaven, _ a mighty, mighty bridge to heaven.
_ Jesus [B] built a bridge to heaven, [Fm] with three nails and two cross _ ties.
[F] _ _ _ _ Yes, _ [Bb] he did!
A mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Oh, yeah!
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, with [C] three nails _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ two _ _ _ _ cross ties. _ _ _ Cross [Cm] _ _ _ ties. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Jesus built a [F] bridge to _ _ heaven, _ _ a [Bb] mighty, mighty bridge _ to heaven.
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_ _ [F] Jesus built a _ bridge to _ heaven, with three _ nails and two cross _ ties. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [Ab] bridge [F] to heaven.
_ [Bb] _
Jesus built a [F] bridge to heaven, [C] with three nails and two [F] cross ties.
_ He took _ _ _ _ _ them by the hand and led them [C] off to [F] barren land.
_ Pharaoh chased them night and day, but the angels of [Eb] the Lord kept [F] them awake.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ [Bb] a mighty, [C] mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
_ _ [Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, _ [Ab] with three [C] nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ A humble carpenter by trade, did no empire [C] no works [F] he made.
No tower of stone, no works so steep, just a wooden cross on [C] a windswept [F] hill.
Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Jesus [Bb] built a _ bridge [F] to heaven, with [C] three nails and two [F] cross ties.
No bar, _ [C] _
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_ no avenue, no road by man [C] did carry.
[F] _ But a highway built by hands unseen, to a city of [Eb] gold would he.
[F] _ _ Jesus built a bridge to heaven, _ _ [Bb] a mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
_ _ [Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, [Cm] with three nails and two [F] cross [C] ties.
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_ _ Jesus built a [C] bridge to heaven, _ a mighty, mighty bridge to heaven.
_ Jesus [B] built a bridge to heaven, [Fm] with three nails and two cross _ ties.
[F] _ _ _ _ Yes, _ [Bb] he did!
A mighty, mighty [F] bridge to heaven.
Oh, yeah!
[Bb] Jesus [C] built a [F] bridge to heaven, with [C] three nails _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ two _ _ _ _ cross ties. _ _ _ Cross [Cm] _ _ _ ties. _
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