Chords for The Soul Stirrers

_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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And [Ebm] [Ab] I shall cross [Fm] over the [Db] dark [Ab] rolling tide _
[Ab] Oh what a meeting _ that [Bb] will _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] be
[Ab] For _ close, close by that _ [Db] beautiful _ [Ab] pearly gate
For love, for [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] me _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
Cause it will, [Db] they'll be waiting, _ [Ab] waiting for me
Saying oh what a meeting that [Bb] will be
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ For close, close by that beautiful pearly gate
Cause it will, they'll [Db] be waiting, waiting for me
This _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ is [Ab] the place I lack right here
[Fm] Sometimes _ I get weary and [Bbm] long [Db] to [Ab] go home
But I know all of my weight down here is [Bb] not done [Eb] for long
One thing [Ab] I'm glad I can labor _ [Db] for _ [Fm] [Ab] dearest my Lord
Until he's signed the secret speech, come [Bbm] on now
[Ab] _ _ _ I've got loved ones, yes [Fm] I have
_ I've [Ab] got loved ones, [Fm] yes I have
Somebody [Ab] gotta love us, you [Fm] know
_ Somebody gotta [Ab] follow us _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
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_ Yeah, _ _ [Dbm] _ oh _ [Abm] _ yeah, _ [Dbm] oh yeah
_ [Abm] I've been striving _ [Dbm] so long, trying [Abm] to get [Dbm] home, oh [Abm] yeah
I've been striving _ so long, _ _ [Eb]
get home, oh [G] yes
It ain't [Abm] no use of you trying to turn me around
My [Dbm] heart has been fixed and soul is glory bound
I've been [Abm] striving _ _ _ so long, [Ab] trying to get [Dbm] home, oh [Abm] yeah
_ You know I [Db] made, I [Eb] made a promise _ [Dbm] along _ _ [Abm] the way
That [Eb] I would, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] in all my _ _ _ days, until they _ make me depart
_ Hard upon [Dbm] this road, I've always tried
I've been [Abm] striving _ [Dbm] so long, _ yes I have
[Abm] I've been working hard so long, yes I have
_ Sometimes I've been abused, [Dbm] yeah
_ Sometimes I've [Abm] been talked about, _ yes I [Abm] have
I made a lot of promises [Dbm] a long time ago
[Abm] I told the Lord, _ I told [E] the Lord, I [Ab] told the [Abm] Lord, yes [Dbm] I did
I told him everything, [Abm] my soul, [B] I [Dbm] was sure
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_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ Hello, [Eb] hello, yeah, sunshine
_ It's mighty good to [Cm] see you bright [Bb] sunshine
_ Hello, [Eb] hello, [Bb] hello, sunshine
[Gm] It's been dark [G] for such a [Bb] long time, [Gm] yeah
It's been dark [G] for such a [Bb] long time
I can't explain [Eb] what I've [Bb] been through
_ Trying to live [Eb] my life [Bb] without you
It seems that if [Eb] would never [Bb] cease to rain
[Gm] But you got the power [F] to make [Bb] it okay, now
[Gm] You got the power [F] to make it [Bb] okay, yeah
Hello, [Eb] hello, hello, [Bb] sunshine
_ It's mighty good to [Eb] see you bright [Bb] sunshine, yes
Hello, [Eb] hello, yes, [Bb] sunshine
[Gm] It's been dark [G] for such a [Bb] long time, I [Gm] know
It's been dark [A] for such a [Bb] long time
_ Without you my [B] Lord, without you my [C] Lord, without you my Lord
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Now I know [Eb] that [Bb] everything's alright
_ Ever since [Eb] that sunshine [Bb] came into my life
One day went by, [Eb] but now I see
[Gm] Because the [F] Lord's been good to [Bb] me, yeah
[Gm] Because the Lord's [F] been good to [Bb] me, yeah
Hello, [Eb] hello, [Bb] hello, sunshine
[Bb] It's mighty good to [Eb] see you bright [Bb] sunshine, yes
Hello, [Eb] hello, _ [Bb] sunshine
[Gm] It's been dark [F] for such a [Bb] long time, I [Gm] know
It's been dark [F] for such a long time, I'm [Gm] glad
To see you [Bb] coming through my life
I've [Gm] been through it all
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