The Trumpet of Jesus Chords by The Imperials
Tempo:
74.425 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] I listen to the trumpet of [F] Jesus, how the world is a [Fm] different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the Holy [C] Ghost traveling band, [F] we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
I [C] hear the voice of a supernatural [G] singer, like only [C] those alone can.
[F] [A#] [F] [C]
[F] [C] One sweet sound makes the [G] whole world [F] adift, but the world seems [C] indifferent to you.
[Bm] His melody [Am] of love calls [G] you to be [F] great, when marking time is all [D] you thought you could do.
[Am] So if you've been [F] playing all your days by [Am] ear, never knowing what [D] your song was to be,
[C] Then hold up a chair, let down your hair, and take a [G] few lessons from me.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others [Fm] just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of [C] the Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [G] land.
I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
[F] [A#] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] A spiritual [G] fanfare has a sound all its [F] own, at the birth of a [C] laughing song.
It's been [G] two thousand [Am] years since [G] David was [F] born, and still the [D] celebration goes on.
[Am] If you feel the [F] need to get your life in [Am] tune, cause you're tired of [D] the dirt every day,
[C] Then turn your stuff around, get your feet on the ground, and hear what [G] I'm about to say.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others just [Fm] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [Cm] land.
I hear the voice of [G] a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
[F] [C] [F]
[F] [C] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
I [C] [F]
[C] [F#] listen to the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is a [N] different sound.
I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just [A] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
[Cm] I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [G] only those [C] alone can.
[F] Can [C]
[F] [A#] [F] you [C] hear the trumpet of Jesus?
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the Holy [C] Ghost traveling band, [F] we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
I [C] hear the voice of a supernatural [G] singer, like only [C] those alone can.
[F] [A#] [F] [C]
[F] [C] One sweet sound makes the [G] whole world [F] adift, but the world seems [C] indifferent to you.
[Bm] His melody [Am] of love calls [G] you to be [F] great, when marking time is all [D] you thought you could do.
[Am] So if you've been [F] playing all your days by [Am] ear, never knowing what [D] your song was to be,
[C] Then hold up a chair, let down your hair, and take a [G] few lessons from me.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others [Fm] just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of [C] the Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [G] land.
I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
[F] [A#] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] A spiritual [G] fanfare has a sound all its [F] own, at the birth of a [C] laughing song.
It's been [G] two thousand [Am] years since [G] David was [F] born, and still the [D] celebration goes on.
[Am] If you feel the [F] need to get your life in [Am] tune, cause you're tired of [D] the dirt every day,
[C] Then turn your stuff around, get your feet on the ground, and hear what [G] I'm about to say.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others just [Fm] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [Cm] land.
I hear the voice of [G] a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
[F] [C] [F]
[F] [C] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
I [C] [F]
[C] [F#] listen to the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is a [N] different sound.
I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just [A] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
[Cm] I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [G] only those [C] alone can.
[F] Can [C]
[F] [A#] [F] you [C] hear the trumpet of Jesus?
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
Fm
C
F
G
[C] I listen to the trumpet of [F] Jesus, how the world is a [Fm] different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the Holy [C] Ghost traveling band, [F] we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
I [C] hear the voice of a supernatural [G] singer, like only [C] those alone can.
_ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] One sweet sound makes the [G] whole world [F] adift, but the world seems [C] indifferent to you.
[Bm] His melody [Am] of love calls [G] you to be [F] great, when marking time is all [D] you thought you could do.
[Am] So if you've been [F] playing all your days by [Am] ear, never knowing what [D] your song was to be,
[C] Then hold up a chair, let down your hair, and take a [G] few lessons from me.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others [Fm] just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of [C] the Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [G] land.
I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A#] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] A spiritual [G] fanfare has a sound all its [F] own, at the birth of a [C] laughing song.
It's been [G] two thousand [Am] years since [G] David was [F] born, and still the [D] celebration goes on.
[Am] If you feel the [F] need to get your life in [Am] tune, cause you're tired of [D] the dirt every day,
[C] Then turn your stuff around, get your feet on the ground, and hear what [G] I'm about to say.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others just [Fm] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [Cm] land.
I hear the voice of [G] a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] [F#] listen to the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is a [N] different sound.
I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just [A] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
[Cm] I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [G] only those [C] alone can.
_ _ _ [F] _ Can [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A#] [F] you [C] hear the trumpet of Jesus?
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the Holy [C] Ghost traveling band, [F] we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
I [C] hear the voice of a supernatural [G] singer, like only [C] those alone can.
_ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] One sweet sound makes the [G] whole world [F] adift, but the world seems [C] indifferent to you.
[Bm] His melody [Am] of love calls [G] you to be [F] great, when marking time is all [D] you thought you could do.
[Am] So if you've been [F] playing all your days by [Am] ear, never knowing what [D] your song was to be,
[C] Then hold up a chair, let down your hair, and take a [G] few lessons from me.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others [Fm] just wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of [C] the Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [G] land.
I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A#] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] A spiritual [G] fanfare has a sound all its [F] own, at the birth of a [C] laughing song.
It's been [G] two thousand [Am] years since [G] David was [F] born, and still the [D] celebration goes on.
[Am] If you feel the [F] need to get your life in [Am] tune, cause you're tired of [D] the dirt every day,
[C] Then turn your stuff around, get your feet on the ground, and hear what [G] I'm about to say.
[C] I listen to [F] the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is [Fm] a different sound.
[C] I listen to the drumbeat of God [F] Almighty, while the others just [Fm] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on [F#] up to a better [Cm] land.
I hear the voice of [G] a supernatural singer, like [C] only those alone can.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] [F#] listen to the trumpet of Jesus, how the world is a [N] different sound.
I listen to the drumbeat of God Almighty, while the others just [A] wander around.
[Am] I'm a member of the [C] Holy Ghost traveling [F] band, we're moving on up [F#] to a better land.
[Cm] I hear the voice of a supernatural singer, like [G] only those [C] alone can.
_ _ _ [F] _ Can [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A#] [F] you [C] hear the trumpet of Jesus?
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _