The Wire - Jesse Winchester -Step by step Chords

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[E] _ Step by step, all the [A] happy saints go marching [G] in.
[B] If a saint steps out of line, you have to start again.
Because Jacob's golden ladder [A] gets slippery at the [Em] top.
Many a happy-go-lucky saint has [B] made that long, long drop.
[Em] If I'm late, don't go without me.
I may carry a while, _ but I mean to know.
_ Before I go, I'll count the days of smiles. _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] If I'm late, don't go without me.
I may carry a while, _ but I mean to know.
Before I go, I'll count the days of smiles. _ _ _ _ _
_ Free from care, free from fear, [A] the saints [G] are trooping [Bm] in.
Children play all around the [B] throne, innocent of sin.
[Em] A trillion voices sing the name [G] the mortal may not know.
And heaven walls too [E] high to hear the [Bm] trouble down below.
If I'm late, don't [A] wait, [Em]
go without me.
I may carry a while, _ but I mean to know.
Before I go, I'll count the days of smiles.
_ I mean to know.
Before I go, I'll count the days of smiles.
_ I mean to know.
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