Were You There- Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers Chords
Tempo:
105.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [D#] [F#] [G#m] The [F#] man was [B] going to Jerusalem.
[G#m] He met two [B]
strangers along the way.
[C#] They were talking all [B] about crucifixion.
[G#m] He stopped them and here's [F#] what he said.
[C#m] He asked them, [B] were you there?
Were you [C#m] there when they crucified [F#] [B] the [E] Lord?
[B] He asked them, were you there [G#m] when they crucified [A#m] [F#] the Lord?
[B] And one of them told them, oh, it calls to me, [E] Shema, Shema, Shema.
He [B] said, I was there, yes, I [E] was there when they [F#] crucified
[B] the [E] Lord.
[B] A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell [E] me, did they hear it [B] then?
Did they pierce Him at the side [E] that morning?
[B] He said, if you were there, I wonder, did they hear it?
[F] Did they pierce the [F#] Savior at the side that morning?
[E] [B] Oh, sometimes, sometimes [G#m] it calls to me, [E] I remember.
Every time I think about how they hurt the Lord, it makes me [B] remember.
Oh, I was there, [E] yes, I did hear it [B] then.
Did they really pierce Him at the [E] side that [B] morning?
A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell me, [E] did they hear it [B] then?
I never say one [E] word then.
[B] Oh, I wonder, did they hear it?
[F#] I say one word, a fellow looked at Him [E] and [B] then He told him.
Oh, sometimes I [E] have to tremble.
Every time I think about how they done the Lord, it makes me [B] tremble.
Oh, [E] I was there one day, I [B] was there, I was there, I was there.
[E] [B]
[G#m] He met two [B]
strangers along the way.
[C#] They were talking all [B] about crucifixion.
[G#m] He stopped them and here's [F#] what he said.
[C#m] He asked them, [B] were you there?
Were you [C#m] there when they crucified [F#] [B] the [E] Lord?
[B] He asked them, were you there [G#m] when they crucified [A#m] [F#] the Lord?
[B] And one of them told them, oh, it calls to me, [E] Shema, Shema, Shema.
He [B] said, I was there, yes, I [E] was there when they [F#] crucified
[B] the [E] Lord.
[B] A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell [E] me, did they hear it [B] then?
Did they pierce Him at the side [E] that morning?
[B] He said, if you were there, I wonder, did they hear it?
[F] Did they pierce the [F#] Savior at the side that morning?
[E] [B] Oh, sometimes, sometimes [G#m] it calls to me, [E] I remember.
Every time I think about how they hurt the Lord, it makes me [B] remember.
Oh, I was there, [E] yes, I did hear it [B] then.
Did they really pierce Him at the [E] side that [B] morning?
A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell me, [E] did they hear it [B] then?
I never say one [E] word then.
[B] Oh, I wonder, did they hear it?
[F#] I say one word, a fellow looked at Him [E] and [B] then He told him.
Oh, sometimes I [E] have to tremble.
Every time I think about how they done the Lord, it makes me [B] tremble.
Oh, [E] I was there one day, I [B] was there, I was there, I was there.
[E] [B]
Key:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ [D#] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ The [F#] man was [B] going to Jerusalem.
_ _ [G#m] He met two [B]
strangers along the way.
[C#] _ They were talking all [B] about crucifixion.
_ [G#m] He stopped them and here's [F#] what he said.
[C#m] He asked them, [B] were you there?
Were you [C#m] there when they crucified [F#] _ _ [B] the [E] Lord?
_ [B] He asked them, were you there _ [G#m] when they crucified [A#m] [F#] the Lord?
_ _ _ [B] And one of them told them, oh, _ _ _ _ _ it calls to me, _ [E] Shema, _ _ _ Shema, _ Shema.
He [B] said, I was there, yes, I [E] was there when they [F#] crucified _
[B] the [E] Lord.
[B] A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell [E] me, did they hear it [B] then?
Did they pierce Him at the side [E] that morning?
_ [B] He said, if you were there, _ I wonder, did they hear it?
[F] Did they pierce the [F#] Savior at the side that morning?
_ [E] [B] Oh, _ _ _ _ sometimes, _ sometimes [G#m] it calls to me, [E] I remember. _
Every time I think about how they hurt the Lord, it makes me [B] remember.
Oh, I was there, [E] yes, I did hear it [B] then.
Did they really pierce Him at the [E] side that [B] morning?
A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell me, [E] did they hear it [B] then?
I never say one [E] word then.
[B] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ I wonder, did they hear it? _ _
[F#] I say one word, a fellow looked at Him [E] and [B] then He told him.
Oh, _ _ _ sometimes I _ _ _ _ [E] have to tremble.
Every time I think about how they done the Lord, it makes me [B] tremble.
Oh, _ _ [E] I was there one day, I [B] was there, I was there, I was there.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] He met two [B]
strangers along the way.
[C#] _ They were talking all [B] about crucifixion.
_ [G#m] He stopped them and here's [F#] what he said.
[C#m] He asked them, [B] were you there?
Were you [C#m] there when they crucified [F#] _ _ [B] the [E] Lord?
_ [B] He asked them, were you there _ [G#m] when they crucified [A#m] [F#] the Lord?
_ _ _ [B] And one of them told them, oh, _ _ _ _ _ it calls to me, _ [E] Shema, _ _ _ Shema, _ Shema.
He [B] said, I was there, yes, I [E] was there when they [F#] crucified _
[B] the [E] Lord.
[B] A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell [E] me, did they hear it [B] then?
Did they pierce Him at the side [E] that morning?
_ [B] He said, if you were there, _ I wonder, did they hear it?
[F] Did they pierce the [F#] Savior at the side that morning?
_ [E] [B] Oh, _ _ _ _ sometimes, _ sometimes [G#m] it calls to me, [E] I remember. _
Every time I think about how they hurt the Lord, it makes me [B] remember.
Oh, I was there, [E] yes, I did hear it [B] then.
Did they really pierce Him at the [E] side that [B] morning?
A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there.
Tell me, [E] did they hear it [B] then?
I never say one [E] word then.
[B] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ I wonder, did they hear it? _ _
[F#] I say one word, a fellow looked at Him [E] and [B] then He told him.
Oh, _ _ _ sometimes I _ _ _ _ [E] have to tremble.
Every time I think about how they done the Lord, it makes me [B] tremble.
Oh, _ _ [E] I was there one day, I [B] was there, I was there, I was there.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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