Chords for "I Want To Go (Where Jesus Is)" (1968) Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:
C#
A#m
F#
C
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [C#] [A#m]
In my mind today, there's a question right now.
I [A#m]
was [C#] in a conversation a few days ago with an old friend of mine.
[A#m] He said to me, when you [C#] get through singing down [A#m] here, when [C#] all your work is done, [A#m] what do you [C#] expect to do then?
[A#m] I looked at him and told him, D [C#]-Boy, here's what I said.
I [A#m] said, I [C#] won't go where Jesus leads.
You [A#m] know I won't go where Jesus leads.
You know I won't go where [C#] Jesus leads.
You know I won't go.
I got to go.
I just [C#] got to go.
I'm tired of standing one place.
Will I ever see mother and father again?
You know what?
[A#m]
Marriage.
Because when I get there, first thing I'm going to do is shake hands with [C#] mother and tell [A#m] her I had a heart.
[C#] You know what?
I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus leads.
[A#m] I have Jesus leads.
You know I ain't going to where [C#] Jesus leads.
[A#m] I want to go.
I just got to go.
On this Christian journey, we be mistreated.
[A#m] Sometimes we sing and people don't understand what we're singing about.
[C#m] Sometimes we [F#] cry and people don't know what we're crying [C#] about.
But when I'm through crying down here, when I've done the best I can,
I was standing at the White House [A#m] and somebody would ask me, I'd rather look them in the eye.
[C#] And this is what I would say [A#m] one more time.
You know what I would [C#] tell them?
I won't go where Jesus leads.
[A#m] You know I won't go where Jesus leads.
I want to go.
I got to go.
[C#]
Sometimes I'm tired of being with kids.
Sometimes I don't know what's waiting for me.
You know what?
I just stand up and begin to fall in love
[C#]
until [A#m] I begin to run down my feet.
I got [C#] to tell you again that I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus [A#m] leads.
You know I have a mother over there.
She waits on me.
Where Jesus leads.
I got [F#]
to believe in that.
Speak like I can speak Jesus.
When I get there I want them to be standing somewhere around heaven gate
[A#m] telling me to come on home.
We can give them some [C#] trouble and [A#m] the way we can give them rest.
[C#]
[A#m] I feel pretty good myself.
Feeling all right right now.
[F#] [C#]
In my mind today, there's a question right now.
I [A#m]
was [C#] in a conversation a few days ago with an old friend of mine.
[A#m] He said to me, when you [C#] get through singing down [A#m] here, when [C#] all your work is done, [A#m] what do you [C#] expect to do then?
[A#m] I looked at him and told him, D [C#]-Boy, here's what I said.
I [A#m] said, I [C#] won't go where Jesus leads.
You [A#m] know I won't go where Jesus leads.
You know I won't go where [C#] Jesus leads.
You know I won't go.
I got to go.
I just [C#] got to go.
I'm tired of standing one place.
Will I ever see mother and father again?
You know what?
[A#m]
Marriage.
Because when I get there, first thing I'm going to do is shake hands with [C#] mother and tell [A#m] her I had a heart.
[C#] You know what?
I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus leads.
[A#m] I have Jesus leads.
You know I ain't going to where [C#] Jesus leads.
[A#m] I want to go.
I just got to go.
On this Christian journey, we be mistreated.
[A#m] Sometimes we sing and people don't understand what we're singing about.
[C#m] Sometimes we [F#] cry and people don't know what we're crying [C#] about.
But when I'm through crying down here, when I've done the best I can,
I was standing at the White House [A#m] and somebody would ask me, I'd rather look them in the eye.
[C#] And this is what I would say [A#m] one more time.
You know what I would [C#] tell them?
I won't go where Jesus leads.
[A#m] You know I won't go where Jesus leads.
I want to go.
I got to go.
[C#]
Sometimes I'm tired of being with kids.
Sometimes I don't know what's waiting for me.
You know what?
I just stand up and begin to fall in love
[C#]
until [A#m] I begin to run down my feet.
I got [C#] to tell you again that I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus [A#m] leads.
You know I have a mother over there.
She waits on me.
Where Jesus leads.
I got [F#]
to believe in that.
Speak like I can speak Jesus.
When I get there I want them to be standing somewhere around heaven gate
[A#m] telling me to come on home.
We can give them some [C#] trouble and [A#m] the way we can give them rest.
[C#]
[A#m] I feel pretty good myself.
Feeling all right right now.
[F#] [C#]
Key:
C#
A#m
F#
C
C#m
C#
A#m
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _ _
In my mind today, there's a question right now.
I [A#m]
was [C#] in a conversation a few days ago with an old friend of mine.
[A#m] He said to me, when you [C#] get through singing down [A#m] here, when [C#] all your work is done, [A#m] what do you [C#] expect to do then?
[A#m] I looked at him and told him, D [C#]-Boy, here's what I said.
I [A#m] said, I [C#] won't go where Jesus leads.
You [A#m] know I _ won't go where Jesus leads.
You know I won't go where [C#] Jesus leads.
You know I won't go.
I got to go.
I just [C#] got to go.
I'm tired of standing one place. _
Will I ever see mother and father again?
You know what?
_ [A#m]
Marriage.
Because when I get there, first thing I'm going to do is shake hands with [C#] mother and tell [A#m] her I had a heart.
[C#] You know what?
I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus leads.
[A#m] I _ _ _ have Jesus leads.
You know I ain't going to where _ [C#] Jesus leads.
[A#m] I want to go.
I just got to go.
On this Christian journey, we be mistreated.
[A#m] Sometimes we sing and people don't understand what we're singing about.
[C#m] Sometimes we [F#] cry and people don't know what we're crying [C#] about.
But when I'm through crying down here, when I've done the best I can,
I was standing at the White House [A#m] and somebody would ask me, I'd rather look them in the eye.
[C#] And this is what I would say [A#m] one more time.
You know what I would [C#] tell them?
I won't go where Jesus leads.
[A#m] You know I won't go where Jesus leads.
I want to go.
I got _ _ _ _ to _ go.
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes I'm tired of being with kids.
Sometimes I don't know what's waiting for me.
You know what?
I just stand up and begin to fall in love
[C#]
until [A#m] I begin to run down my feet.
I got [C#] to tell you again that I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus [A#m] leads.
You know I have a mother over there.
She waits on me.
Where Jesus leads. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got [F#] _
_ _ _ to believe in that.
Speak like I can speak Jesus.
When I get there I want them to be standing somewhere around heaven gate
[A#m] telling me to come on home.
We can give them some [C#] trouble and [A#m] the way we can give them rest.
[C#] _
[A#m] I feel pretty good myself.
Feeling all right right now.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _ _
In my mind today, there's a question right now.
I [A#m]
was [C#] in a conversation a few days ago with an old friend of mine.
[A#m] He said to me, when you [C#] get through singing down [A#m] here, when [C#] all your work is done, [A#m] what do you [C#] expect to do then?
[A#m] I looked at him and told him, D [C#]-Boy, here's what I said.
I [A#m] said, I [C#] won't go where Jesus leads.
You [A#m] know I _ won't go where Jesus leads.
You know I won't go where [C#] Jesus leads.
You know I won't go.
I got to go.
I just [C#] got to go.
I'm tired of standing one place. _
Will I ever see mother and father again?
You know what?
_ [A#m]
Marriage.
Because when I get there, first thing I'm going to do is shake hands with [C#] mother and tell [A#m] her I had a heart.
[C#] You know what?
I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus leads.
[A#m] I _ _ _ have Jesus leads.
You know I ain't going to where _ [C#] Jesus leads.
[A#m] I want to go.
I just got to go.
On this Christian journey, we be mistreated.
[A#m] Sometimes we sing and people don't understand what we're singing about.
[C#m] Sometimes we [F#] cry and people don't know what we're crying [C#] about.
But when I'm through crying down here, when I've done the best I can,
I was standing at the White House [A#m] and somebody would ask me, I'd rather look them in the eye.
[C#] And this is what I would say [A#m] one more time.
You know what I would [C#] tell them?
I won't go where Jesus leads.
[A#m] You know I won't go where Jesus leads.
I want to go.
I got _ _ _ _ to _ go.
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes I'm tired of being with kids.
Sometimes I don't know what's waiting for me.
You know what?
I just stand up and begin to fall in love
[C#]
until [A#m] I begin to run down my feet.
I got [C#] to tell you again that I got a mother over there.
Where Jesus [A#m] leads.
You know I have a mother over there.
She waits on me.
Where Jesus leads. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got [F#] _
_ _ _ to believe in that.
Speak like I can speak Jesus.
When I get there I want them to be standing somewhere around heaven gate
[A#m] telling me to come on home.
We can give them some [C#] trouble and [A#m] the way we can give them rest.
[C#] _
[A#m] I feel pretty good myself.
Feeling all right right now.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _