Certainly Lord Chords by The Original Canton Spirituals

Tempo:
148.15 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

C

G

E

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Certainly Lord chords
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[G#] There's one of them tonight that's [Gm] not here.
One of the original Kansas Spirit,
his name was, we call him Bubba.
[G] Bubba used to sing old songs.
Bubba didn't sing [Gm] long,
and Bubba didn't care nothing about a lot of red and tan.
[G] I remember sometime they would,
Daddy would give Bubba the mic,
Bubba would step out and he said,
how y'all feel?
Bubba said, I'm just gonna do a few verses [C] of a little song,
I just wanna ask you a question.
[G] Have you got [Gm] good religion?
[C#]
[Gm] [C]
[A] [Gm] Have you got [C]
good religion?
[Gm] [Fm]
[G] [E] Have [F] [C#] [Gm] you got [E]
good religion?
[C#m]
[Gm] [C] [A#]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Name [G] [Gm]
[Fm] [G]
[Gm] [G] [C]
inside.
[C#] [Gm]
[F] [Cm]
Have [Gm] your name [C]
inside.
[C#] [G]
[C] Have your [Gm] name [E]
inside.
[C] [Gm] If y'all ain't got nothing [E] inside,
wave your hand.
[C]
[Gm]
[C] Let me [Fm] say one more thing.
[G] [E]
Have you got [Fm] good religion?
I [C] don't believe.
[Am] [C]
[G] [C] Have you got good religion?
[Gm] [C#] [G] Somebody ought to [A#] just wave their hand at your daddy.
[E] [A#]
Have [G] you got [C] good religion?
[Gm]
[C] [Em]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[Gm] I [C] said, is [G] that alright?
And you know, by that time,
daddy would get to feeling pretty [Gm] good.
And you would hear daddy say something like this.
[N] I've been to [G] the war.
[C]
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] [Gm]
Fantastic.
So have you, Lord.
My soul been [G] consumed.
So have you, [Gm] Lord.
[C] [Gm] Alright.
So have you, Lord.
[C] If you [Gm] don't believe.
So [C] have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] That I've [Gm] been redeemed.
[E] So have [Gm] you, Lord.
Come go with me, y'all.
[C] So have [Gm] you, [G] Lord.
[Gm] Down to Jernan Street.
So have you, Lord.
You know what I did.
[C] I [Gm] stepped down in the [C] water.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] And the [Gm] water was cold.
So have you, Lord.
It chilled my body.
[Am] So have you, Lord.
[Gm]
[C] But it didn't harm [Gm] my soul.
So have you, Lord.
You know what I did then?
[C] I just [Gm] kept my own.
[C] So have [G] you, Lord.
[C]
[Gm] Kept my own.
[E] So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] [Gm] I just kept my own.
So have you, Lord.
[Am] [Gm] Praising the Lord.
So have you, Lord.
My soul got happy.
So have you, Lord.
[C] I couldn't hold [G] my [Gm] peace.
So have you, Lord.
I said, oh, Jesus.
So [C] have you, Lord.
Have mercy [G] on [E] me.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] Somebody [Gm] out there know what I'm [C] saying.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] Won't [Gm] the Lord make a way for you?
So have you, Lord.
Let me see you wave your [C] hand.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
Have you ever tried Him?
So have you, Lord.
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
C#
12341114
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn The Original Canton Spirituals - Certainly Lord chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, Gm, C, G and Gm. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 148. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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[G#] _ There's one of them tonight that's [Gm] not here.
_ One of the original Kansas Spirit,
his name was, we call him Bubba.
_ _ _ [G] Bubba used to sing old songs. _ _ _ _
Bubba didn't sing [Gm] long,
and Bubba didn't care nothing about a lot of red and tan.
_ _ [G] I remember sometime they would,
Daddy would give Bubba the mic,
Bubba would step out and he said,
_ _ how y'all feel? _
_ _ Bubba said, I'm just gonna do a few verses [C] of a little song,
I just wanna ask you a question.
[G] _ Have you _ _ _ got _ [Gm] good religion?
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ [Gm] Have you got [C]
good religion?
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Have [F] _ _ [C#] _ [Gm] you got _ [E]
good religion?
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Name _ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
inside.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ Have [Gm] your name [C] _
inside.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Have your [Gm] _ name [E] _
inside.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] If y'all ain't got nothing [E] inside,
wave your hand.
_ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Let me [Fm] say one more thing.
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Have you got _ [Fm] good religion?
_ _ I [C] don't believe. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] Have you got good religion?
_ [Gm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] Somebody ought to [A#] just wave their hand at your daddy.
[E] _ _ _ [A#] _
Have [G] you got _ [C] _ good religion?
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ [C] said, is [G] that alright? _ _
And you know, by that time,
daddy would get to feeling pretty [Gm] good.
_ And you would hear daddy say something like this. _
_ [N] I've been to [G] the war.
[C]
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
Fantastic.
So have you, Lord. _
_ My soul been [G] consumed.
So have you, [Gm] Lord.
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ Alright.
So have you, Lord.
_ _ [C] If you [Gm] don't believe.
So [C] have [Gm] you, Lord. _
[C] _ That I've [Gm] been redeemed.
[E] So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ Come go with me, y'all.
[C] So have [Gm] you, _ _ [G] Lord.
[Gm] Down to Jernan Street.
So have you, Lord.
You know what I did.
_ [C] I [Gm] stepped down in the [C] water.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ [C] _ And the [Gm] water was cold.
So have you, Lord. _
It chilled my body.
[Am] So have you, Lord.
[Gm] _
_ _ [C] But it didn't harm [Gm] my soul.
So have you, Lord.
You know what I did then?
[C] I just [Gm] kept my own.
[C] So have [G] you, Lord.
_ [C] _
_ [Gm] Kept my own.
[E] So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ _ [C] [Gm] I just kept my own.
So have you, Lord.
_ _ [Am] [Gm] Praising the Lord.
So have you, Lord. _
My soul got happy.
So have you, Lord.
_ [C] I couldn't hold [G] my [Gm] peace.
So have you, Lord.
_ _ I said, oh, Jesus. _ _ _ _
So [C] have you, Lord.
Have mercy [G] on [E] me.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ [C] Somebody [Gm] out there know what I'm [C] saying.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
[C] _ Won't [Gm] the Lord make a way for you?
So have you, Lord. _ _
Let me see you wave your [C] hand.
So have [Gm] you, Lord.
_ Have you ever tried Him?
So have you, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Live in Memphis album.

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