Chords for Death Came A-Knockin’ (Travelin' Shoes) by Ruthie Foster; Arr. Paul Rardin - Scrolling Score
Tempo:
72.35 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Eb
G
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![Death Came A-Knockin’ (Travelin' Shoes) by Ruthie Foster; Arr. Paul Rardin - Scrolling Score chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jektoj9FiaU/mqdefault.jpg)
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You
[G] know that death came a-knockin' on
[Cm] [B]
and she said,
[Bbm] [B] Hey, [Bb] get in my [C] man's shoe.
[G]
[N] Ready to go, and the Lord is screamin' and she said,
Oh, don't do it on me.
Hey, [Cm] hey,
[Eb] what if [Cm] he's dead?
Death came a-knockin' on [B] the
[Bbm] [Cm] [G]
door,
And the man is shoutin',
How the [Bb] devil you t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t
You know that death came [Eb] a-knockin'
[G] And come on, [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] get in his shoes and he's
Let him shout, Hallelujah!
Come on, get in my man's traveling shoe.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [Cm] hey, hey.
[Eb]
He came knocking [C] on my preacher's door, saying,
Come on, preacher, ain't you ready to go?
And then my preacher stood down, buckled up his shoes,
And he moved on down, muddled, joyous feet,
And then he [Cm] shouted, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Aren't you ready to go?
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [C] You know that [Bb]
[A] [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[G] [F] [Cm]
[D] [G]
I [Gb] travel [Cm] in shoes.
[G] know that death came a-knockin' on
[Cm] [B]
and she said,
[Bbm] [B] Hey, [Bb] get in my [C] man's shoe.
[G]
[N] Ready to go, and the Lord is screamin' and she said,
Oh, don't do it on me.
Hey, [Cm] hey,
[Eb] what if [Cm] he's dead?
Death came a-knockin' on [B] the
[Bbm] [Cm] [G]
door,
And the man is shoutin',
How the [Bb] devil you t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t
You know that death came [Eb] a-knockin'
[G] And come on, [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] get in his shoes and he's
Let him shout, Hallelujah!
Come on, get in my man's traveling shoe.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [Cm] hey, hey.
[Eb]
He came knocking [C] on my preacher's door, saying,
Come on, preacher, ain't you ready to go?
And then my preacher stood down, buckled up his shoes,
And he moved on down, muddled, joyous feet,
And then he [Cm] shouted, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Aren't you ready to go?
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [C] You know that [Bb]
[A] [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[G] [F] [Cm]
[D] [G]
I [Gb] travel [Cm] in shoes.
Key:
Cm
Eb
G
Bb
C
Cm
Eb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] know that death came a-knockin' on
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
and she said,
[Bbm] _ _ _ [B] Hey, [Bb] get in my [C] man's shoe.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ Ready to go, and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord is screamin' and she said,
Oh, don't do it on me. _
_ _ _ Hey, [Cm] hey, _ _
[Eb] what if [Cm] he's dead?
_ Death came a-knockin' on _ _ [B] the _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ door,
And the man is shoutin',
How the _ [Bb] devil you t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t
You know that death came [Eb] a-knockin'
_ [G] And come on, [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ get in his shoes and he's
Let _ _ _ him shout, Hallelujah!
Come on, get in my man's traveling shoe.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [Cm] hey, hey.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
He came knocking [C] on my preacher's door, saying,
Come on, preacher, ain't you ready to go?
And then my preacher stood down, buckled up his shoes,
And he moved on down, muddled, joyous feet,
And then he [Cm] shouted, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Aren't you ready to go?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [C] You know that [Bb] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I [Gb] travel [Cm] in shoes. _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] know that death came a-knockin' on
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
and she said,
[Bbm] _ _ _ [B] Hey, [Bb] get in my [C] man's shoe.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ Ready to go, and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord is screamin' and she said,
Oh, don't do it on me. _
_ _ _ Hey, [Cm] hey, _ _
[Eb] what if [Cm] he's dead?
_ Death came a-knockin' on _ _ [B] the _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ door,
And the man is shoutin',
How the _ [Bb] devil you t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t
You know that death came [Eb] a-knockin'
_ [G] And come on, [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ get in his shoes and he's
Let _ _ _ him shout, Hallelujah!
Come on, get in my man's traveling shoe.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [Cm] hey, hey.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
He came knocking [C] on my preacher's door, saying,
Come on, preacher, ain't you ready to go?
And then my preacher stood down, buckled up his shoes,
And he moved on down, muddled, joyous feet,
And then he [Cm] shouted, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Aren't you ready to go?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [C] You know that [Bb] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I [Gb] travel [Cm] in shoes. _ _ _ _