Chords for Johnny cash - The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Tempo:
94.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he [E] [F] knelt there on the ground, [C] I know that God [G] in [C] heaven looked down.
I went down by [G] an old country church, I saw the [F] trumpeter's [C] staggered alerts,
And as he [F] reached his mother's grave, [C] I saw that trumpeter [G] [C] kneel and pray.
Lord [G] have mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, I know that God in heaven looked down.
[F] [C]
[G] [C] Bring my [G] darling boy to me, was his [F] [C] mother's dying lay,
And as he [F] staggered through the gate, [C] alas he came just one day too late.
Three years have passed [G] since she went away, her son is sleeping [F] beside her [C] today,
And I know that in heaven [F] his mother he'll see, [C] for God has heard [G] that [C] trumpeter's plea.
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the kneeling [F] [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, [C] I know that [G] God in [C] heaven looked down.
I know that [G] God in heaven [C] looked down.
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he [E] [F] knelt there on the ground, [C] I know that God [G] in [C] heaven looked down.
I went down by [G] an old country church, I saw the [F] trumpeter's [C] staggered alerts,
And as he [F] reached his mother's grave, [C] I saw that trumpeter [G] [C] kneel and pray.
Lord [G] have mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, I know that God in heaven looked down.
[F] [C]
[G] [C] Bring my [G] darling boy to me, was his [F] [C] mother's dying lay,
And as he [F] staggered through the gate, [C] alas he came just one day too late.
Three years have passed [G] since she went away, her son is sleeping [F] beside her [C] today,
And I know that in heaven [F] his mother he'll see, [C] for God has heard [G] that [C] trumpeter's plea.
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the kneeling [F] [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, [C] I know that [G] God in [C] heaven looked down.
I know that [G] God in heaven [C] looked down.
Key:
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_ Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he [E] [F] knelt there on the ground, [C] I know that God [G] in [C] heaven looked down.
_ I went down by [G] an old country church, I saw the [F] trumpeter's [C] staggered alerts,
And as he [F] reached his mother's grave, [C] I saw that trumpeter [G] [C] kneel and pray.
_ _ Lord _ [G] have mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, I know that God in heaven looked down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Bring my [G] darling boy to me, was his _ [F] [C] mother's dying lay,
And as he [F] staggered through the gate, [C] alas he came just one day too late.
_ _ _ Three years have passed [G] since she went away, her son is sleeping [F] beside her [C] today,
And I know that in heaven [F] his mother he'll see, [C] for God has heard [G] that [C] trumpeter's plea. _ _ _
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the kneeling [F] _ [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, [C] I know that [G] God in [C] heaven looked down.
_ I know that [G] God in heaven [C] looked down. _ _
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_ Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he [E] [F] knelt there on the ground, [C] I know that God [G] in [C] heaven looked down.
_ I went down by [G] an old country church, I saw the [F] trumpeter's [C] staggered alerts,
And as he [F] reached his mother's grave, [C] I saw that trumpeter [G] [C] kneel and pray.
_ _ Lord _ [G] have mercy on me, was the [F] kneeling [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, I know that God in heaven looked down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Bring my [G] darling boy to me, was his _ [F] [C] mother's dying lay,
And as he [F] staggered through the gate, [C] alas he came just one day too late.
_ _ _ Three years have passed [G] since she went away, her son is sleeping [F] beside her [C] today,
And I know that in heaven [F] his mother he'll see, [C] for God has heard [G] that [C] trumpeter's plea. _ _ _
Lord have [G] mercy on me, was the kneeling [F] _ [C] trumpeter's feet,
And as he knelt [F] there on the ground, [C] I know that [G] God in [C] heaven looked down.
_ I know that [G] God in heaven [C] looked down. _ _
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