🎸 Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho chords by Elvis Presley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

{Intro}
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
     C         F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
          C
And the walls come tumbling down.

Chorus:
C
God knows that:
F

Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
     C         F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
F
And the walls come tumbling down.

Verse 1:
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Good morning sister Mary.
            C
Good morning brother John.
   F             Bb
Well I wanna stop and talk with you.
      F      Bb
And tell you how I come along.

Verse 2:
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I know you've heard about Joshua.
         C
He was the son of Nun.
  F            Bb
He never stopped his work until,
 F      C
until the work was done.

Chorus:
C
God knows that:
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
     C         F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
F
And the walls come tumbling down.

Verse 3:
F
You may talk about your men of Gideon.
                 C
You may brag about your men of Saul.
    F
There's none like good old Joshua.
Bb   F
At the battle of Jericho.

Verse 4:
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Up to the walls of Jericho,
              C
he marched with spear in hand.
  F
Go blow them ram horns, Joshua cried.
Bb    F
Cause the battle em'in my hands.

Chorus:
C
God knows that:
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
     C         F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
F
And the walls come tumbling down.

Verse 5:
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You may talk about your men of Gideon.
                 C
You may brag about the king of Saul.
    F       Bb
There's none like Joshua,
    F     C   F
at the battle of Jericho.

Verse 6:
C       F
Ah, they tell me: Great God, that Joshua's spear,
F
was well nigh twelve feet long.
F
And upon his hip was a double edged sword.
F
And his mouth was a gospel horn.

Verse 7:
Bb  F
Yet, bold and brave he stood.
          C
Salvation in his hand.
  F
Go blow them ram horns! Joshua cried.
Bb    F
Cause the devil can't do you no harm.

Chorus:
C
God knows that:
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
     C         F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
F
And the walls come tumbling down.

Verse 8:
F
Then up to the walls of Jericho;
              C
He marched with spear in hand.
  F
Go blow them ram horns! Joshua cried.
               Bb
Cause the battle em'in my hand.

Verse 9:
     F
Then the lamb ram sheep horns began to blow.
             C
The trumpets began to sound.
  F
Old Joshua shouted: Glory!
Bb   F
And the walls come tumbling down.

Chorus:
F
God knows 'n:
                  C
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
              F
(around) Jericho, (around) Jericho.
F
Joshua fit the battle 'round Jericho.
          C
And the walls came tumbling...

Outro:
C
Down, down, down, down, down
     F
Tumbling down, wooh.