John Browns Body chords by Pete Seeger
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner 👶
🎸 Verse:
G
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave
C G
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave;
B7 Em
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave,
Am D G
but his soul goes marching on.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! but his soul goes marching on!
🎸 Verse 2:
G
The stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down,
C G
the stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down;
B7 Em
the stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down,
Am D G
on the grave of old John Brown.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!
🎸 Verse 3:
G
He captured Harper’s Ferry, with his nineteen men so true,
C G
He frightened "Old Virginny" till she trembled thru and thru;
B7 Em
They hung him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew,
Am D G
his soul goes marching on.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!
🎸 Verse 4:
G
Well, he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
C G
he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
B7 Em
he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
Am D G
but his soul goes marching on.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!
🎸 Verse 5:
G
The conflict that he heralded he looks from heaven to view,
C G
On the army of the Union with its flag red, white and blue.
B7 Em
And heaven shall ring with anthems o’er the deed they mean to do,
Am D G
For his soul is marching on.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!
🎸 Verse 6:
G
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
C G
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
B7 Em
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
Am D G
His truth is marching on.
🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
B7 Em Am D G
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