Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
I went to a funeral
FF Bb7Bb7
Lord it made me happy
G7G7 C majorC
Seeing all those people
Bb7Bb7
I ain't seen
G7G7
Since the last time
C majorC FF
Somebody died
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
Everybody talking
FF Bb7Bb7
They were telling funny stories
G7G7 C majorC
Saying all those things
Bb7Bb7
They ain't said
G7G7
Since the last time
C7C7 FF
Somebody died
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
But you take a look around you
FF Bb7Bb7
Don't it seem like something's missing
G7G7 C majorC
I said something that weren't missing
G7G7
Lord the last time
C7C7 FF
Somebody died
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
You took him from the last time
FF Bb7Bb7
To that hallowed ground
G7G7 C majorC Bb7Bb7
I'm praying take me too the next time Lord
G7G7 C7C7 FF
So I can hang around
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
Then the people start to looking
FF Bb7Bb7
And some of them start crying
G7G7 C majorC
And all the little children
Lord they're scared
G7G7
Because they ain't never seen
C7C7 FF
A augmentedA dead man before
Verse:
FF
You took him from the last time
FF Bb majorBb
To that hallowed ground
FF G7G7 C majorC
I'm praying take me too the next time Lord
Bb majorBb C majorC FF
So I can hang around
Verse:
FF
He's swimming through that Jordan
FF
Going to the other side
G7G7 C7C7
But if it's all the same to you Lord
B7B7 C majorC FF
I think I'll stay dry
instrumental:
Bb majorBb F/CF/C
FF Bb majorBb F/CF/C
FF Bb majorBb F/CF/C
FF Bb majorBb
Verse:
F/CF/C FF Bb majorBb
Now it's church on Sunday
F/CF/C FF Bb majorBb
It's a bar on Friday night
F/CF/C FF Bb majorBb
It's work on Monday
F/CF/C F/AF/A Bb majorBb F/CF/C
The preacher Lord you know he might sing
Chorus:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Verse:
FF Bb majorBb
He's got church on Sunday
F/CF/C FF Bb majorBb
And he got drunk the night before
F/CF/C FF Bb majorBb
And he got his good gal when he got home
F/CF/C F/AF/A Bb majorBb F/CF/C
The preacher said he wants some more of that
Chorus:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Verse:
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Now if you want to get to heaven
Bb/CBb/C FF Bb majorBb
Let me tell you what to do
Bb/CBb/C FF
You better grease your foot up buddy
Bb majorBb Bb/CBb/C FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
With that mutton stew
Bb/CBb/C FF Bb majorBb
And when the devil comes after you
Bb/CBb/C FF Bb majorBb
With them greasy hands
Bb/CBb/C N.C.
You just slide on over to the promised land
Chorus:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Verse:
FF F/AF/A
Now there was two little imps
Bb majorBb
And they was black as tar
Bb/CBb/C FF
And they was trying to get to heaven
Bb majorBb
In an electric car
Bb/CBb/C FF
And that car wheel slipped
Bb majorBb Bb/CBb/C
On down the hill
FF
Instead of going to heaven
FF
They went to Jacksonville
Chorus:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Instrumental:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Interlude:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
(Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
(Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
(Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
(Hallelujah)
Chorus:
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
FF F/AF/A Bb7Bb7 Bb7/C
Sing hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
Thank you, you've been so nice
FF Bb majorBb
All my friends they came
Bb7Bb7 C majorC
Now close the lid down tightly
Bb7Bb7
And quit crying
G7G7
Because when they close them
C7C7 FF
They all look the same
FF Bb7Bb7
And grab hold of the handle
FF Bb majorBb
It won't be too heavy
Bb7Bb7 C majorC
And take me to the graveyard
Verse:
FF Bb7Bb7
I went to a funeral
FF Bb majorBb
And Lord it made me happy
Bb7Bb7 C majorC
Seeing all those people
Bb7Bb7
I ain't seen
G7G7
Since the last time
C majorC FF
Somebody...