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I John by Elvis Presley

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Tuning: Standard (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chorus:
Chord diagramC7C7                 Chord diagramFF
Well then, I, John, he saw a mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air
         Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number
Chord diagramBb majorBb            Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air

God almighty
Chorus:
Chord diagramFF
That I, John, he saw mighty number
Chord diagramFF
Way up in the middle of the air
Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air


Verse 1:

Well there were
Chord diagramBb majorBb
Three gates in the east
Chord diagramF7F7
Three gates in the west
Chord diagramBb7Bb7
Three gates in the north
Chord diagramF7F7
Three gates in the south
Chord diagramBb7Bb7
Twelve gates to the city
      Chord diagramFF
Four square wide

Hallelujah, God Almighty


Chorus:

That I, John, he saw mighty number
Chord diagramFF
Way up in the middle of the air
Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty
Chorus:
Chord diagramFF
That I, John, he saw mighty number
Chord diagramFF
Way up in the middle of the air
Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
      Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramF7F7 Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air


Verse 2:
   Chord diagramF5F5
Well John declared that he saw a man
                Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramBb majorBb
He held twelve bright stars in his right hand
     Chord diagramF minorFm                 Chord diagramG+G
Well his eyes flashed fire like the burning sun
  Chord diagramC minorCm         Chord diagramFF
Old John got scared and wanted to run
    Chord diagramF7F7          Chord diagramFF
Well he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go
 Chord diagramFF
Cause he felt the gospel cutting like a two-edged sword
Chord diagramFF
And he heard a voice that said John, you take a look
  Chord diagramF minorFm               Chord diagramFF
And read what you see and then you write it in a book


Chorus 2:
      Chord diagramBb majorBb
And he saw twelve angels in the east
Chord diagramF7F7
Twelve angels in the west
Chord diagramBb majorBb          Chord diagramBb7Bb7
Twelve angels in the north
Chord diagramF7F7
Twelve angels in the south
Chord diagramBb majorBb
Forty-eight angels to the city
       Chord diagramFF
Four squared wide
           Chord diagramBb majorBb
Hallelujah, God Almighty


Chorus:
   Chord diagramFF
That I, John, he saw mighty number
Chord diagramFF
Way up in the middle of the air
Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty


Chorus:
   Chord diagramFF
That I, John, he saw mighty number
Chord diagramFF
Way up in the middle of the air
Chord diagramFF
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramFF
Way in the middle of the air

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