Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho chords by Elvis Presley

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Outro:
C majorC
Down, down, down, down, down
         FF
Tumbling down,  wooh.