Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho chords by Elvis Presley

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Verse 5:
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You may talk about your men of Gideon.
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You may brag about the king of Saul.
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There's none like Joshua,
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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.
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And upon his hip was a double edged sword.
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And his mouth was a gospel horn.

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

Chorus:
C majorC
God knows that:
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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.
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Go blow them ram horns! Joshua cried.
               Bb majorBb
Cause the battle em'in my hand.

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

Chorus:
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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:
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Down, down, down, down, down
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Tumbling down, wooh.