I John chords by Elvis Presley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chorus:
C7                                  F
Well then, I, John, he saw a mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air
                  F
Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number
Bb                       F
Way in the middle of the air

God almighty

Chorus:
F
That I, John, he saw mighty number
F
Way up in the middle of the air
F
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
C                        F
Way in the middle of the air


Verse 1:

Well there were
Bb
Three gates in the east
F7
Three gates in the west
Bb7
Three gates in the north
F7
Three gates in the south
Bb7
Twelve gates to the city
            F
Four square wide

Hallelujah, God Almighty


Chorus:

That I, John, he saw mighty number
F
Way up in the middle of the air
F
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
C                        F
Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty


Chorus:
F
That I, John, he saw mighty number
F
Way up in the middle of the air
F
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
           C             F    F7  F
Way in the middle of the air


Verse 2:
     F5
Well John declared that he saw a man
                               F         Bb
He held twelve bright stars in his right hand
         Fm                                 G
Well his eyes flashed fire like the burning sun
    Cm                  F
Old John got scared and wanted to run
        F7                    F
Well he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go
 F
Cause he felt the gospel cutting like a two-edged sword
F
And he heard a voice that said John, you take a look
    Fm                             F
And read what you see and then you write it in a book


Chorus 2:
           Bb
And he saw twelve angels in the east
F7
Twelve angels in the west
Bb                   Bb7
Twelve angels in the north
F7
Twelve angels in the south
Bb
Forty-eight angels to the city
             F
Four squared wide
                      Bb
Hallelujah, God Almighty


Chorus:
     F
That I, John, he saw mighty number
F
Way up in the middle of the air
F
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
C                        F
Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty


Chorus:
     F
That I, John, he saw mighty number
F
Way up in the middle of the air
F
Well, I, John, he was a mighty number
           G      C      F
Way in the middle of the air