John Browns Body chords by Pete Seeger

• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Verse:
G
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave
       C                               G
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave;
                       B7                 Em
John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave,
    Am      D        G
but his soul goes marching on.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! but his soul goes marching on!

🎸 Verse 2:
G
The stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down,
    C                              G
the stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down;
                         B7              Em
the stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down,
    Am      D        G
on the grave of old John Brown.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!

🎸 Verse 3:
G
He captured Harper’s Ferry, with his nineteen men so true,
    C                                  G
He frightened "Old Virginny" till she trembled thru and thru;
                                B7                  Em
They hung him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew,
     Am        D        G
his soul goes marching on.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!

🎸 Verse 4:
G
Well, he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
C                                   G
he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
                                        B7                  Em
he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
        Am      D        G
but his soul goes marching on.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!

🎸 Verse 5:
G
The conflict that he heralded he looks from heaven to view,
C                                 G
On the army of the Union with its flag red, white and blue.
                                            B7                Em
And heaven shall ring with anthems o’er the deed they mean to do,
        Am      D        G
For his soul is marching on.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!

🎸 Verse 6:
G
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
    C                             G
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
                                   B7              Em
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
        Am      D        G
His truth is marching on.

🎸 Chorus:
G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
C                  G
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
                   B7 Em  Am         D        G
Glory, glory, hallelujah! his soul goes marching on!