Led Out Of Bondage chords by The Statler Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G

Chorus:
G+G        C majorC            G+G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
       A7A7              D7D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
       C majorC                G+G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
       A7A7   D7D7    G+G
And lead them to the promised land

Verse 1:
  G+G
God's children were slaves in Egypt land
  C majorC
So God took Moses by the hand
    G+G                 D7D7
He said Moses tell old Pharaoh to set 'em free
  G+G
But Moses wanted a way to get out
    C majorC
Because in his mind he's beginning to doubt
      G+G        D7D7             G+G
And he said Lord old Pharaoh he ain't a gonna listen to me

Verse 2:
  G+G
Well the Lord said son throw down that rod
  C majorC
Old Moses did and he cried to God
  G+G                    D7D7
It turned to a snake as evil and wicked as sin
   G+G
Then he cried again with an awful wail
    C majorC
And the Lord said seize him by the tail
  G+G        D7D7       G+G
Old Moses did and it turned to a rod again

Chorus:
G+G        C majorC            G+G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
       A7A7              D7D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
       C majorC                G+G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
       A7A7   D7D7    G+G
And lead them to the promised land

Verse 3:
    G+G
The Lord said Moses I've got power
  C majorC
And I'll be with you every hour
    G+G                D7D7
Said go tell Pharaoh to set my children free
   G+G
Well Moses did but the Lord helped out
  C majorC
He sent a plague to the land about
    G+G          D7D7          G+G
So old Pharaoh told him he could go and let him be

Verse 4:
   G+G
They started out with a cloud that day
   C majorC
And a fire by night to lead the way
    G+G                   D7D7
But old Pharaoh suddenly decided to change his mind
    G+G
Well he gathered together his soldier band
  C majorC
Got all them chariots throughout the land
   G+G              D7D7     G+G
Said I'll let them Israelites go some other time

Chorus:
G+G        C majorC            G+G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
       A7A7              D7D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
       C majorC                G+G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
       A7A7   D7D7    G+G
And lead them to the promised land

Verse 5:
   G+G
Well they came to the banks of the ocean blue
   C majorC
They turned to Moses said what would we do
  G+G                    D7D7
And Moses fell on his knees and there in the sand
  G+G
The Lord said Moses trust in God
  C majorC
All you gotta do is just raise that rod
   G+G          D7D7      G+G
Over these mighty waters stretch your hand

Verse 6:
   G+G
Well Moses followed the Lord's command
  C majorC
The waters parted and there in the sand
   G+G                D7D7
They saw a path that led to the other shore
  G+G
The ground was dry they passed on through
  C majorC
And old Pharaoh's army thought they would too
    G+G           D7D7         G+G
But the waters fell they ain't never been seen no more

Outro:
G+G        C majorC            G+G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
       A7A7              D7D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
       C majorC                G+G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
       A7A7   D7D7    G+G
And lead them to the promised land
       A7A7   D7D7    G+G