Led Out Of Bondage chords by The Statler Brothers

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

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

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

Chorus:
G               C                        G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
             A7                            D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
             C                               G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
              A7     D7       G
And lead them to the promised land

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

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

Chorus:
G               C                        G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
             A7                            D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
             C                               G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
              A7     D7       G
And lead them to the promised land

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

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

Outro:
G               C                        G
God promised to lead His children out of bondage
             A7                            D7
He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand
             C                               G
He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey
              A7     D7       G
And lead them to the promised land
              A7     D7       G