Jericho chords by Violet Road

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
E minorEm
Let's go back to the roadshow
        C majorC         G+G  B7B7
Drink with the old crow who cut us down
E minorEm
Blind him, force-feed and remind him
        C majorC
There's nothing quite strong as
B7B7     E minorEm  E MajorE
The suns of the railroad light

Chorus 1:

     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              E minorEm  E MajorE
Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?
     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              G+G - E minorEm
Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

G+G - E minorEm  G+G - E minorEm   G+G - E minorEm

Verse 2:

E minorEm
I grant you, lonesome new stories
       C majorC           G+G   B7B7
All these new songs from around the world
E minorEm
I don't care, blinded by dollars
         C majorC
I chase the white collars
  B7B7        E minorEm  E MajorE
The suns of the other side

Chorus 2:

     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              E minorEm  E MajorE
Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?
     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              G+G - E minorEm
Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

G+G - E minorEm  G+G - E minorEm   G+G - E minorEm

Verse 3:

E minorEm
So let me free from your prison
        C majorC            G+G  B7B7
Free from your boundaries that hold me back
E minorEm
I walk now, the road to redemption
        C majorC   B7B7      E minorEm E MajorE
The pathway to enter my peace with God

Chorus 3:

     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              E minorEm  E MajorE
Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?
     A minorAm
Tell me, why did you go into the cold
E minorEm
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              E minorEm
Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

Verse 4:

     C majorC
Tell me, why did you hide deep in the mines
G+G
Far from the wrath of the men who tried
       B minorBm              E minorEm  E MajorE
To fill your endless greed for finery and fame?
C majorC
Tell me, why did you fall into the cold
G+G
Deep in the mines of Jericho
     B minorBm              G+G - E minorEm
Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

G+G E minorEm  G+G - E minorEm   G+G - E minorEm