John Brown's Body — Pete Seeger
Chords and lyrics for John Brown's Body by Pete Seeger (key of G).
Verse
[G]John Brown's body lies a-moulderin in the grave
John [C]Brown's body lies a-moulderin in [G]the grave;
John Brown's body lies [B7]a-moulderin in the [Em]grave,
but [Am]his soul[D] goes [G]marching on.
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]but his [D]soul goes [G]marching on!
Verse 2
[G]The stars above in Heaven are a-lookin kindly down,
the [C]stars above in Heaven are [G]a-lookin kindly down;
the stars above in Heaven[B7] are a-lookin [Em]kindly down,
on [Am]the grave[D] of old [G]John Brown.
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]his soul [D]goes [G]marching on!
Verse 3
[G]He captured Harper’s Ferry, with his nineteen men so true,
He [C]frightened "Old Virginny" till she [G]trembled thru and thru;
They hung him for a traitor, [B7]they themselves the [Em]traitor crew,
his [Am]soul goes [D]marching [G]on.
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]his soul [D]goes [G]marching on!
Verse 4
[G]Well, he's gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord,
[C]he's gone to be a soldier in the [G]army of the Lord,
he's gone to be a soldier in the army of[B7] the Lord,[Em]
but his [Am]soul [D]goes [G]marching on.
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]his soul [D]goes [G]marching on!
Verse 5
[G]The conflict that he heralded he looks from heaven to view,
[C]On the army of the Union with its [G]flag red, white and blue.
And heaven shall ring with anthems o’er the [B7]deed they mean to [Em]do,
For his [Am]soul is [D]marching [G]on.
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]his soul [D]goes [G]marching on!
Verse 6
[G]Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He [C]is trampling out the vintage [G]where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful [B7]lightning of His [Em]terrible swift sword,
His [Am]truth is [D]marching on.[G]
Chorus
[G]Glory, glory, hallelujah!
[C]Glory, glory, [G]hallelujah!
Glory, glory, [B7][Em]hallelujah! [Am]his soul [D]goes [G]marching on!
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