Breaking Down The Barriers chords by
Joanne Cash

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Joshua and the Hebrew children

D

D

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C

C

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Marched for seven days

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Around the walls of Jericho

A

A

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D

D

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Just like the Lord did say

G

G

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And when they made their trumpets blast

C

C

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G

G

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There was a thundering, mighty crash

C

C

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G

G

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As the walls came tumbling down,

D

D

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they're still down today.

G

G

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The Lord was breaking

down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers.

C

C

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G

G

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Nothing can stand in the

A

A

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D

D

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way of the Lord.

G

G

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Breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers.

C

C

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G

G

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He will move anything

D

D

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G

G

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if we're in one accord.

When they crucified our Jesus

C

C

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on Mount Calvary,

G

G

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C

C

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He prayed for those who

G

G

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drove the nails

A

A

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D

D

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because they couldn't see.

G

G

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That He'd come to make a way,

C

C

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G

G

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a world of sinners could be saved.

C

C

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G

G

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Breaking down the gates of hell,

D

D

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G

G

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he took old Satan's keys.

He was breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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that kept a sinner doomed for hell

A

A

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D

D

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with no way to be saved.

G

G

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He's still breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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that stand between a sinner

D

D

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G

G

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and his master's saving grace.

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 2

G

G

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The neighbors know he will come back

D

D

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to take his children home

The day and hour of his return to us

remains unknown

G

G

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But we will hear the trumpet blast

C

C

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G

G

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Then a thundering, mighty crash

C

C

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G

G

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will rise up to meet Him,

D

D

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G

G

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all the barriers will be gone.

D

D

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G

G

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And He'll be breaking

down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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until the day we're with Him

A

A

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D

D

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when the soul will never die.

G

G

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He'll be breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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breaking down the barriers,

C

C

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G

G

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So when we get to heaven,

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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those gates will sling open wide.

C

C

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G

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When we get to heaven,

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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those gates will sling open wide.

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Chords

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C
A

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Breaking Down The Barriers by Joanne Cash is G major.

The primary chords used in Breaking Down The Barriers are G, D, C, A.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, C, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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