brother john chords by The Seldom Scene
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Brother John,
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he's a poor hard working man
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His life is hard,
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but does the best he can
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Praise to God,
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just to thank Him for his bread
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and the roof over his head,
Brother John
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Verse 2
He lost his wife,
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when the fever came around
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A gentle girl,
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oh he laid her in the ground
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She was his life,
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and her dying hit him hard
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till he heard the voice of God,
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Brother John
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Trouble on earth is
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ending
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and all your sorrows will soon
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be gone
you've been a good man,
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you did all could and
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theyre calling you home now Brother John
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Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Late one day, he was working in the field
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the sun was low,
Verse 5
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and earth was cool and still
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heard his wife,
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calling come and join me now
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he fell beside his plow,
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Brother John
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Trouble on earth is
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ending
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and all your sor rows will soon
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be gone
you've been a good man,
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you did all could and
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theyre calling you home now Brother John
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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Trouble on earth is ending
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and all your sorrows will
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soon be gone
you've been a good man,
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you did all could and
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theyre calling you home
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now Brother John
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brother john
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