Down South Camp Meeting chords by The Manhattan Transfer
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Intro 1
(G major) (A flatdim) (G major) (A flatdim) (G major)
Verse 1
(C major) Saints an (B flat major) d sinner (D minor) (A flatdim) s,
come (Ddim) one, come (G major) all
(C major) Have a little revival
Losers, win (B flat major) (F major) ner (A flatdim) s, answer my (G major) call
(C major) Cause right now the tent's (D minor) (E major) up
Really it is
(A minor) The word's (E major) out
Truly (A minor) it is
An' (F major) has (E major) been since (A minor) the dawn
Hear me tell y'
The call's (E major) out
Really it (F major) is
An' we're (E major) 'bout
Tendin' t' biz
(A minor) To git (D minor) this meet (D major) in' (G major)
on,hear me tellin' you
Brothers' (C major) n' (A minor) sis (F major) ter (Adim) s (A flat major)
who (A flatdim) want to (G major) repent
That's (D minor) right (C major)
You'll find what you (B flat major) been
lookin' (F major) for (Ddim)
Right here in (G major) this tent (C major)
Lend an ear and you'll see
Cause (F major) when it comes (B flat major) t' (A flat major) needin'
(A flatdim) savin'
(G major) Ain' nobody knows it (D minor) better (G major) than me (C major) (G major)
(C major) I was so low that (F major) I know
That only a (A flat major) mir acle (Ddim) like (G major) this
Is the only way (C major) t' heavenly bliss (G major)
(A flatdim) It's really the (A minor) truth, (A flatdim) lawdy, I know it
I know it 'cause (Fdim) I been (F major) taken
through (B minor) (A flatdim) (F major) it (A flatdim)
Now the (A minor) spirits in me (E major) an'
al (A minor) lowed the Lord
T' win me, I can testify to (G major) it
Sweet sweet (D major) the an (C major) gel's (B flat major) song (A minor)
Sweet (A flat major) (A flatdim) the feelin' I
been (G major) searchin' for
For (E major) ever (C major) so long (A minor)
I never again imagine livin' life
Like I was (D major) liv (A minor) in' (G major) when I lived wrong (C major)
Get ready
Swing
Here they come the choir's all set
Be (F major) steady
Sway
See the people fillin' them pews
Be willin'
(B flat major) All
To announce without a regret
It's thrill (E flat major) in' !
Day
Tell the world the wonderful (C minor) (E flat major) news
(B flat minor) Folks' re troopin' (E flat major) in from
(B flat minor) farther 'n' near
F' news that they can (E flat major) hardly
wait (B flat minor) (E flat major) to hear
They're nearly (A flat major) starved
cause they're waitin'
For food for the (F minor) soul, yeah
Starved (A flat major) cause they're waitin' for
What will not grow old
(B flat minor) Preacher's (E flat major) openin' (B flat minor) up the book
He gonna pause awhile an' take a look
'N' then he'll (A flat major) start tellin' everyone
Just (F minor) how t' do, (D flat major) (B flat minor) (A flat major) yeah
(G flat major) Sis (F major) ter (F minor) Emmy (F major) Lou done
gone t' (F minor) (F major) shoutin'
An' jumpin' cause she (B flat minor)
feels the (B flatdim) spirit (G flat major)
The congregation's (B flat minor) stompin' its feet
An' everybody's movin'
outta their seat
They really (A flat major) gonna get this (D flat major) meetin' on
An' praise (B flat minor) the Lord un
(E flat major) til the (B flat minor) dawn (A flat major)
(F major) Yeah- (B flat minor) - hear that preacher
spread the word
Cause it's the greatest (E flat major) word
(B flat minor) You've ever heard
(E flat major) When (B flat minor) he says
(A flat major) "I'm callin' sinners
(F minor) right (A flat major) now you hear
I'm callin' sinners right to (F major) (B flat minor) me
When ol' Satan (E flat major) grabs your soul
It (F minor) takes the (B flat minor) Lord's true
(E flat major) word to break (B flat minor) (E flat major) his hold
So (B flat minor) I say (A flat major) you got to listen
mostly (F minor) to (A flat major) me
You (F minor) got to (A flat major) listen closely" (G flat major)
(F major) Don't let the devil catch y' nappin'
Gotta keep the (B flat minor) vigil every minute
Or the (G flat major) devil gonna surely git you
(B flat minor) "Watch your (E flat major) step (B flat minor) 'n' how you act
(E flat major) Mis (B flat minor) ter Scratch is here,
an' that's (E flat major) a fact
If any (A flat major) one can stop him, (D flat major) I can
That's (B flat minor) why I'm the preacher man" (A flat major)
We hear the word
We hear your voice (F minor)
(A flat major) We know there really isn't
any other choice
Head (E flat major) f' heav (D flat major) en t' day
We're on the gospel train
We can show (G flat major) you the way
Relieve all strain
Leave your cares (D flat major) and your woes
Yes!
(B major) Heaven knows (B flat major)
Yes!
Y' (B flat minor) dodge that devil in his
fine (A flat major) fancy clothes yes!
Come (D flat major) git aboard
We still got space
(G flat major) Hear the word of the Lord
We saved your place
Save your soul while y' (D flat major) can
Yes!
(B major) Sinner man (B flat major) (E flat major) (A flat major) (G flat major) (A flat major) (D flat major)
(G flat major)
(D flat major) (B flat minor) (B major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (A flat major)
Yes!
Git (D flat major) on as fast as (G flat major) you (Gdim)
(G flat major) (D flat major) can (B flat major)
(E flat major) You've heard the (A flat major) sermon sublime
Down south camp meetin' (A flat major) time!
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