Get There When I Get There chords by Bob Wayne

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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When I was a young boy,
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in tongues they all would speak
I was forced to hold their water,
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and the pastor washed my feet
I was baptized by a gambler who's
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now living on the streets
And he told me hell was waiting
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Hell, you can wait for me

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Verse 2

As I sail oh, ho

I'll get there when I get there

And oh, ho, I will get there when I come

And all the righteous will sit there

While the sinner's answer the call

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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It's been a long,
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long time since I've been back home
I've been around the world,
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and I know where I belong
Where the demons,
they can't trick me
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I don't believe those gospel songs
And even though I know the words,
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I still won't sing along
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Verse 4
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But I sing, oh, ho
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I'll get there when I get there
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And oh, ho, I will get there when I come
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And all the righteous,
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they just sit there
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While the sinner's answer