Jericho

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Seen the arrow on the door post saying "this land is condemned"
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All the way from new orleans to jerusalem.
I traveled through east texas where many martyrs fell
And i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.

Well, i heard the hoot-owl singing as they were taking down the tents
The stars above all the barren trees were his only audience.
Yeah, them charcoal gypsy maidens can strut their feathers well
And i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.

See them big plantations a-burning, can't you hear the cracking of the whips,
Smell that sweet magnolia blossom blooming, see the ghosts of the slavery ships.
Well, i can hear them tribes a-moanin', i can hear the undertaker's bell
And i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.

There's a woman she's standing by the river, she is with some fine young handsome man
See he's all dressed just like a squire, he's got bootleg whiskey in his hand.
Yeah, there's a chain-gang out on the highway and i can hear them rebels yell
And i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.

God, oh god is in heaven and we all want what is his
But the power and greed, the corruptible seed seems to be all that there is.
Hey, hey, i'm a-gazing out the window of the st. james hotel
And i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.
Hey, hey, i know one thing, nobody can sing them blues like blind willie mctell.

From outside the open window
How the faithful was gathered to sing
As the tears swelled up inside me
Still down in a mournful rain.

And all sands of time stood still
As the procession climbed the hill
And off in the distance it's a mother run away
The father turned to say

Somebody shine a light, show me the way
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so i can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.

Lookin' through the open window
I can see where i went wrong.
I quit searching for the rainbow,
I forgot where i belong.

Then the darkness dips around me
And i have no strength to fight
Though i'll search for those who love me
I'll search for the one above me
Just like i said

Somebody shine a light, show me the way,
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so i can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.

And all sands of time stood still
As the echo crossed my window sill.
I heard it plain as day, i could hear 'em sing,
I'm trying to find the way,

Somebody shine a light, show me the way
Make it through the night to the break of day.
Won't you shine a light so i can see,
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.

Shine a light, show me the way
Take me through the night to the break of day.
Shine a light so i can see
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.

Shine a light so i can see
Lift up these chains of darkness and set me free.

Well, i'm starin' at my sony, a-drinkin' kirun beer.
I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear.
I hopped into my honda, it's a little bitty car.
And i'm drivin' down to meet you at the sushi bar.
But don't tell me i'm crazy until you hear my plan.
I'm gonna buy two tickets and move to japan.

I'm gonna move to japan,
I'm gonna move to japan.

So if you've got no job and runnin' out of dough,
And they moved the factory down to mexico,
Just pack your bags and don't forget your kimona,
And you'll be followin' me, honey, all the way to yokohama.

We're gonna move to japan,
We're gonna move to japan.

Tokyo's got the neon.
I put a pot of green tea on.
Akira kurosawa,
Sapporo okinawa.
Girls with almond eyes,
Eatin' seaweed and rice.
It's the land of tradition,
But i'm a man on a mission.

When we get to japan we're gonna do our part,
We're gonna love japan with all of our heart.

From the unemployment line i see lots to be done
And they're taking all hands in the land of the risin' sun.
And i love my mom and my apple pie,
But sayonara uncle sam, hello samurai.

We're gonna move to japan,
We're gonna move to japan,
We're gonna move to japan,
Hey, we're gonna move to japan,
The home of the working man.

It's rolling.

Never gonna kiss those ruby red lips
Of the sweetest girl in town.
I'm never gonna ask her if she'll marry me
'cause i know she'll turn me down.

Because i'm just a country boy
And money have i none
Oh, but i've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun

Never could afford no store-bought ring
With a sparkly diamond stone.
All i have to offer is a love that's true,
It's the only one i own.

And i'm just a country boy
And money, money have i none.
Oh, but i've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun.

Ain't gonna marry in the fall,
Never gonna marry in the spring
'cause i am in love with a pretty little girl
That wears a diamond ring.

And i'm, i'm just a country boy
And money, money have i none.
Oh, but i've got silver, silver in the stars
And gold in the morning sun

Capo on 2nd fret (below are just chord shapes), actual chords are:
(f#m=(em), a=(g), d=(c), e=(d), e7=(d7), bm=(am))


Em g c g
Well, they blew up the chicken man in philly last night
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And they blew up his house, too.
Em g c g
Down on the boardwalk they're ready for a fight
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Gonna see what them racket boys can do.

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Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state
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And the d.a. can't get no relief.
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Gonna be a rumble on the promenade
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And the gamblin' commissioner's hangin' on by the skin of his teeth.

Em g c g
Everything dies, baby that's a fact
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But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
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Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
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And meet me tonight in atlantic city.

Well, i got a job and i put my money away
But i got the kind of debts that no honest man can pay.
So i drew out what i had from the central trust
And i bought us two tickets on that coast city bus.

Everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in atlantic city.

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Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold
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But with you forever i'll stay.
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We'll be goin' out where the sands turn to gold
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But put your stockings on 'cause it might get cold.

Oh, everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in atlantic city.

Now i've been a-lookin' for a job, but it's hard to find
There's winners and there's losers
And i am south of the line.
Well, i'm tired of gettin' caught out on the losin' end
But i talked to a man last night,
Gonna do a little favor for him.

Well, everything dies, baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in atlantic city.

Oh, meet me tonight in atlantic city,
Oh, meet me tonight in atlantic city.

I went on the river for money, i sold my old rotten shack
For a rusty tanker leaking oil, and the burning sun was on my back
Traveled up the ragin' river, i watched the jungle burn
And in the reddenin' twilight, i wondered would i ever return.

Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Broken dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, amazon,
Is it heaven or hell?
Amazon.

An eagle flew above us, i felt the breezes blow.
Fish with teeth like ivory, waited down below.
On shore they cut and hammered, and fenced them in with wire.
While ancient fires in the jungle, burned our souls like fire.

Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Somebody's dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, amazon,
Is it heaven or hell ?
Amazon.

What kind of creature's gonna rise up from these ashes?
What's gonna fly in the moonlight feathers aglow?
What kind of rain could come in from these sorrows?
Nobody knows, nobody knows.

At dawn we crossed the rapids, a place where few men go.
I felt the desolation, where nothing seemed to grow.
When i got my wages, i hung my head and cried.
I could not stop these visions, that swept in like the tide.

Ridin' on a river of dreams,
Broken dreams.
I'm ridin' on a river of dreams.
Amazon, amazon,
Is it heaven or hell ?
Amazon.

Oh, amazon, amazon, amazon, amazon.

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They should have known that trouble was brewing
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They should have seen what the old men knew
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They should have shut us down
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When the hail fell to the ground
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From a cloudy sky of baby blue

Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning
The big bell wailed as if on cue.
A woman's scream was heard
And the news came afterwards
"it's a blow out down in number two!"

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Down in jericho kentucky
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The mines have all caved in
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Down in jericho
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Broken hearts don't mend
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Tear stained eyes of kin
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Never ever seen what the future might have been

The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning
The coal dust blanketed the morning dew.
The young ones looked for kin
And the blind man, he looks grim.
'cause he sees there's nothing that he can do.

They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water,
They scratched the earth till it turned to sand
And a half mile down below
It's a lost cause the miners know
Meet your maker, boys, the time's at hand.

Down in jericho, kentucky
The mines have all caved in
Down in jericho.
Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.

The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle
The fat cat knows he's a company man
But he should have bowed down his head
When they hauled out all the dead
But it's business, boys, start 'em up again.

Down in jericho, kentucky
The mines have all caved in
Down in jericho.
Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.

Broken hearts don't mend
Tears stained eyes of kin
Never ever seen
What their future might have been.