Church By The Road
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: EbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D G D
A D
[Verse 1]
D
Often times in my memories I wondered again,
G D
To the little old church by the road.
D
I could see the dear people, and hear them so plain,
E A
Singing songs, of that blessed abode.
D
I could hear my dear mother as she formidably prayed,
G D
Blessed Jesus help me carry my load.
G D
She was never downhearted, never dismayed,
A D
In that little old church by the road.
[Chorus]
D
There my mother would pray,
And my sister was saved,
G D
Singing sinners come and repent of your sins.
D
There the angels were crowded, and the sisters all shouted,
E A
And the bread was saved amen.
D
It was there, I met Jesus and gave him my life,
G D
It was there, he took the weight off my load.
G D
And he freely, removed all my sorrow and strife,
D A D
In the little old church by the road.
[Verse 3]
D
I remember the preacher, so gentle and brave,
G D
As he told how the father above.
D
Gave his only son Jesus, all the lost ones to save,
E A
Such wonderful, wonderful love.
D
I will always remember, how he spoke when he said,
G D
Come to Jesus, he'll lighten your load.
G D
So, often he preached of, the life giving bread,
A D
In the little old church by the road
[Chorus]
D
There my mother would pray,
And my sister was saved,
G D
Singing sinners come and repent of your sins.
D
There the angels were crowded, and the sisters all shouted,
E A
And the bread was saved amen.
D
It was there, I met Jesus and gave him my life,
G D
It was there, he took the weight off my load.
G D
And he freely, removed all my sorrow and strife,
D A D
In the little old church by the road.
[Verse 4]
D D7
I could never forget, all those lovely old songs.
G D
That the people so joyfully sang,
D
How they told the Lord's message, to sinners gone wrong,
E E7 A A7
And the echoes, so joyfully rang.
D
I would always remember how I truly believed
G D
Jesus freely, took weight off my load,
G D
And the joy of salvation, I truly received,
A D
In the little old church by the road.
[Chorus]
D
There my mother would pray,
And my sister was saved,
G D
Singing sinners come and repent of your sins.
D
There the angels were crowded, and the sisters all shouted,
E A
And the bread was saved amen.
D
It was there, I met Jesus and gave him my life,
G D
It was there, he took the weight off my load.
G D
And he freely, removed all my sorrow and strife,
D A D
In the little old church by the road.
How to play Church By The Road
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The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.