Jericho (your Walls Must Come Tumbling Down)
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(Intro): A A A D
D A
Some walls rumble when a diesel rumbles by
A D
Some walls rumble when there thunder in the sky
D G D E7
But the only walls that bother me are the walls you carry
A A/C# D
But honey, someday your walls must come tumblin down
D A
Some walls have heard it all. They got two sides to tell.
A D
One side, you be in Heaven. The other, you burn in Hell.
D G D E7
But standin outside of your walls just drives me into the ground.
A D (walkdown: D A/C# C G9)
And honey, someday your walls must come tumblin down
G9 D9
Jericho would still be there today
G9 E7 A
And Joshua would still be dancin the night away
D G D E7 E7
If your walls had been there, around Jericho-town.
A D
But y, someday your walls must come tumblin down.
(4-bar break) A A A D
D A
Well, I went through such a hassle, just to learn myself to float.
A D
Cause every time I stormed your castle, I would wind up in your moat.
D G D E7
I wouldn mind the water, if I thought I was gainin ground.
A D
But honey, someday your walls must come tumblin down.
G9 D9
Jericho would still be there today
G9 E7 A
And Joshua would still be dancin the night away
D G D E7 E7
If your walls had been there, around Jericho-town,
A D walkdown: (D A/C# Bm A)
But y, someday your walls must come tumblin down.
(outro):
A D (D A D)
Yeah, honey, someday your walls must come tumblin down.
How to play Jericho (your Walls Must Come Tumbling Down)
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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