Passing Through
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
C C
[Verse 1]
C F C
I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
C G
"Now you're out, what are you gonna do?"
C F C
"Plant my crops and pray for rain, think I'll raise a little Cain.
C G C
I'm an orphan, and I'm only passing through."
[Chorus]
C
Passing through, passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
[Verse 2]
C F C
I saw Jesus on that cross, on the hill called Calvary
C G
"Do you hate mankind for what they did to you?"
C F C
He said, "Speak of love not hate, there's things to do - it's growing late.
C G C
I've so little time and I'm just passing through."
[Chorus]
C
Passing through, passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
[Verse 3]
C F C
I shivered with George Washington at Valley Forge that day.
C G
"Why do your soldiers freeze here like they do?"
C F C
He said "Men will suffer, fight, even die for what is right
C G C
even though they know they're only passing through."
[Chorus]
C
Passing through, passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
[Verse 4]
C F C
I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side just a while before he died.
C G
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two."
C F C
"Yankee, Russian, white or tan, Lord, a man is just a man."
C G C
We're all brothers, and we're only passing through."
[Chorus]
C
Passing through, passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
[Verse 5]
C F C
Well I rode with old Abe Lincoln on that train to Gettysburg
C G
I asked him, "What are we gonna do?"
C F C
He said "Every man must be unconditionally free
C G C
Or there is no reason to be passing through."
[Chorus]
C
Passing through, passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
[Chorus]
C
I'm passing through, just passing through.
C7
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
F C
Glad that I ran into you
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
How to play Passing Through
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.