Sinnerman
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key: Bm
Bm
Oh Sinner man, where you gonna run to?
A
Sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Bm
Where you gonna run to?
Em Bm
All on that day.
Well I run to the "Rock, please hide me,"
I run to the "Rock, please hide me,"
I run to the "Rock, please hide me,†Lord,
All on that day,
But the rock cried out, "I can't hide you,"
The rock cried out, "I can't hide you,"
The rock cried out, “I ain't gonna hide you, guy,â€
All on that day.
I said, “Rock, what’sa matter with you, rock?
Don't you see I need you, rock?
Lord, Lord, Lord!â€
All on that day.
So I run to the river, it was bleedin’,
I run to the sea, it was bleedin’,
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
All on that day.
So I run to the river, it was boilin’,
I run to the sea, it was boilin’,
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
All on that day.
So I run to the Lord, “Please hide me, Lord.
Don't you see me prayin'?
Don't you see me down here prayin’?â€
But the Lord said, “Go to the devil,â€
The Lord said, “Go to the devil,â€
He said, “Go to the devilâ€
All on that day.
So I ran to the devil, he was waitin’,
I ran to the devil, he was waitin’,
Ran to the devil, he was waitin'
All on that day.
Bm
I cried — “POWER!!!!!!!â€
(Power to the Lord)
Bring down,
(Power to the lord),
POWER!!!
(power to the lord)
*Instrumental*
Oh yeah, Woh yeah, Woh yeah
Well I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
All on that day.
So I ran to the Lord
I said, Lord hide me, please hide me
please help me
All on that day.
He said, child, where were you
when you oughta been prayin'?
I said,Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
All on that day.
Sinner man you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin', Sinner man
Oughta be prayin',
All on that they
I cried -
“POWER!!!!!!!â€
(Power to the Lord)
Go down
(Power to the Lord)
POWER!!!!!!!
(Power to the Lord)
“Power, Power, Lord
Don't you know I need you, Lord?
Don't you know that I need you,
Don't you know that I need you?
Power, Lord!â€
F# to finish
How to play Sinnerman
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. 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.