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G7Were you Cthere  when they G7crucified my CLord
Were you there  Emwhen they Amcrucified my G7Lord
COh  sometimes it causes me to Ftremble Fmtremble  
Were you Cthere  when they G7crucified my CLord
G7Were you Cthere  when they G7nailed Him to the Ctree
Were you there  Emwhen they Amnailed Him to the G7tree
COh  sometimes it causes me to Ftremble Fmtremble  
Were you Cthere  when they G7nailed Him to the Ctree
G7Were you Cthere  when they G7laid Him in the Ctomb
Were you there  Emwhen they Amlaid Him in the G7tomb
COh sometimes it causes me to Ftremble Fmtremble  
Were you Cthere  when they G7laid Him in the Ctomb
G7Were you Cthere  when the G7stone was rolled Caway
Were you there  Emwhen the Amstone was rolled G7away
COh sometimes it causes me to Ftremble Fmtremble  
Were you Cthere  when the G7stone was rolled Caway
G7Were you Cthere  when they G7crucified my CLord
G7Were you Cthere  when they G7crucified my CLord

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Were You There

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G7 C G7 C

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

Em Am G7

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

C F Fm

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble

C G7 C

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

G7 C G7 C

Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree

Em Am G7

Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree

C F Fm

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble

C G7 C

Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree

G7 C G7 C

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

Em Am G7

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

C F Fm

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble

C G7 C

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

G7 C G7 C

Were you there when the stone was rolled away

Em Am G7

Were you there when the stone was rolled away

C F Fm

Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble

C G7 C

Were you there when the stone was rolled away

G7 C G7 C

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

G7 C G7 C

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

About Were You There Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play Were You There by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Were You There chords”, “Were You There guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash Were You There chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Were You There chords and for experienced players who want accurate Were You There lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G7, C, Em, Am, F, Fm.

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What key is "Were You There" in?

The chords for "Were You There" show the original chord names (including G7, C, Em, Am, F, Fm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.