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Jericho

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Tuning: Standard
When we Dcame upon the pAmlain you could Chear the children Gsaying
There's no Dway we're gonna Amtake that city thCereC  
'Cause there's Dnothing but the Amwind is going Cout or coming Gin
Over ramDparts reaching thAmat far up in the aCirC  
And the Amcity like a dGrum was Dbeaten by the lAmong arm of the Csun
C.... the long arm of the suGn
 D-  Am-  C-        G   D-  Am- C  
             Ohhhh Ohhhh
Through the cDlouds of dust we Amraised we marched Caround that place for Gdays
The pDriests would blow on the Amram's horns now and aCgainC  
But no Dother sound we Ammade so from Cabove they watched Gamazed
For it was Dlike a race of Amwraiths beseiged CthemC  
And it Amwent down as a Grout we Drazed those walls with Amnothing but a Cshout
C.... nothing but a Gshout 
 D-  Am-  C-        G   D-  Am- C  
             Ohhhh Ohhhh
And the Amcity like a dGrum was Dbeaten by the lAmong arm of the Csun
C.... the long arm of the suGn

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Jericho

by Blitzen Trapper

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Tuning: Standard

D Am C G

When we came upon the plain you could hear the children saying

D Am C C

There's no way we're gonna take that city there

D Am C G

'Cause there's nothing but the wind is going out or coming in

D Am C C

Over ramparts reaching that far up in the air

Am G D Am C

And the city like a drum was beaten by the long arm of the sun

C G

.... the long arm of the sun

D Am C G D Am C

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Ohhhh Ohhhh

D Am C G

Through the clouds of dust we raised we marched around that place for days

D Am C C

The priests would blow on the ram's horns now and again

D Am C G

But no other sound we made so from above they watched amazed

D Am C C

For it was like a race of wraiths beseiged them

Am G D Am C

And it went down as a rout we razed those walls with nothing but a shout

C G

.... nothing but a shout

D Am C G D Am C

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Ohhhh Ohhhh

Am G D Am C

And the city like a drum was beaten by the long arm of the sun

C G

.... the long arm of the sun

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