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People Get Ready

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C=(x 3 2 x 1 x) 
Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0)
F=(x x 3 2 1 1)
D=(x x 0 2 3 2)
Bm=(x 2 4 4 3 2)
G=(3 2 0 0 0 3)
People Get Ready
[Intro]
C Am F C     C Am F C
[Chorus]
 CPeople get Amready, there's a Ftrain a Ccoming;
 You don't need no Ambaggage, you just Fget on Cboard
 All you need is Amfaith to hear the Fdiesels Chumming;
 Don't need no Amticket, you just Fthank the CLord
[Verse 1]
 CPeople get Amready for the Ftrain to CJordan;
 It's picking up Ampassengers from Fcoast to Ccoast
 Faith is the Amkey, open the Fdoors and Cboard 'em;
 Hope for us Amall among those Floved the Cmost.C  Am  F  C  D  Bm  G  D  
[Verse 2]
 DThere ain't no Bmroom for the Ghopeless Dsinner;
 Who would hurt all maBmnkind just to Gsave his Down
 Have pity on Bmthose whose Gchances grow Dthinner;
 For there's no hiding Bmplace against the GKingdom's Dthrone
[Chorus]
 So, Dpeople get Bmready, there's a Gtrain a Dcoming;
 You don't need no Bmbaggage, you just Gget on Dboard
 All you need is Bmfaith to hear the Gdiesels Dhumming;
 Don't need no Bmticket, you just Gthank the DLord

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People Get Ready

by Tommy D. Daugherty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C=(x 3 2 x 1 x)

Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0)

F=(x x 3 2 1 1)

D=(x x 0 2 3 2)

Bm=(x 2 4 4 3 2)

G=(3 2 0 0 0 3)

People Get Ready

[Intro]

C Am F C C Am F C

[Chorus]

C Am F C

People get ready, there's a train a coming;

Am F C

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

Am F C

All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming;

Am F C

Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

[Verse 1]

C Am F C

People get ready for the train to Jordan;

Am F C

It's picking up passengers from coast to coast

Am F C

Faith is the key, open the doors and board 'em;

Am F C C Am F C D Bm G D

Hope for us all among those loved the most.

[Verse 2]

D Bm G D

There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner;

Bm G D

Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own

Bm G D

Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner;

Bm G D

For there's no hiding place against the Kingdom's throne

[Chorus]

D Bm G D

So, people get ready, there's a train a coming;

Bm G D

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

Bm G D

All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming;

Bm G D

Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

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