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Jericho

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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е|-E0---A0---B0---C#m0---G#x--
B|-0---0---0---0---x--
G|-1---2---4---6---5--
D|-2---2---4---6---6--
A|-2---0---2---4---6--
E|-0---x---x---x---4--
[Intro]
|  E| A   E| A   E|B  
[Verse]
EYou can walk, Awalk to BeEthesda
AThere’s no Ehouse on BMercy Street
You C#mmight get lost in the cAompany of aEngels
IgnAoring the sEtones tied aBround your feet
[Pre Chorus]
Yeah you got to tAry for something
Bend your knee and fBight for something
Learn how to C#mdie for something
So you aBin't living lAife for nothing, nBo
[Chorus]
ARivers weren’t made for drEowning
G#Souls are never made to C#mfail
BI raised JAericho Earound me
                  C#m          B|  E| A   E| A   E|B  
But these walls were built to scale
[Verse]
EI framed a fortress ‘rAound my Eheart
ACarved her Ename in the oBld front door
C#mSo she would know lAove still sEtands
AHere forEever even wBhen she’s gone
[Pre Chorus]
Love can be a heAat wave
Love can be a coBld rain
Shadows that pC#mlay
On the wG#malls of your roAomB  
[Chorus]
ARivers weren’t made for dErowning
G#Souls are never made to C#mfail
BI raised JerAicho Earound me
                    C#m          B|  E| A   E| A   E|B  
But these walls were built to scale
[Solo]
|  E| A   E| A   E|B  
|  E| A   E| A   E|B  
[Pre Chorus]
Yeah you got to tAry for something
Bend your knee and fBight for something
Learn how to dC#mie for something
So you aiBn't living lAife for nothing, Bno
[Chorus]
ARivers weren’t made for drEowning
G#Souls are never made to C#mfail
BI raised JerAicho Earound me
But these wC#malls were bBuilt to Escale
[Outro]
These C#mwalls were buBilt to scaAle
These C#mwalls were buBilt to scaEle

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Jericho

by Ruston Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

E A B C#m G#

е|-0---0---0---0---x--

B|-0---0---0---0---x--

G|-1---2---4---6---5--

D|-2---2---4---6---6--

A|-2---0---2---4---6--

E|-0---x---x---x---4--

[Intro]

E A E A E B

| | | |

[Verse]

E A E

You can walk, walk to Bethesda

A E B

There’s no house on Mercy Street

C#m A E

You might get lost in the company of angels

A E B

Ignoring the stones tied around your feet

[Pre Chorus]

Yeah you got to try for something

Bend your knee and fight for something

C#m

Learn how to die for something

B A B

So you ain't living life for nothing, no

[Chorus]

A E

Rivers weren’t made for drowning

G# C#m

Souls are never made to fail

B A E

I raised Jericho around me

C#m B E A E A E B

| | | |

But these walls were built to scale

[Verse]

E A E

I framed a fortress ‘round my heart

A E B

Carved her name in the old front door

C#m A E

So she would know love still stands

A E B

Here forever even when she’s gone

[Pre Chorus]

Love can be a heat wave

Love can be a cold rain

C#m

Shadows that play

G#m A B

On the walls of your room

[Chorus]

A E

Rivers weren’t made for drowning

G# C#m

Souls are never made to fail

B A E

I raised Jericho around me

C#m B E A E A E B

| | | |

But these walls were built to scale

[Solo]

E A E A E B

| | | |

E A E A E B

| | | |

[Pre Chorus]

Yeah you got to try for something

Bend your knee and fight for something

C#m

Learn how to die for something

B A B

So you ain't living life for nothing, no

[Chorus]

A E

Rivers weren’t made for drowning

G# C#m

Souls are never made to fail

B A E

I raised Jericho around me

C#m B E

But these walls were built to scale

[Outro]

C#m B A

These walls were built to scale

C#m B E

These walls were built to scale

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