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Christmas Spiritual
Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: A
Key: B
CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e
A/G#     4-x-2-2-x-x
A/F#     2-x-2-2-x-x
Dm/F     1-x-0-2-3-x
A/E      0-x-2-2-x-x
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[Chorus]
AGo tell it on the mountain
EOver the hills and AeveryDwhEere
AGo A/G#tell it on the A/F#moun-Dm/Ftain
        A/E          E|     A   D   E|
That Jesus Christ is a-born
[Verse]
AIn the time of David,
DSome called him a Aking,
AIf a A/G#child is A/F#true bornA/E  
The DLord will hear him Esinging
[Chorus]
AGo tell it on the mountain
EOver the hills and AeveryDwhEere
AGo A/G#tell it on the A/F#moun-Dm/Ftain
        A/E          E|     A   D   E|
That Jesus Christ is a-born
[Verse]
AWhen I was a sinner
I Dsought both night and Aday
I Aasked the A/G#Lord to A/F#help meA/E  
And Dhe showed me the Eway
[Chorus]
AGo tell it on the mountain
EOver the hills and AeveryDwhEere
AGo A/G#tell it on the A/F#moun-Dm/Ftain
        A/E          E|     A   D   E|
That Jesus Christ is a-born
[Verse]
He Amade me a watchman
UDpon a city Awall
And Aif I A/G#am a A/F#good soulA/E  
I Dam the least of Eall
[Chorus]
AGo tell it on the mountain
EOver the hills and AeveryDwhEere
AGo A/G#tell it on the A/F#moun-Dm/Ftain
    |    B7|    E|         [  A]
That Jesus   Christ is a-born

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Go Tell It On The Mountain

by Odetta

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G#

A/F#

Dm/F

A/E

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Christmas Spiritual

Tuning: Standard

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Capo: 2nd fret

Play: A

Key: B

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A/G# 4-x-2-2-x-x

A/F# 2-x-2-2-x-x

Dm/F 1-x-0-2-3-x

A/E 0-x-2-2-x-x

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[Chorus]

Go tell it on the mountain

E A D E

Over the hills and everywhere

A A/G# A/F# Dm/F

Go tell it on the moun-tain

A/E E A D E

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That Jesus Christ is a-born

[Verse]

In the time of David,

D A

Some called him a king,

A A/G# A/F# A/E

If a child is true born

D E

The Lord will hear him singing

[Chorus]

Go tell it on the mountain

E A D E

Over the hills and everywhere

A A/G# A/F# Dm/F

Go tell it on the moun-tain

A/E E A D E

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That Jesus Christ is a-born

[Verse]

When I was a sinner

D A

I sought both night and day

A A/G# A/F# A/E

I asked the Lord to help me

D E

And he showed me the way

[Chorus]

Go tell it on the mountain

E A D E

Over the hills and everywhere

A A/G# A/F# Dm/F

Go tell it on the moun-tain

A/E E A D E

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That Jesus Christ is a-born

[Verse]

He made me a watchman

D A

Upon a city wall

A A/G# A/F# A/E

And if I am a good soul

D E

I am the least of all

[Chorus]

Go tell it on the mountain

E A D E

Over the hills and everywhere

A A/G# A/F# Dm/F

Go tell it on the moun-tain

B7 E A

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That Jesus Christ is a-born

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