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I John

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[Chorus]
C7Well then, I, John, he saw a mighty Fnumber
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he Fsaw a mighty number
BbWay in the middle of the Fair
God almighty
[Chorus]
FThat I, John, he saw mighty number
FWay up in the middle of the air
FWell, I, John, he saw a mighty number
CWay in the middle of the Fair
[Verse 1]
Well there were
BbThree gates in the east
F7Three gates in the west
Bb7Three gates in the north
F7Three gates in the south
Bb7Twelve gates to the city
Four square Fwide
Hallelujah, God Almighty
[Chorus]
That I, John, he saw mighty number
FWay up in the middle of the air
FWell, I, John, he saw a mighty number
CWay in the middle of the Fair
God Almighty
[Chorus]
FThat I, John, he saw mighty number
FWay up in the middle of the air
FWell, I, John, he saw a mighty number
Way in the Cmiddle of the FairF7  F  
[Verse 2]
Well F5John declared that he saw a man
He held twelve bright stars in Fhis right Bbhand
Well his Fmeyes flashed fire like the burning Gsun
Old CmJohn got scared and Fwanted to run
Well he F7wanted to run but his Ffeet wouldn't go
CFause he felt the gospel cutting like a two-edged sword
FAnd he heard a voice that said John, you take a look
And Fmread what you see and then you Fwrite it in a book
[Chorus 2]
And he saw Bbtwelve angels in the east
F7Twelve angels in the west
BbTwelve angels in the Bb7north
F7Twelve angels in the south
BbForty-eight angels to the city
Four squared Fwide
Hallelujah, God AlmighBbty
[Chorus]
That FI, John, he saw mighty number
FWay up in the middle of the air
FWell, I, John, he saw a mighty number
CWay in the middle of the Fair
God Almighty
[Chorus]
That FI, John, he saw mighty number
FWay up in the middle of the air
FWell, I, John, he saw a mighty number
Way in the Gmiddle Cof the Fair

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I John

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Chorus]

C7 F

Well then, I, John, he saw a mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

Bb F

Way in the middle of the air

God almighty

[Chorus]

That I, John, he saw mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

C F

Way in the middle of the air

[Verse 1]

Well there were

Three gates in the east

Three gates in the west

Bb7

Three gates in the north

Three gates in the south

Bb7

Twelve gates to the city

Four square wide

Hallelujah, God Almighty

[Chorus]

That I, John, he saw mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

C F

Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty

[Chorus]

That I, John, he saw mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

C F F7 F

Way in the middle of the air

[Verse 2]

Well John declared that he saw a man

F Bb

He held twelve bright stars in his right hand

Fm G

Well his eyes flashed fire like the burning sun

Cm F

Old John got scared and wanted to run

F7 F

Well he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go

Cause he felt the gospel cutting like a two-edged sword

And he heard a voice that said John, you take a look

Fm F

And read what you see and then you write it in a book

[Chorus 2]

And he saw twelve angels in the east

Twelve angels in the west

Bb Bb7

Twelve angels in the north

Twelve angels in the south

Forty-eight angels to the city

Four squared wide

Hallelujah, God Almighty

[Chorus]

That I, John, he saw mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

C F

Way in the middle of the air

God Almighty

[Chorus]

That I, John, he saw mighty number

Way up in the middle of the air

Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number

G C F

Way in the middle of the air

About I John Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play I John by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I John chords”, “I John guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley I John 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 I John chords and for experienced players who want accurate I John lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C7, F, Bb, C, F7, Bb7.

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