Were You There

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Different from what you find in version 1 and 2 and find on Youtube, but this arrangement
is much easier to sing along to for someone without a voice like Johnny's.
[Verse 1]
D A D
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
A
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
D G D
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
A D
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
[Verse 2]
D A D
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
A
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
D G D
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
A D
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
[Verse 3]
D A D
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
A
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
D G D
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
A D
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
[Verse 4]
D A D
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
A
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
D G D
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
A D
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?

Were You There chords and lyrics

Free chords for Were You There by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Different from what you find in version 1 and 2 and find on Youtube, but this arrangement 
is much easier to sing along to for someone without a voice like Johnny's.
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]

Were You There Chords by Johnny Cash

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