Goin By The Book

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am C D Am
You can see it in the movies, in the paper and the TV news.
Am C D Am
Sombody's army is always on the move.
Am C D
There's gonna be a battle, the lines have been drawn, they got guns and
Am
tanks and planes.
A C D Am
The wells have gone dry and the water is bad and in the air is acid rain.
[Verse 2]
Am C D Am
There's war after war and rumors of war from the East.
Am C D Am
There's a rumblin' in the ground and they're talkin' about the beast
Am C D Am
Good mothers cry 'cause the rivers run high with the blood of too many sons.
Am C D Am
Some people say peace is on the way but the worst is still to come.
[Chorus]
Am C
'cause the prophets wrote about it and Jesus spoke about it and
D Am
John got to take a look.
Am C D Am
And he told us what he saw and it's easy to see, it's goin' by the book
Am
It's goin' by the book.
[Guitar and Brass Solo]
AmCDAm Am
(x2),
[Verse 3]
Am C D Am
There's armies in the cities and the missiles stand ready for flight.
Am C D Am
A pale horse rides like the wind across the night.
Am C
And that rumblin' in the desert like thunder gettin' closer,
D Am
are the trumpets gettin' ready to blow?
Am C
There's gonna be a shout that will wake the dead,
D Am
we'd better be ready to go.
[Chorus]
Am C
'cause the prophets wrote about it and Jesus spoke about it and
D Am
John got to take a look.
Am C D Am
And he told us what he saw and it's easy to see, it's goin' by the book
Am
It's goin' by the book.
[Outro]
Am
It's goin' by the book.
(Repeat and fade)

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Free chords for Goin By The Book by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Guitar and Brass Solo]
Am C D Am (x2), Am
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
(Repeat and fade)

Goin By The Book Chords by Johnny Cash

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