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I Will Move On Up A Little Higher Chords

Music by: Mahalia Jackson
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[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][G][Em][A][D][G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]One a- these [D]morning[G] s
Soon one [D]morn[G]ing
I'm gonna lay [Em]down my [A]cross
[D]Get me a c[G]rown[C][G]
Soon one [D]even[G]ing
Late in [D]the evening,[G]
Late in the evening
[Em]I'm going [A]home l[D]ive on hig[G]h
[C][G][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]Soon as my fee[C]t strike Zio[G]n[D]
[G]Lay [C]down my heavy [G]burden[D]
[G]Put on my rob[C]e in glo[G]ry[D]
Going [G]home one [C]day and tell [G]my story[D]
I've been [G]coming [C]over
hills and [G]mountain[D]
Gonna [G]drink from the [C]Christian foun[G]tain
[D]Your know all of [G]God[C]'s sons
and [G]daughters that morn[D]ing
Will [G]drink that [C]'ole healing water
[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]And we gonna [G]live [C]on for[G]ever
[D]We gonna liv[G]e on [C]foreve[G]r
[D]We gonna live on [G]up[Em]
[A]in glory [D]after awh[G]ile[C]
[G]O Lord,

[Verse 4]
[D]I'm going out[G]side,
to [C]sing and [G]bugle[D]
[G]March all [C]around God's al[G]tar[D]
Gonna [G]walk and [C]never get [G]tired[D]
Gonna [G]fly [C]Lord and never fal[G]ter

[Verse 5]
[D]I'm gonna mov[G]e up [C]a little hig[G]her[D]
Gonna [G]meet [C]Old man [G]Daniel[D]
Gonna [G]move [C]on up a little [G]higher[D]
Gonna [G]meet the [C]Hebrew chil[G]dren[D]
Gonna move [G]on [C]up a little [G]higher[D]
Gonna [G]meet [C]Paul [G]and Samuel[D]
Gonna [G]move on [C]up a little [G]higher[D]
Gonna meet [G]my [C]friends and [G]kindred[D]
Gonna [G]move on [C]up a little [G]higher[D]
Gonna [G]meet my [C]loving [G]mother
[D]I'm gonna mov[G]e on up[C]
a little [G]higher[D]
Gonna [G]meet the [C]Lily of the [G]Valley
[D]I'm gonna fea[G]st with the Ros[C]e of Sharon[G]

[Verse 6]
[D]It will be [G]al [C]ways howdy, [G]howdy,
[D]Will be al [G]way[C]s, howdy, how[G]dy,
[D]Will be alway[G]s, how[Em]dy, how[A]dy,
And [D]never [G]good[C]bye
[G]O

[Verse 7]
[D]will you be [G]there
[C]Early one morn[G]ing
[D]Will you be [G]there
Some[C]where 'round the [G]altar
[D]Will you be [G]there
[Em]O when the angel[A]s shall
[D]call the rol[G]l[C][G]

[Verse 8]
God [D]knows I'll be wait[G]ing[C][G]
[D]Yes, I'll [G]be watching [C]some
where 'round the [G]altar
[D]Well I'll be [G]waiting
[Em]O at the beautif[A]ul,
[D]yes golden [G]gates[C]
[G]Well, well

[Verse 9]
[D]
[G]Soon as my [C]feet strike [G]Zion[D]
Gonna lay [G]down [C]my heaven bur[G]den
[D]I'm gonna put on [G]my robe in [C]glo[G]ry
[D]I'm going hom[G]e one day[C] and tell my [G]story
[D]I've been com[G]ing over
[C]hills and [G]mountain
[D]I'm gonna dri[G]nk from
the [C]Christian foun[G]tain
[D]You kno[G]w all of God[C]'s sons
and [G]daughters that [D]morning
Will [G]drink that 'ole [C]healing wa[G]ter

[Verse 10]
[D]Meet me [G]there [C]early one morn[G]ing
[D]Meet me [G]there some[C]where
'round the [G]altar
[D]Meet me [G]there
O [Em]when the [A]angels [D]shall call
God's roll
[G][C][Cm][G]
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