John The Baptist (Holy John) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Asus4][D][G][D][Esus4]
[Bsus4][E]

[Verse 1]
Holy John lives [A]down by the [E]water
Saving sinners and he
[A]wants your [G#]dollar[C#m]
Tell the people that they'd better [E]repent
[A]Telling your daughter it[C#m]
was [F#]him who was sent
[E]I saw him down there in a
[F#m]long white g[E]own
Taking sinners and [A]hold[Bsus4]ing
[A]them [E]down[F#m][Bm]
John, [E]John,
won't you [A]wash [Am]'em away
Make us [D]ready for the
[G]Judgement [Gm]Day
Take us [C]down and [F]hold us under
[Fm]Make the [Bb]heavens [Eb]roar with [Fm]thund[D#]er,
[B]now[C#m][D][B][E]
The waters are dirty and
the reason is
[Gsus4]Holy John had to wash[G#][D]
away [C#m]our si[E]ns
[A]Yes [D]he[Asus4][D]
[G]
[D][Esus4][E]
[Bsus4]did
[E]He came to town two[A] weeks ago[E]
Didn't take long be[A]fore
everyone [G#]did k[C#m]now
Down to the riverside [E]they all did flock
[A]And watch him stand upon the[B] rock[F#]
I [E]saw him down there in a
[A]long white [E]gown
Taking sinners [A]and hold[B] in[Bsus4]g
[A]them dow[E]n[F#m][Bm]
John, [Esus4]John,
[E]won't you [A]wash 'em away
[Am]Make us [D]ready for the
[G]Judgement [Gm]Day
Take us [C]down and [F]hold us under
[Fm]Make the [Bbsus4]heavens roa[Bb]r wi[Eb]th thunder[Fm],[D#]
[B]now[C#m][D][B][E][F#m][G]
[E]The waters are dirty and
the reason [D]is
[Gsus4]Holy John had to wash[Ab]
[D]away [C#m]our sins[E]
[A]Oh yes he [F#]did[C#m][B]
See that the water[A]'s [F#]dirty
And everybody [C#m]knows that
the reason [B]is[A]
Holy John has [F#]to wash away,
[C#m]wash a[B]way, wash a[A]way[F#]

[Outro 1]
everybodys' sins
[C#m][B][A][F#]
[C#m][B][A][F#]
[C#m][B][A][F#]
[C#m][B][A]
[B]