Take Off Your Old Coat

INTRO: Em


I've searched in the East
Am              Em
Searched in the West
        Am          B7          Em
For the riches that others were hoarding



Fortune is a blind god
C              G
Smiling in the breeze
       Am            B7           Em
And forgetting me on this side of Jordan


CHORUS:
G             C
Take off your old coat
   Em
And roll up your sleeves
Am        B7           Em      Am
Life is a hard road to travel
    Em
I believe



Thunder in the dark clouds
Am                Em
Lightening in the trees
Am          B7             Em
No shelter above my head afforded



Battered by the hailstones
C              G
Blinded by the breeze
Am               B7                Em
That's my way of life this side of Jordan


CHORUS:
G             C
Take off your old coat
   Em
And roll up your sleeves
Am        B7           Em      Am
Life is a hard road to travel
    Em
I believe


INSTRUMENTAL: Em    Am  Em  Am  B7  Em    C  G  Am  B7  Em



See that ragged owl
    Am               Em
His tattered wings expanded
     Am            B7           Em
He's nailed to the doorway as a warning


So I'm minded by good folk
C            G
As an outlaw branded
Am                B7               Em
Yet, I've hurt no one this side of Jordan



Up above an angel
Am              Em
Patching up our plunders
    Am         B7            Em
Our trials and troubles he's recording



Will I find a change there
C              G
Better times I wonder
Am               B7            Em
When I reach the other side of Jordan


CHORUS:

G             C
Take off your old coat
   Em
And roll up your sleeves
Am        B7           Em      Am
Life is a hard road to travel
    Em
I believe
Am        B7           Em      Am   Em
Life is a hard road to travel