[Intro]
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[1st Chorus]
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You can run on for a long time,
Dsus2 Am
Run on for a long time,
Am
Run on for a long time,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
[2nd Chorus]
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Go and tell that long tongue liar,
Am
Go and tell that midnight rider,
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Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
[Verse 1]
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Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news.
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My heads been wet with the midnight dew.
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I've been down on bended knee,
Dsus2 Am
talkin' to the man from Galilee.
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He spoke to me in a voice so sweet,
Dsus2 Am
I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet.
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He called my name and my heart stood still,
Dsus2 (let ring)
When He said John go do my will...
[2nd Chorus]
Am
Go and tell that long tongue liar,
Am
Go and tell that midnight rider,
Am
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
[1st Chorus]
Am
You can run on for a long time,
Dsus2 Am
Run on for a long time,
Am
Run on for a long time,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
[Verse 2]
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You may throw your rock, hide your hand,
Dsus2 Am
workin' in the dark against your fellow man.
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But as sure as God made black and white,
Dsus2 Am
What's done in the dark, will be brought to the light.
[1st Chorus]
Am
You can run on for a long time,
Dsus2 Am
Run on for a long time,
Am
Run on for a long time,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Sooner or later, God'll cut you down.
[2nd Chorus]
Am
Go and tell that long tongue liar,
Am
Go and tell that midnight rider,
Am
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter,
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
C Dsus2 Em Am
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
