Go Down Moses Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Traditional[E][Am][E][Am]
When Israel [E]was [Am]in Egypt's Land,
[C]Let my [E]people [Am]go,[E][Am]
Oppressed [E]so [C]hard they [Am]could not stand,
[C]Let my [E]people [Am]go.
[E]Chorus[F][Am]
Go down, Moses,
[E]Way down in Egypt's Land.
Tell [Am]ol' Pharoah,
[C]Let my [E]people [Am]go.[E]
[Am]Thus saith the Lord, bold Moses said[E],
Let my people go,
[C]If [Am]not, I'll smite your first- born dead,
[C]Let my [E]people go.
[Am]Chorus
No [C]more [Dm]shall they[E] in bond[Am]age toil,
[F]Let [Am]my peopl[F]e go,[C]
Let them come out with Egypt's spoil,
Let my [E]people [Am]go.[E][Am]
[E]Chorus
We need not always [Am]weep and mourn,
[C]Let my [E]people [Am]go,[E][Am]
And wear these [E]slavery chains forlorn,
[Am]Let [C]my peo[E]ple go.[Am][E][Eaug]
[Am]Chorus
Your [C]foes [Dm]shal[E]l not
[Am]be fore you stand,
[F]Let [Am]my people go,[F][C]
And you'll possess fair Canaan's land,
Let my [E]people [Am]go.[E][Am]
Chorus
[C]O l[Dm]et us all[E] from bondag[Am]e flee,
Let my people go,
And [E]let [Am]us a[G]ll i[F]n Ch[C]rist be free,
Let my [E]people [Am]go.
Chorus