Run, Come See Jerusalem Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]It was nineteen hundred and twenty-
nine (run come see)
I remember the [G]day pretty well
[C]Nineteen hundred and [F]twenty- nine
Run come [C]see [G]Jerusale[C]m

[Verse 2]
There [C]was talk about a storm
in the island (run come see)
My God what a beautiful morning
It was in nineteen hundred
and [G]twenty nine
Run come see [C]I remember
that day very well
It was in nineteen hun
[F]dred and twenty nine
Run come [C]see [G]Jerusalem

[Verse 3]
That day [C]they were talkin' 'bout a
storm in the islands
My God what a beautiful morning
They were talkin' 'bout
a storm in the islands
Run come see Jerusalem
That day there were [G]three ships a

[Verse 4]
leavin' out the harbour
The [C]Ethel the Myrtle and the Pretor[F]ia
There were three ships
a leavin' out the harbour
Run come [C]see [G]Jerusalem

[Verse 5]
[C]These ships were bound
for a neighbouring island
With the mothers and children on board
These [Am]ships were bound [C]for
a neighbouring [Am]island
[C]Run come see Jerusalem
Now the Pretoria [G]was out on

[Verse 6]
[C]the ocean
Rocking from side to side
Yes the Pre[F]toria was out on the ocean
Run come [C]see [G]Jerus[C]alem

[Verse 7]
My God when [C]the first wave
hit the [Am]Pre toria
[C]The mothers [Am]come [C]hauling to
[G]their children my God
[C]When the first wave [F]hit the Pretoria
Run come [C]see Jer[G]usalem

[Verse 8]
[C]My God there were thirty-
[Am]three [C]souls [Am]on the water
Oh my God they were swimming
and [C]praying [G]to the good Lord
There were [C]thirty three souls on the [F]water
Run [C]come [G]see Jerusalem

[Verse 9]
[C]My God now George Brown
he was the captain
He [Am]shouted [C]come my children come pray
He said "Come now witness
your judgment"
[G]Run come see Jerusalem

[Verse 10]
It was in [C]nineteen hundred
and [F]twenty nine
Run come [C]see [G]I r[C]emember
that day very well
It was [G]in [C]nineteen hundred
and [F]twenty nine
Run [C]come [G]see [C]Jerusalem
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