The Trumpet Child Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][G][C][B][Em][D][C][F#dim][B]

[Verse 1]
[Em]The
trumpet child will [D]blow his horn
[G]Will [C]blast the sky [F#dim]till it?s reborn[B]
[Em]With Gabriel?s power [D]and Satchmo?s grace
[G]He [C]will surprise [F#dim]the human race[B]

[Verse 2]
The [C]trumpet [Em]he will us[A]e to blow
Is [G]being fashioned [B]out of fire
[Em]The mouthpiece is a [D]glowing coal
The [C]bell a burst of [F#dim]wild desi[B]re

[Verse 3]
The trum[Em]pet child [D]will riff
[C]on love
Thelonious notes [F#dim]from up a[B]bove
He?ll [Em]improvise a [D]kingdom [G]come
Ac[C]companied by a [F#dim]dif ferent drum[B]

[Verse 4]
The [C]trumpet child will [A]banquet here
Un[G]til the lost [B]are truly found
A [Em]thousand days, [D]a thousand years
[C]Nobody knows for [F#dim]sure how [B]long

[Verse 5]
The [Em]rich forget [Bm]about [Em]their gold
[C]The meek and mild [F#dim]are strangely [B]bold
A [Em]lion lies be[D]side a lamb
And [C]licks a murderer?s
[F#dim]outstretched [B]hand

[Verse 6]
The trum[C]pet child will [C#dim]lift a glass
His [D]bride [G]now leaning [Baug]in at last
His [Em]final aim [D]to fill with joy
[C]The earth that man [F#dim]all but destroyed

[Outro 1]
[B][Em][D][C][F#][B][Em][D][C]
[Em][F#dim][B][C][C#dim][D][G][B][Em][D][C][F#dim][B]
[Bm][B][Bm][Em][Bm]