God’s Gonna Cut You Down

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 1 half step down [ -1 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 1 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: Bbm

Chorus:
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You can run on for a long time,
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Run on for a long time,
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Run on for a long time,
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Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.
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Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.

Chorus:
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Go and tell that long tongue liar,
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Go and tell that midnight rider,
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Tell the rambiler, the gambler, the back biter,
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Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
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Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.

Verse:
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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,
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talkin to the man from Galiee.
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He spoke to me in a voice so sweet,
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I thought I heard the shuffle of angels feet.
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He called my name and my heart stood still,
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When He said "John go do my will"

Chorus:
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Go and tell that long tongue liar,
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Go and tell that midnight rider,
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Tell the rambiler, the gambler, the back biter,
Db              Ebm         Fm      Bbm
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
Db              Ebm         Fm      Bbm
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.

Chorus:
        Bbm
You can run on for a long time,
Bbm
Run on for a long time,
Bbm
Run on for a long time,
Db           Ebm           Fm       Bbm
Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.
Db           Ebm           Fm       Bbm
Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.

Verse:
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You may throw your rock, hide your hand,
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Workin in the dark against your fellow man.
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But as sure as God made black and white,
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What's done in the dark, will be brought to the light.

Chorus:
         Bbm
You can run on for a long time,
Bbm
Run on for a long time,
Bbm
Run on for a long time,
Db           Ebm           Fm      Bbm
Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.
Db           Ebm           Fm      Bbm
Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.

Chorus:
        Bbm
Go and tell that long tongue liar,
        Bbm
Go and tell that midnight rider,
          Bbm
Tell the rambiler, the gambler, the back biter,
Db             Ebm          Fm      Bbm
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
Db             Ebm           Fm      Bbm
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.
Db             Ebm           Fm      Bbm
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down.    
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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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