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Blind Willie Johnson - Soul of a Man
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
Em Em Bm Bm
I'm going to ask the question, please answer, if you can
C C Am Em
If anybody surely can tell me, just what is the soul of a man
[Chorus]
C C G G
Well I want somebody to tell me, answer if you can
Am Am F C C
I want somebody to tell me, just what is the soul of a man
[Verse]
Em Em Bm Bm
I traveled different countries, I traveled in foreign lands
C C Am Em
I've found nobody could tell me, just what about the soul of a man
[Chorus]
C C G G
Well I want somebody to tell me, answer if you can
Am Am F C C
I want somebody to tell me, just what is the soul of a man
[Verse]
Em Em Bm Bm
I saw a crowd standin talkin, I just came up in time
C C Am Em
The doctor and lawyer were teaching, they say a man aint nothin but his mind
[Chorus]
C C G G
Well I want somebody to tell me, answer if you can
Am Am F C C
I want somebody to tell me, just what is the soul of a man
[Verse]
Em Em Bm Bm
I read the good book often, I try to read it right
C C Am Em
As far as I could understand, the soul is eternal light
[Chorus]
C C G G
God, I want somebody to tell me, answer if you can
Am Am F C C
I want somebody to tell me, just what is the soul of a man
[Verse]
Em Em Bm Bm
When christ taught in the temple, the people all stood amazed
C C Am Em
He was teachin the doctors and lawyers, how to raise a man from the grave
[Chorus]
C C G G
Well I want somebody to tell me, answer if you can
Am Am F C C C
I want somebody to tell me, just what is the soul of a man
