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Glory Bound

The Wailin' Jennys
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Mandolin
 When I hear that trumpet sound
 I will lay my burdens down }1st verse is just lead and mandolin
 I will lay them deep into the ground
 Then I'll know that I am glory bound
 (Guitar comes in) GCGCDEmGDCG(this is verse 2)
I'll  be traveling far from  home
But  I won't be looking for to  roam
I'll  be crossing o'er the great  divide
In  a better home soon I will  reside
Hallelujah
G *C Bm A C* *This is just walking from C back up to C*
Hallelu--u--u--jah *Walking is playing individual notes on a
 G C G string. So C B A are the notes that you play
Hallelujah on the A string. The ones on hallelujah that
G C Bm A G I wrote were the chords but I play the
Hallelu--u--u--jah notes. It's easier than it sounds.*
When  I'm in my resting place
I'll  look on my mother's face
Never  more will I have  to know
All  the loneliness that plagues  me so
So  I'm waiting for that train to come
And  I know where she's coming from
Listen  can you hear her on  the track
When  I board I won't be looking back
Hallelujah
C
Hallelu--u--u--jah
Hallelujah
G
Hallelu--u--u--jah (Repeat)
 Play through last verse twice then end on G)

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Readable chord sheet for Glory Bound by The Wailin' Jennys

Mandolin

When I hear that trumpet sound
I will lay my burdens down            }1st verse is just lead and mandolin
I will lay them deep into the ground
Then I'll know that I am glory bound

(Guitar comes in) GCGCDEmGDCG(this is verse 2)

[G]I'll be traveling far from[C] home
[G]But I won't be looking for to[C] roam
[D]I'll be crossing o'er the g[Em]reat d[G]ivide
[D]In a better home soon I w[C]ill res[G]ide

[G]Halle[C]luj[G]ah
G   *C   Bm A  C*               *This is just walking from C back up to C*
Hallelu--u--u--jah              *Walking is playing individual notes on a
G    C  G                        string. So C B A are the notes that you play
Hallelujah                       on the A string. The ones on hallelujah that
G    C   Bm A  G                 I wrote were the chords but I play the
Hallelu--u--u--jah               notes. It's easier than it sounds.*

[G]When I'm in my resting [C]place
[G]I'll look on my mother's [C]face
[D]Never more will I [Em]have to k[G]now
[D]All the loneliness that [C]plagues me [G]so

[G]So I'm waiting for that train to [C]come
[G]And I know where she's coming [C]from
[D]Listen can you hear her [Em]on the [G]track
[D]When I board I won't be [C]looking [G]back

[G]Halle[C]luj[G]ah
[G]    [C]   [Bm] [A]  [C]
Hallelu--u--u--jah
[G]Halle[C]luj[G]ah
[G]    [C]   [Bm] [A]  [G]
Hallelu--u--u--jah        (Repeat)

Play through last verse twice then end on G)

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