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So Long Moses

Andrew Peterson

RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

EbDiagram coming soon
D××
BbDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon
Am×
G
F
A×
Em
Bm×
GbmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

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              Intro: Eb D Bb D 
 
Verse: 1 
D 
So long, Moses 
Gm              Am 
Hello, Promised Land 
D 
It was a long, long road 
         G 
But your people are home 
   D 
So long, Moses 
 
Verse: 2 
D 
Hello, Joshua 
G             D 
Goodbye, Canaanites 
D 
We're coming to town 
G 
Twelve tribes and no crown 
D 
No crown, Oh Lord 
 
 
D 
We want a king on a throne 
D 
Full of power, with a sword in his fist 
                    F         G         D      D 
Will there ever be, ever be a king like this? 
 
Verse: 3 
D 
Hello, Saul 
                 A 
First king of Israel 
         D 
You were foolish and strong 
       G 
So you didn't last long 
D 
Goodbye, Saul 
 
Verse: 4 
D 
Hail, King David 
A 
Shepherd from Bethlehem 
        G 
Set the temple of God 
   Gm 
In mighty Jerusalem 
 
 
         D 
He was a king on a throne 
        Em                             D 
Full of power, with a sword in his fist 
                     F           G         D 
Has there ever been, ever been a king like this? 
D                                     Em                       D 
Full of wisdom, full of strength, the hearts of the people are his 
                    F            G 
Hear, O Israel, was ever there a king like this? 
 
Interlude: Em G Bb A Bm G Bb 
 
 
D 
Hello, prophets 
D 
The kingdom is broken now 
D 
The people of God 
D 
Have been scattered abroad 
D 
How long, O Lord? 
 
 
D 
So speak, Isaiah 
A 
Prophet of Judah 
        G 
Can you tell of the One 
G                             Gm 
This king who's going to come 
 
 
             D 
Will he be a king on a throne 
D 
Full of power with a sword in his fist? 
                            F          G         D 
Prophet, tell us will there be another king like this? 
                        Em 
Full of wisdom, full of strength 
                 D 
The hearts of the people are his 
                      F 
Prophet, tell us will there be 
        G         D 
Another king like this? 
 
 
N.C. 
And Isaiah said: 
G             Gbm 
"He'll bear no beauty or glory 
Em 
Rejected, despised 
              G 
A man of such sorrow 
G 
We'll cover our eyes 
 
 
D 
He'll take up our sickness 
A 
Carry our tears 
G 
For his people 
Bb 
He will be pierced 
 
 
                 D 
He'll be crushed for our evils 
               A 
Our punishment feel 
G 
By his wounds 
Bb 
We will be healed." 
 
 
      D 
"From you, O Bethlehem 
G 
Small among Judah 
G 
A ruler will come 
            D 
Ancient and strong." (4x) 
 
Tag 
G                 D 
Ancient and strong. Oh! 
 
Outro:
Em A Bm G Bb D G Gbm G Bb D A G Bb D Em A D G Gm D A G Bb D Em A Bm G Bb 
          
 

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Chord set

Eb · D · Bb · Gm · Am · G · F · A · Em · Bm · Gbm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.