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Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for Bm
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Chord diagram for Em
      Capo 1

[Intro]
D A D
D
D A
D G
Bm F#m A D

[Verse]
D
It's time to bid this whole world goodbye.
                        A
Oh, glory, time to fly away.
               D             G
We'll meet our Savior in the sky.
     Bm        F#m A    D
Hallelujah, the 21st of May.

[Instrumental]
D    A    D

[Verse]
D
Sinner, heed these words of mine
                          A
'Bout the coming Judgment Day.
         D              G
Yes, the end is drawing nigh.
     Bm        F#m A    D
Hallelujah, the 21st of May.

[Chorus]
     Em                 D
They laughed while Noah built his boat,
     Bm                  A
Then cried when came the rain.
     Em               D
They mock me now, but I will float
      Bm F#m   A
On the 21st of May.

[Instrumental]
D
D A
D G
Bm F#m A D

[Verse]
           D
Well, I've never been so sure
                           A
And I've never led no one astray.
             D         G
'Cept in the fall of '94.
         Bm        F#m A    D
But Hallelujah, the 21st of May.

[Chorus]
     Em                 D
They laughed while Noah built his boat,
     Bm                  A
Then cried when came the rain.
     Em               D
They mock me now, but I will float
      Bm F#m    A
On the 21st of May.
     Em               D
They mock me now, but I will float
       Bm F#m   A
On the 21st of May.

[Outro]
D
D A
D G
     Bm         F#m A   G    D A D
Hallelujah, the 21st of May.
    

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