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