C ~ ~
C Gm
1. Hush little baby, don't you cry,
C - Em
F
you
know your mama was born to die.
C - Am Dm - G7 C
A........ll
my trials, Lord, soon be over.
C Gm
2. The river of Jordan is muddy and cold,
C
- Em F
well,
it chills the body but not the
soul.
C - Am Dm - G7 C
A........ll
my trials, Lord, soon be over.
C
Gm
3. I've got a little book with pages three
C - Em F
and
every page spells liberty.
C - Am Dm - G C
A........ll
my trials, Lord, soon be over.
C - Em F
Too late, my brothers, too late, but never mind,
C - Am Dm - G7 C
a........ll my trials, Lord,
soon be over.
C Gm
4. If living were a thing that money could buy,
C - Em F
then
the rich would live and the poor
would die.
C - Am Dm - G7 C
A........ll my
trials, Lord, soon be over.
C Gm
5. There grows a tree in Paradise,
C - Em
F
and
the pilgrims call it the Tree of
Life.
C - Am Dm - G7 C
A........ll
my trials, Lord, soon
be over.
C - Em F
Too late, my brothers, too late, but never mind,
C - Am Dm - G7 C
a........ll my trials, Lord,
soon be over.
C - Am Dm - G7 C
A........ll
my trials, Lord, soon be over.
(orig. = capo 1st; midi = capo 3rd) (Joan Baez)