Let my people go go  (1987)     (video)

 

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        Well, well !

 

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1. Moses went up to the mountain high,

 

    to find out from God why did you make us, why ?

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     Secret words in a secret room,

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     he said a wop bop a lu bop a lop bam boom.

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    I did not put you here to suffer, I did not put you here to whine,

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    I put you here to love one another,

                 A                                        Bb             A

    and to get out and to have a good time now now now.

 

  G           C       F                            G           C       F 

Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go go go !

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Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go !

 

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2. Joshua fit the battle of Jerico,

 

    he tells the boys with the horns to get down and blow,

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    They rear back aim, they bells at the stars and said

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    beat me big daddy, eight to the bar.

        Gm                                  Dm         Gm                          Dm

    I did not put you here to suffer, I did not put you here to whine,

        Gm                                       Dm

    I put you here to love one another,

                 A                                        Bb             A

    and to get out and to have a good time now now now.

 

  G           C       F                            G           C       F 

Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go go go !

  G           C       F                             G          C        D

Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go !

 

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+  What I say !      +  E - D

 

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3. Now, Jesus went out for a walk with his mother,

 

    the scribes and the pharasses plotting hugger-mugger.

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    They locked him up and they threw away the key,

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    he said: why is everybody always picking on me ?

       Gm                                Dm           Gm                                  Dm

    I did not put you here to suffer, no, I did not put you here to whine,

      Gm                                      Dm

    I put you here to love one another,

                 A                                        Bb             A

    and to get out and to have a good time now now now.

 

  G           C       F                            G           C       F 

Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go go go !

                G           C        F                             G         C        F

You gotta let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go go go !

 

  G           C       F                            G           C       F 

Let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go go go !

                G           C        F                             G         C        D

You gotta let me people go go go, you gotta let my people go !

 

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+  Gotta let my people go !

 

+  D - E

 

 

    (The Rainmakers)