Something got a hold of me
D ~
D A
1. When first I heard of the people who claim
D
this
old-time religion was real,
D G D
I says, I'll go down, take a
look at the crowd,
D A D
it's
just the weak-minded, I feel.
D A
But something got a hold of me,
A7 D
yes, something got a hold of me.
D G
D
I went there to fight, but on that night,
D A D
there's something got a hold of me !
D
A
2. I walked right down, peeped in at the door,
D
and
the Devil says, don't you go in.
D G D
I says
I'll go in, for that will not hurt,
D A D
and
sit as far back as I can.
+ CHORUS
D A
3. About that time he got up to preach,
D
and he
looked right down upon me.
D G D
He told everybody how mean I
had been,
D A D
don't
think he thought much of me. + CHORUS
D A
4. They sing and shout and they all clasp their hands,
D
and
they all got down on their knees.
D G D
When the fire fell from heaven
it fell upon me,
D A D
and
then I fell to the floor.
D A
But something got a hold of me,
A7 D
yes, something got a hold of me.
D G D
I went there to fight, but on that night,
D A D
there's something got a hold of me !
D A
5. So now I've learnt and no need to doubt,
D
that
the old-time religion is real.
D G D
I have a spirit I'll never
forget,
D A D
that
something got a hold of me.
D A
+ Yes, something got a
hold of me,
A7
D
yes,
something got a hold of me.
D G D
I have a spirit I'll never
forget,
D A D
that
something got a hold of me.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Carter
Family)