Soul Of A Man chords

Blind Willie Johnson

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Intro:  C    C    G    G    
        Am   Am   F    C   C 
                                                                   
    Em               Em               Bm             Bm 
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 
                                                                   
       C                C        G             G 
Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can! 
  Am               Am            F                     C    C 
I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man 
                                                                    
  Em                 Em           Bm                  Bm 
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 
                                                                     
       C                C        G             G 
Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can! 
  Am               Am            F                     C    C 
I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man 
                                                                     
  Em                  Em        Bm              Bm 
I saw a crowd standin talkin, I just came up in time 
    C                      C                    Am                      Em 
The doctor and lawyer were teaching, They say a man aint nothin but his mind 
                                                                            
       C                C        G             G 
Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can! 
  Am               Am            F                     C   C 
I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man 
                                                                    
  Em                 Em       Bm             Bm 
I read the good book often, I try to read it right  
   C              C               Am              Em 
As far as I could understand, The soul is eternal light 
                                                                     
      C                C        G             G 
God I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can! 
  Am               Am            F                     C   C 
I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man 
                                                                  
     Em                   Em          Bm                Bm 
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 
                                                                           
       C                C        G             G 
Well I want somebody to tell me, Answer if you can! 
  Am               Am            F                     C   C   C  C 
I want somebody to tell me, Just what is the soul of a man