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Passing Through
C F
I saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called Calvary
C G
"Do you hate mankind for what they done to you?"
C F
He said, "Talk of love not hate, things to do - it's getting late.
C G C
I've so little time and I'm only passing through."
C C7 F
Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
C F
I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
C G
I said "Now you're out, what are you going to do?"
C F
"Plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little cane.
C G C
I'm an orphan now, and I'm only passing through."
C C7 F
Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
C F
I was with Washington at Valley Ford, shivering in the snow.
C G
I said, "How come the men here suffer like they do?"
C F
"Men will suffer, men will fight, even die for what is right
C G C
even though they know they're only passing through"
C C7 F
Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
C F
I was with Franklin Roosevelt's side on the night before he died.
C G
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two" (ah, the fool)
C F
"Yankee, Russian, white or tan," he said, "A man is still a man.
C G C
We're all on one road, and we're only passing through."
C C7 F
Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
C C7 F
Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
C G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
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Tabs by: Eddy
Published: 29 Aug, 2009
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