A Long Time Ago
Misc. Gospel
E
A long time ago, there was a man
A E
Who laid his life on the line
He claimed he could make the lame walk again
B7 C#m B7
And give back the sight to the blind
E
Now some people loved him
G# A E
Some people wanted to take him and put him a way
G
Well I wasn't there to see what he did
A B7
But if he was right here to day...
Chorus:
E A
I would crawl all the way to the river
E A
I would crawl all the way to the sea
E C#m
Just to watch him walk on the w ater
E B7 E
And lay his loving hands on me.
(Optional guitar solo: A7 E A7)
A carpenter by trade, but the kingdom that he made
Was built without hammer and nail
It stands like a rock though the ages of time
It was built with a love that never fails
I read in the good book that some day he's coming
And some say it ain't far away
On the day that he stands on the banks of the Jordan
I know I will be on my way
