INTRO: Am  Dm  Am  Dm  
 
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'Twas long ago near Jericho, where Joshua lit the spark
  Dm
A soldier from a holy war, lay dying in the dark
       Am  
And he heard the final trumpet through the sacred culling ground
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He heard a sound like thunder, as walls came tumbling down
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Jericho,    Jericho
 
 
     Am
He'd prayed to find redemption, prayed for inner peace
   Dm
He prayed upon the innocents, when searching for release 
   Am
He travelled far behind the lines, cut the sacred wire
Dm                                                   Am
Put his lips against the steel, like a symbol of his ire 
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Jericho,  Jericho,    Jericho
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL: Am  Dm  Am  Dm  
 
 
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The lifeline was his holy cross, the giver of sweet gifts 
      Dm                                          Am
Small mercies for the dying, on a final graveyard shift 
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Jericho,    Jericho
 
 
                                                 
There was a final consecration, a final calling card
  Dm
A lifetime's culmination, for the words that came so hard 
    Am
The blood was coursing through his veins, he knew the final score
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Sword lay in the scabbard and Death was at the door 
Am          C D       Am
Jericho,  Jericho,    Jericho