C G C
I saw Adam leave the garden
F C
With an apple in his hand
C Em C
I said, "Now you're out
C Dm
What are you gonna do?
G C Em
Plant my crops and pray for rain
Dm C
Maybe raise a little Cain
C Em Am G C
I'm an orphan and I'm only passing through."
[Refrain]
C G C
Passing through, passing through
C Em
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Em Dm C
Glad that I ran into you;
G Am G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through
[Verse 2]
C G C
I saw Jesus on the cross
F C
On that hill called Calvary
C Em C Dm
"Do you hate mankind for what they've done to you?"
G C Em
He said, "Talk of love, not hate
Dm C
Things to do, it's getting late
C Em Am G C
I've so little time and I'm just passing through."
[Refrain]
C G C
Passing through, passing through
C Em
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Em Dm C
Glad that I ran into you;
G Am G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through
[Verse 3]
C G C
I shivered with George Washington
F C
One night at Valley Forge
C Em C Dm
"Why do the soldiers freeze here like they do?"
G C Em
He said, "Men will suffer, fight
Dm C
Even die for what is right
C Em Am G C
Even though they know they're only passing through."
[Refrain]
C G C
Passing through, passing through
C Em
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Em Dm C
Glad that I ran into you;
G Am G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through
[Verse 4]
C G C
I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side
F C
Just a while before he died
C Em C Dm
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two
G C Em
Yankee, Russian, white or tan
Dm C
Lord, a man is just a man
C Em Am G C
We're all brothers and we're only passing through."
C G C
Passing through, passing through
C Em
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Em Dm C
Glad that I ran into you;
G Am G C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through
