On The Rock Were Moses Stood Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays335

On The Rock Were Moses Stood by The Carter Family is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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           G                        C           G 
    Crying holy unto the Lord, crying holy unto the Lord. 
       G  D    G          G    D  G 
    Oh in that day when the bells don't toll, 
               D                G 
    crying ho.......ly unto the Lord. 

       G 
Crying holy unto the Lord,  holy unto the Lord, 
       C                 G 
crying holy unto the Lord, holy unto the Lord. 
   G  D   G     G   D    G 
Oh if  I  could I surely would 
                      D             G 
stand on that rock with God where Moses stood. 

            G                     C             G 
    Sinners run unto the Lord, sinners run unto the Lord, 
        G      D   G       G D    G 
    now please don't let this parable pass 
            D           G 
    and lose  your soul at last. 



           G                        C           G 
    Crying holy unto the Lord, crying holy unto the Lord, 
        G        D    G            G   D        G 
    see four and twenty elders, bowing all around the alter, 
                 D               G 
    crying, "Ho.......ly unto the Lord." 


 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante