Bury The Workman Chords

KeyF# Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays577

Bury The Workman by Unspoken is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F# with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords F#, E, A and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
Text
16
Speed
  			Key of F# Instead just play E  
. God Bless!!! 


E 
Steven was a deacon in Jerusalem 

A                                       A7             E 
They dragged him out those city gates to try and quiet him 

E 
When Steven preached those Pharisees started throwing stones 

A                                        A7             E 
Before he died he raised his eyes and saw Jesus on the throne 


         E 
He said, You can bury the workmen but the work will go on 

            A                          A7              E 
And you can silence the voices but you can't stop the song 

         A7  E    A7  E       A7            E 
When the Spirit's moving, His will will be done 

A                               A7            E 
You can bury the workmen but the work will go on 


E 
James was sent to Heaven at the edge of Herod's sword 

A                                A7          E 
And Peter he was crucified like his beloved Lord 

E 
The Roman Colosseum, the lions and the fires 

A                                      A7                    E 
The gates of hell did not prevail, they fanned those flames higher 


              E 
Cause you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 

            A                          A7              E 
And you can silence the voices but you can't stop the song 

         A7  E    A7  E       A7            E 
When the Spirit's moving, His will will be done 

A                                   A7            E 
And you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 


E 
And then they lowered Jesus, they laid Him in a grave 

A                                       A7                E 
They thought that it was over, that His name would fade away 

    E                         
But Jesus wasn't listening, no, He rose to life again 

      A                           A7            E 
Cause God is not persuaded by the arrogance of men 


           E                         
So you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 

            A                          A7              E 
And you can silence the voices but you can't stop the song 

         A7  E    A7  E       A7            E 
When the Spirit's moving, His will will be done 

            A                       A7            E 
And you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 


            E           
And you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 

            A                          A7              E 
And you can silence the voices but you can't stop the song 

         A7  E    A7  E       A7            E 
When the Spirit's moving, His will will be done 

            A                       A7            E 
And you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 

             A                       A7            E 
Yeah you can bury the workmen but the work will go on 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante