RIVER OF JORDAN . Louvin Bros written by Hazel Houser
INTRO: last 2 lines of verse
C C F F
C G7 C C
C G7 C
To the river of Jordan our Savior went one day
C G7 C
And we read that John the Baptist met him there
C F
When John baptized Jesus in Jordan's rushing waters
C G7 C
The mighty power of God filled the air
CHORUS 1
no chord C
well I'm on my way (to the River of Jordan)
G7
I'm gonna wade right in (in the rushing waters)
C C7 F
I'm going down (he's going down to the River of Jordan)
C G7 1/2 C
And let the cool waters cleanse my soul
INSTRUMENTAL over verse chords
C G7 C
King Naaman was stricken with dreaded leprosy
C G7 C
And he sent for the man of God to pray
C F
But Elisha said to Naaman go dip yourself in Jordan
C G7 C
And let the cool water wash your spots away
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CHORUS 2
No chords C
So he went right in (to the River of Jordan)
G7
He went right in (in the rushing waters)
C C7 F
to dip himself (he dipped himself in the River of Jordan)
C G7 1/2 C
And the cool waters made him whole
C G7 C
The River of Jordan is many miles away
C G7 C
This mighty river I may never see
C C F
But I'll find myself an altar in an old fashioned church
C G7 C
My River of Jordan that will be
INSTRUMENTAL over chorus chords
C G7 C
To the river of Jordan our Savior went one day
C G7 C
And we read that John the Baptist met him there
C F
When John baptized Jesus in Jordan's rushing waters
C G7 C
The mighty power of God filled the air
CHORUS
no chord C
well I'm on my way (to the River of Jordan)
G7
I'm gonna wade right in (in the rushing waters)
C C7 F
I'm going down (he's going down to the River of Jordan)
C G7 1/2 C
And let the cool waters cleanse my soul
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