People Get Ready

Curtis Mayfield

[Intro]

(4x)

A		F#m		D		A

Verse-1:

A	F#m	D	A
People get	ready, there’s a	train a	coming

	F#m	D	A
you don’t need no	baggage, you just	get on	board

	F#m	D	A
All you need is	faith to hear the	diesels	humming;

	F#m	D	A
don’t need no	ticket, you just	thank the	Lord

A		F#m		D		A

Verse-2:

A	F#m	D	A
People get	ready for the	train to	Jordan;

	F#m	D	A
it’s picking up	passengers from	coast to	coast

	F#m	D	A
Faith is the	key, open the	doors and	board ’em;

	F#m	D	A
there’s hope for all a	mong those	loved the	most.

A		F#m		D		A

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Verse-3:

Bb	Gm	Eb	Bb
There ain’t no	room for the	hopeless	sinner;

	Gm	Eb	Bb
who would hurt	all mankind just to	save his	own

	Gm	Eb	Bb
Have pity on	those whose	chances grow	thinner;

	Gm	Eb	Bb
for there’s no	hiding place against the	Kingdom’s	throne

Verse-4:

	Bb	Gm	Eb	Bb
So,	people get	ready, there’s a	train a	coming;

	Gm	Eb	Bb
you don’t need no	baggage, you just	get on	board

	Gm	Eb	Bb
All you need is	faith to hear the	diesels	humming;

	Gm	Eb	Bb
don’t need no	ticket, you just	thank the	Lord

	Gm	Eb	Bb
You don’t need no	ticket, you just	thank the	Lord