Key: E
Introduction: Em G D A
Em G D A
There is.... a house in New Orleans
Em G D A
They call.... the rising sun
Em G D A
It's been..... the ruin of many a poor boy
Em G D A
And God.... I know I'm one
Em G
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
D A
How long now
Em G
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
D A
The line went
Em G
But the shadows still remain since your descent
D A
Your descent
Em G
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
D A
How long now
Em G
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
D A
The line went
Em G
But the shadows still remain since your descent
D A
Your descent
Em G Em G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Em G
A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief
D A
How long now
Em G
Until a weather change condemns belief
D A
How long now
Em G
When the night watchman lets in the thief
D A
What's wrong now
Em G Em G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Em G Em G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Em G
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply