Gun Club: "Keys To The Kingdom" (from the "Divinity" mini album)
(*First recordings of this gospel traditional were made by Washington Phillips ["I've Got The Key To The Kingdom"] and Bessie Johnson ["Key To The Kingdom"] in 1929. Many versions followed and even with different lyrics they have one thing in common, which is the chorus. So JLP's version does, which was noted to be a traditional when first published on "Sex Beat '81", later on "Divinity" it's said to be written by JLP.) intro: G/E G/E (guitar only) -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- --0h1---1-1-1-2p1---0h1---1-1-1-2p1--- --0h2---2-2-2---2---0h2---2-2-2---2--- --2-2---2-2-2---2---2-2---2-2-2---2--- ----0---0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-0---0--- play intro riff during the first three lines of the verses (except the 4th verse, see below) and on each third line of the choruses; while playing the verses fill in pauses with scratching over dead notes
intrumental = 1x intro riff
G/E When Pilate was after Jesus they could not get to him they made a pact with Judas G E so that they could turn him in G E I got the keys to the kingdom G E and the world can't do me no harm G/E (intro riff) so glad I got the keys to the church house and the world can't do me no wrong oh yeah They took him to that hill they brought his sister in they conspired against him to make original sin I got the keys to the kingdom and the world can't do me no wrong oh yeah I got the keys to the church house and the world can't do me no harm so glad instrumental = verse + 1x intro riff I was on his left Devil on his right he passed those keys to Pharisees way out of sight I got the keys to the kingdom and the world can't do me no harm so glad I got the keys to the church house and the world can't do me no wrong oh yeah instrumental = verse E (xx6457) And with those keys I can open lots of doors devil on my left hand side G E he ain't there no more I got those keys to the kingdom and the world can't do me no wrong so glad I got the keys to the church house and the world can't do me no harm oh yeah the church house keys now... instrumental = 2 verses
I got the keys
to the kingdom
I'm so glad
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I got the keys
to the kingdom
I'm so glad
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