Mighty Good Book - Gillian Welch
Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Bb, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
There's a migh
ty good book a
nd it tells a
story
It's a bible o
n a shelf
Oh you know th
e names and yo
u know the sto
ries
Have you ever
read it for yo
urself?
[Chorus]
It's a mighty good book
It's a mighty good book
Of the man who
died on the w
ay
It's a mighty
good book
It's a mighty good book
And it's just
as true today
[Verse 2]
For it tells of the hill in land of Zion
Where they too
k a man who ma
de no crime
While the wick
ed watched and
the women wer
e cryin'
And the sun re
fused to shine
[Chorus]
It's a mighty good book
It's a mighty good book
Of the man who
died on the w
ay
It's a mighty
good book
It's a mighty good book
And it's just
as true today
[Verse 3]
Now there's gonna come a day when you go to glory
And you're gon
na hear the ma
ster's call
Are you gonna
wish you read
the story
Of when Jesus
paid it all?
[Chorus]
It's a mighty good book
It's a mighty good book
Of the man who
died on the w
ay
It's a mighty
good book
It's a mighty good book
And it's just
as true today
Well, it's a mighty good book
It's a mighty good book
And it's just
as true today