C
F
C
In the great Book of John you’re warned of the day
G7
When you’ll be laid beneath the cold clay
C
F
C
The angel of death will come from the sky
G7
C
And claim your poor soul when the time comes to die
F
C
When the angel of death comes down after you
G7
Can you smile and say that you have been true
C
F
C
Can you truthfully say with your dying breath
G7
C
That you’re ready to meet the angel of death
F
C
When the lights all grow dim and the dark shadows creep
G7
And when your loved ones are gathered to weep
C
F
C
Can you face them and say with your dying breath
G7
C
That you’re ready to meet the angel of death
F
C
When the angel of death comes down after you
G7
Can you smile and say that you have been true
C
F
C
Can you truthfully say with your dying breath
G7
C
That you’re ready to meet the angel of death
C
