Written by Johnny Cash
Published by Song of Cash Inc. ASCAP
[Am]
From the [Am]hands it came down
From the [Dm]side it came down
From the [E]feet it came down
And [Am]ran to the ground
Between [Am]heaven and hell
A [Dm]teardrop fell
In the [E]deep crimson dew
The [Am]tree of life grew
| C
|And the blood gave life
| G
|To the branches of the tree
| F
|And the blood was the price
| G
|That set the captives free
| C
|And the numbers that came
| G
|Through the fire and the flood
|F
|Clung to the tree
| Am
|And were redeemed by the blood
From the tree streamed a light
That started the fight
'Round the tree grew a vine
On whose fruit I could dine
My old friend Lucifer came
Fought to keep me in chains
But I saw through the tricks
Of six-sixty-six
From his hands it came down
From his side it came down
From his feet it came down
And ran to the ground
And a small inner voice
Said "You do have a choice."
The vine engrafted me
And I clung to the tree
From his [Am]hands it came down
From his [Dm]side it came down
From his [E]feet it came down
And [Am]ran to the ground
Published by Song of Cash Inc. ASCAP
[Am]
From the [Am]hands it came down
From the [Dm]side it came down
From the [E]feet it came down
And [Am]ran to the ground
Between [Am]heaven and hell
A [Dm]teardrop fell
In the [E]deep crimson dew
The [Am]tree of life grew
| C
|And the blood gave life
| G
|To the branches of the tree
| F
|And the blood was the price
| G
|That set the captives free
| C
|And the numbers that came
| G
|Through the fire and the flood
|F
|Clung to the tree
| Am
|And were redeemed by the blood
From the tree streamed a light
That started the fight
'Round the tree grew a vine
On whose fruit I could dine
My old friend Lucifer came
Fought to keep me in chains
But I saw through the tricks
Of six-sixty-six
From his hands it came down
From his side it came down
From his feet it came down
And ran to the ground
And a small inner voice
Said "You do have a choice."
The vine engrafted me
And I clung to the tree
From his [Am]hands it came down
From his [Dm]side it came down
From his [E]feet it came down
And [Am]ran to the ground