[C]In the great Book of John you're [F]warned of the [C]day
When you'll be laid beneath the cold [G7]clay
The [C]angel of death will [F]come from the [C]sky
And claim your poor soul when the [G7]time comes to [C]die
When the angel of death comes [F]down after [C]you
Can you smile and say that you have been [G7]true
Can [C]you truthfully say with [F]your dying [C]breath
That you're ready to meet [G7]the angel of [C]death
When the lights all grow dim and the [F]dark shadows [C]creep
And when your loved ones are gathered to [G7]weep
Can [C]you face them and say with [F]your dying [C]breath
That you're ready to meet [G7]the angel of [C]death
Repeat #2
When you'll be laid beneath the cold [G7]clay
The [C]angel of death will [F]come from the [C]sky
And claim your poor soul when the [G7]time comes to [C]die
When the angel of death comes [F]down after [C]you
Can you smile and say that you have been [G7]true
Can [C]you truthfully say with [F]your dying [C]breath
That you're ready to meet [G7]the angel of [C]death
When the lights all grow dim and the [F]dark shadows [C]creep
And when your loved ones are gathered to [G7]weep
Can [C]you face them and say with [F]your dying [C]breath
That you're ready to meet [G7]the angel of [C]death
Repeat #2