This is an old southern spiritual, inspired by the Bible's Revelation chapter 21.
Revelation 21 - King James Version ( Public Domain)
Lyrics:
[Em] Oh, what a beautiful city.
[B7] Oh, what a beautiful city
[Em] Oh, what a beautiful city
[Em] Twelve gates to the city, [B7] - [[Em] Hallelujah
Three gates in the east,
Three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north
Three gates in the south
[Em] Twelve gates to the city, [B7] - [[Em] Hallelujah
Who are those children dressed in red?
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Must be the children that Moses led
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
My Jesus done just what He said
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
He healed the sick and He raised the dead.
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Here are the chords as given in Fred and Irwin Silber's Folksinger's Wordbook:
[C] Oh, what a beautiful city.
[G] Oh, what a [C] beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
[C7] Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7]Halle[C]lujah[G7]
[C] Three gates in the east,
Three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north
Three gates in the south
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
[C] Who are those children dressed in red?
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
Must be the children that Moses led
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
Here are the chords as given in Blood's and Patterson's Rise Up Singing
Oh, what a beautiful city.
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / A A DC A / D D D D / D G D A D G D D
Three gates in the east, three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north, three gates in the south
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / D D D D / D G D A D G D D
Who are those children dressed in red?
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Must be the children that Moses led
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / D G D A D G D D / D D D D / D G D A D G D D
Revelation 21 - King James Version ( Public Domain)
Lyrics:
[Em] Oh, what a beautiful city.
[B7] Oh, what a beautiful city
[Em] Oh, what a beautiful city
[Em] Twelve gates to the city, [B7] - [[Em] Hallelujah
Three gates in the east,
Three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north
Three gates in the south
[Em] Twelve gates to the city, [B7] - [[Em] Hallelujah
Who are those children dressed in red?
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Must be the children that Moses led
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
My Jesus done just what He said
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
He healed the sick and He raised the dead.
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Here are the chords as given in Fred and Irwin Silber's Folksinger's Wordbook:
[C] Oh, what a beautiful city.
[G] Oh, what a [C] beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
[C7] Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7]Halle[C]lujah[G7]
[C] Three gates in the east,
Three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north
Three gates in the south
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
[C] Who are those children dressed in red?
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
Must be the children that Moses led
[C7} Twelve gates [F] to the [C] city, [G7] Hallelu[C]jah
Here are the chords as given in Blood's and Patterson's Rise Up Singing
Oh, what a beautiful city.
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / A A DC A / D D D D / D G D A D G D D
Three gates in the east, three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north, three gates in the south
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / D D D D / D G D A D G D D
Who are those children dressed in red?
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
Must be the children that Moses led
There's twelve gates to the city, Hallelujah
D D D D / D G D A D G D D / D D D D / D G D A D G D D