Sinner Man

Words & Music:

Traditional

There is an arrangement of this as part of the article on two-chord songs in the September 2009 issue of Acoustic Guitar.

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

Am G Am

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? All on that day.

Run to the rock. Rock, won't you hide me?

Run to the rock. Rock, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Lord said, "The rock, rock will be crumbling."

Lord said, "The rock, rock will be crumbling." All on that day.

Run to the sea. Sea, won't you hide me?

Run to the sea. Sea, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Lord said, "The sea, sea will be boiling."

Lord said, "The sea, sea will be boiling." All on that day.

Run to the moon. Moon, won't you hide me?

Run to the moon. Moon, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Lord said, "The moon, moon will be bleeding."

Lord said, "The moon, moon will be bleeding." All on that day.

Run to the stars. Stars, won't you hide me?

Run to the stars. Stars, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Lord said, "The stars, stars will be freezing."

Lord said, "The stars, stars will be freezing." All on that day.

Run to the Sun. Sun, won't you hide me?

Run to the Sun. Sun, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Lord said, "The sun, sun will be burning."

Lord said, "The sun, sun will be burning." All on that day.

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? All on that day.

Run to the Lord. Lord, won't you hide me?

Run to the Lord. Lord, won't you hide me? All on that day.

Run to the Devil. Devil, was a-waitin’.

Run to the Devil. Devil, was a-waitin’. All on that day.

Lord said, "Oh, you should-a been praying."

Lord said, "Oh, you should-a been praying." All on that day.

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?

Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? All on that day.