People Get Ready
Words & Music by Curtis Mayfield
Sung By John Denver
on All Aboard! (1997)
G Em C D G
People get ready, there's a train a' coming.
Em C G
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board.
Em C D G
All you need is faith to hear those diesels humming.
Em C G
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord.
Em C D G
People get ready for the train to Jordan.
Em C G
Picking up passengers from coast-to-coast.
Em C D G
Faith is key, open up the doors and board them.
Em C G
There's hope for all among the loved the most.
Em C D G
But there ain't no room for the hopeless sinner.
Em C G
Who would hurt all mankind to save his own.
Em C D G
Have pity on those whose choices grow thinner.
Em C G
There's no hiding place from the kingdom's throne.
G Em C D G
People get ready, there's a train a' coming.
Em C G
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board.
Em C D G
All you need is faith to hear those diesels humming.
Em C G
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord.
C G
Thank the Lord.