Verse 1E
Can you see the rugged preacher?
Dsus2A
Knee deep in the Jordan river
E
He got fire in his eyes
E
Can you hear the words he’s speaking?
Dsus2
He’s calling out to the sinner
AE
Come repent and be baptized
GA
They say, Hey, ain’t you the one the prophets said would come?
E
He said, No, but
ChorusDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta be a voice in the desert
EDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta make a way for the Lord
GF#m
Somebody gotta be willing
Fm7E
To tell the good news to all of God’s children
Dsus2
Gotta stand up, gotta go wherever
A
People need to hear
EDsus2AEA voice in the desert
Verse 2EDsus2AE
Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
E
Well, the lost still need the gospel
And the Lord still needs some people
Dsus2AE
Who will live what they believe
So don’t leave the message
Dsus2
Sitting underneath a steeple
AE
Let’s shout it in the streets
GA
I’m gonna take this light of mine to the world and let it shine
E
He said Go
ChorusDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta be a voice in the desert
EDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta make a way for the Lord
GF#m
Somebody gotta be willing
Fm7E
To tell the good news to all of God’s children
Dsus2
Gotta stand up, gotta go wherever
A
People need to hear
EDsus2AEA voice in the desert
BridgeEDsus2AE
Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
EDsus2AE
Somebody gotta talk about Je-sus
EDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta tell about his love
EDsus2AE
Somebody gotta preach redemption
EDsus2AE
Somebody gotta testi-fy about the blood
ChorusDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta be a voice in the desert
EDsus2AEDsus2A
Somebody gotta make a way for the Lord
GF#m
Somebody gotta be willing
Fm7E
To tell the good news to all of God’s children
Dsus2
Gotta stand up, gotta go wherever
A
People need to hear
EDsus2AEA voice in the desert
Dsus2
You gotta stand up, you gotta go wherever
AEDsus2AE
People need to hear a voice in the desert
EDsus2AE
Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
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