Jun282023

Son House – John The Revelator Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDm F G

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[Intro]
Dm   F G (x3)
Dm

[Chorus]
         Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
  F         G
 John the Revelator
         Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
  F         G
 John the Revelator
         Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
  F         G
 John the Revelator
           F
Wrote the book of
      G     Dm
the seven seals

[Chorus]
Dm
Who's that writin',
  F            G
John the Revelator
        Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
     Dm
Well who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
           F
Wrote the book of
       G    Dm
 the seven seals

[Verse 1]
          Dm
You know God walked
 down in the cool of the day
                G       Dm
And called Adam by his name

And he refused to answer
               F
'Cause he was naked
  G    Dm
 and ashamed

[Chorus]
Dm
Who's that writin',
  F            G
John the Revelator
Dm
Who's that writin',
   F            G
John the Revelator
Dm
Who's that writin',
  F            G
 John the Revelator
           F
Wrote the book of
       G    Dm
the seven seals

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 2]
          Dm
You know Christ
had 12 apostles
             G    Dm
And three he led away

He said, "Watch
with me one hour
     F      G
Till I go yonder
      Dm
 and pray"

[Chorus]
        Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
  F            G
 John the Revelator
        Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
Dm
Who's that writin',
  F            G
 John the Revelator
          F
Wrote the book of
      G    Dm
the seven seals

[Chorus]

Who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
        Dm
Tell me who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
Dm
Who's that writin',
   F            G
 John the Revelator
          F
Wrote the book of
       G    Dm
the seven seals

How to play John The Revelator: key, chords and progression

These are John The Revelator chords by Son House on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

John The Revelator by Son House is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 3 chords: Dm, F and G.

Listen for G – Dm – F – G (V – ii – IV – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – reh – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.