Cathedrals - An old convention song

We used to ^Bbcome from miles around And ^Eb/Bbhave di^Bbnner on the ground ^Bb7/Dunderne^Ebath those old ^Eb/Gshade t^Bbrees And sing the old songs ^Eb/Bbin s^Gmhape-notes ^Bb/DIn fo^C7ur-part ^C13harmon^F7y Like "^BbHe Set Me Free" ^Eb/Bband "He^Bb'll Pilot Me" And "^DAnywhere ^D7is H^Gmome" How l^Bbong has it ^Gmbeen Since you heard an ^C9old conv^F13ention ^Bbsong?

I s^Bbtill (I still) love to hear (love to hear) ^Bb7/DThose o^Ebld conven^Eb/Gtion so^Bbngs That I heard (that I heard) as a ch^Gmild (as a child) When we s^Cang t^C9hem ^C13all ^C7/Gday l^F7ong Like "^BbI'm A Gon-na Walk" ^Eb/Bband "J^Bbust a Little Talk" And^D "All the d^D7ay lo^Gmng" ^F9 How ^Bblong (how long) has it b^Gmeen (has it been) Since you heard an o^C9ld conv^F13ention s^Bbong

Gospel s^Bbongs today ^Eb/Bbhave a l^Bbot to say They ^Bb7/Dlift you ^Ebup when you're f^Eb/Geeling ^Bbdown Some have a coun^Eb/Bbtry flav^Gmor, ^Bb/D s^C7ome have a m^C13odern so^F7und They a^Bbll serve the need ^Eb/Bbof p^Bblanting seeds, so I ^Dknow they can't ^D7go wr^Gmong But there's ^Bbnone so dear as ^Gmwhen I hear an o^C9ld conve^F13ntion s^Bbong.

How^Bb long (How long) has it been (has it been) ^Bbsince you heard "After a while"? How long (How long) since you h^Gmeard (since you heard) ^C"Give the ^C13World ^C7a Sm^File"? ^F9How l^Bbong (How long) since you heard (since you heard) "I'm ^DWing-in My Way ^D7Back H^Gmome"? How l^Bbong (How long) ^Eb/Bbhas it b^Gmeen since you heard an o^C9ld conv^F13ention ^Bbsong?