G
There'll be a jubilee
CG
Oh my lord oh my lord
There'll be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
GDG
There'll be a great big jubilee
Verse 1G
When the mother saw him comin'
C
Yeah she greet him with a smile
G
She threw her arms around him
D
Sayin' missin' my darlin' child
G
Yeah the father told the servant
C
Go kill the fattest calf
G
Oh tell your friends and neighbors
DG
My son's come home at last
ChorusG
There'll be a jubilee
CG
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
GDG
There'll be a great big jubilee
ChorusG
There'll be a jubilee
CG
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
GDG
There'll be a great big jubilee
Verse 2G
Fightin' days is over
C
And the victory has been won
G
There'll be a day of rejoicing
D
When our boys come marching home
G
Yeah their fathers greet their sons
C
They'll greet them one by one
G
They're gonna lay down their swords
DG
And they'll study war no more
ChorusG
There'll be a jubilee
CG
Oh my lord oh my lord
There will be a jubilee
D
When the children all go free
G
Yeah they'll lay down their swords
C
They'll study war no more
GDG
There'll be a great big jubilee
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.