You're gonna need somebody on your bond

	  		             E                     E 
You're gonna need somebody on your bond child 
             A                     E 
You're gonna need somebody on your bond 
                                   A 
When it's late 'round midnight and old man death comes slippin 
into the room 
             E        B            E      
You're gonna need somebody on your bond ( A A# B turn) 
 
You take Mary and Martha standin up in the hillside 
Mary explainin' to Martha, "darlin look at the river deep  
and the water wide." 
Here comes ole Moses, faithful Moses carryin' big ole stones  
up the hill 
Tellin everybody their gonna need somebody on their bond 
 
leads--play body of song twice using one instrument (keyboard or 
  mouthharp) first and add another instrument (guitar or horns) 
  to accompany instrument #1 during second lead 
 
Whoa, you tak Maivus Staples and ole Corn Cheevers(?) they got the 
good side on their bond 
Oh I been listen to the music people ever since the day I was born 
My momma raised me in a room across from the church by the tree and that 
sweet gospel music oh how it used to comfort me 
Tellin everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond 
 
Repeat first verse (1st two lines quietly then build to end by 
repeating last line of verse (end with B, A, E)