Biography:
Not to be confused with the doo wop group Little Anthony & The Imperials. Between 1958 and 1963 they were sometimes simply called The Imperials.
The multi-award-winning (including 4 Grammys) group, and Gospel Music Association's hall of fame inductees, began in 1964. Jake Hess of the Statesmen Quartet decided to hand-pick the best singers he could find to put together what he would call a "super group" that would be known as The Imperials: Hess (lead)
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[Intro]
G,C,G,D7,G,C,G
[Verse]
D C G G7 C G
Well, Old Buddha was a man and I'm sure that he meant well
G A7 D C
But I pray for his disciples lest they wind up in hell
C G G7 C G
And I'm sure that old Mohammed thought he knew the way
C G D7 G D
But it won't be Hare Krishna we stand before on The Judgment Day
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son not Reverend Moon!
[Verse]
D G G7 C G
Well, I don't hate anybody so please don't take me wrong
A7 D
But there really is a message to this simple song
C G G7 C G
You see there's only one way, Jesus, if eternal life is your goal;
C G D7 G D
Meditation of the mind, won't save your soul
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon!
[Verse]
D G G7 C G
Well, you can call yourself a Baptist and not be born again
A7 D
A Presbyterian or a Methodist and still die in your sin
G G7 C G
You can even be Charismatic shout and dance and jump a pew
C G D7 G D
But if you hate your brother you won't be one of The Chosen Few
[Chorus 2]
Em G G7 C G
Cause it won't be a Baptist that's sitting on The Throne
A7 D
A Presbyterian or a Methodist that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be a Charismatic that plays that trumpet tune
C G D G
So let's all just live for Jesus 'cause He's coming back real soon
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon
G,C,G,D7,G,C,G
[Verse]
D C G G7 C G
Well, Old Buddha was a man and I'm sure that he meant well
G A7 D C
But I pray for his disciples lest they wind up in hell
C G G7 C G
And I'm sure that old Mohammed thought he knew the way
C G D7 G D
But it won't be Hare Krishna we stand before on The Judgment Day
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son not Reverend Moon!
[Verse]
D G G7 C G
Well, I don't hate anybody so please don't take me wrong
A7 D
But there really is a message to this simple song
C G G7 C G
You see there's only one way, Jesus, if eternal life is your goal;
C G D7 G D
Meditation of the mind, won't save your soul
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon!
[Verse]
D G G7 C G
Well, you can call yourself a Baptist and not be born again
A7 D
A Presbyterian or a Methodist and still die in your sin
G G7 C G
You can even be Charismatic shout and dance and jump a pew
C G D7 G D
But if you hate your brother you won't be one of The Chosen Few
[Chorus 2]
Em G G7 C G
Cause it won't be a Baptist that's sitting on The Throne
A7 D
A Presbyterian or a Methodist that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be a Charismatic that plays that trumpet tune
C G D G
So let's all just live for Jesus 'cause He's coming back real soon
[Chorus]
Em G G7 C G
No, it won't be old Buddha that's sitting on the throne
G A7 D
And it won't be old Mohammed that's calling us Home
Em D G G7 C G
And it won't be Hare Krishna that plays that trumpet tune
G C G D G
And we're going to see The Son, not Reverend Moon
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