Tonart: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well God bless Texas
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and Akin Shackleford
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He read the bible seven times
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And he believed every word
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That old beat up leather book
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Had been thorough it all
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He sat on the back pew
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So he could chew him a chaw
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Singing Amazing grace
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How sweet the sound
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That saved a wretch like me
Pre-chorus 1
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He carried candy for the kids
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In his Sunday dress coat
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He'd take me fishing after church
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And taught me things I needed to know
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Naw deacon didn't have a family
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Lord knows he wished he did
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He told the whole congregation
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That I was his grandkid
Chorus 1
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And today he joined up with Jesus
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Wearing shiny pearl snaps
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We sang a few gospel hymns
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I bet he's walking with Pete
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Down a street paved with gold
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Showing off his brand spanking new wings
Interlude 1
And his barbed wire ha
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(lo)
Pre-chorus 2
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He married sweet Emma Grace
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Before the war was through
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She held his right arm
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Next to his anchor tattoo
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He was on a ship off at sea
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When she died in child birth
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He lost his whole world
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From the far side of the earth
Pre-chorus 3
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He lost the will to love
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He lost his will to live
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Until he met a man
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Who taught him to forgive
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Yeah, life took him to hell and back
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To hell and back a time or two
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But in the end he beat the devil
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Until he was black and blue
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Singing I- I once was lost
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But now I'm found
Chorus 2
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And today he joined up with Jesus
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Wearing shiny pearl snaps
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We sang a few gospel hymns
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I bet he's walking with Pete
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Down a street paved with gold
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Showing off his brand spanking new wings
Bridge 1
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Before he went he made me promise him
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That I wouldn't cry
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And tho' I told him that I wouldn't
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You know I couldn't help but lie
Chorus 3
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He joined up with Jesus
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Wearing shiny pearl snaps
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We sang a few gospel hymns
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I bet he's walking with Pete
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Down a street paved with gold
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As sure as the old church bell still rings
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He always said he had country in his soul
He's showing off
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his brand spanking new wings
Outro 1
And his barbed wire ha
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(lo)
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Sweet chariot
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Coming forth to carry me home
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