CAPO 1 Intro G G6sus2 x4 Verse: G G6sus2 D Em I remember Daddy held the Bible like a gun C D
Back when I was a Pentecostal gospel preacher's son G G6sus2 D Em And I still can see the fire and brimstone in his eyes C D When he preached to people in a tent repent before you die Em C D Me I'd sneak out back with some saintless Southern girl Em C D And there I'd teach her the ways of this world and well I Chorus: G Guess I was a way too wild D To be the child of a preacher man Em C D G One foot on a solid rock and one on the sinking sand Just like the prodigal son D I guess I got way too lost Em Living somewhere in between C D G The devil and the cross I was daddy's worst nightmare by the time I turned 18 Baptised in a whiskey river on the streets of New Orleans Where demons, drugs and rock & roll they seemed to clog my mind And women were a weakness 4 weeks at a time I learned the hard way what you reap is what you sew So in silent desperation one night I headed home Repeat Chorus Bridge: C G Daddy did more than talk the talk he walked the walk in life D Em G Loved me and forgave me when I came home that night C G He said son Don't ever be ashamed for God forgives the lost D C We all live somewhere in between the devil and the cross Repeat Chorus