The Devil And The Cross chords
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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