Barbed Wire Halo Chords by Aaron Watson

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Well, _ _ _ _ _ God [A] bless Texas [D]
and Deacon _ [Am] Shackleford.
He read [D] the Bible [A] seven times and [D] he [Bm] believed
[A] every word.
[D] That old beat up [A] leather book [D] had been through [Am] it all.
He [D] sat on the [Am] back
pew [E] so he could chew [Am] him a chaw.
Singing, [D] _ _ [A] Amazing Grace, _ [D] how sweet [A] the sound [D] that saved
[E] a wretch [D] like me.
_ _ He carried candy [A] for the kids [D] in his Sunday [A] dress coat.
He'd take me
[D] _ [A] fishing after church and [D] taught me things [A] I needed to know.
Now, [D] Deacon didn't [A] have
a family.
[D] Lord knows he [A] wished he did.
He [D] told the whole _ [A] congregation [E] that I was his
[A] [D] grandkid.
[E] And [Bm] today he joined up [A] with Jesus [E] wearing shiny [A] pearl [Bm] snaps.
[A] We [Bm] sang a few [A] gospel
hymns and [E] then the soldier played jazz.
[Bm] I bet he's walking [A] with Pete down the [E] street paved with [F#m] gold.
[Bm] Showing off his [A] brand spanking [E] new ways in his barbed wire [D] halo.
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He [D] married Sweet [A] Amber _
_ [D] Grace before [A] the war was through.
[D] She held his [A] right arm next [D] to his anchor [A] tattoo.
He
was [D] on a ship off [A] at sea [D] when she died in [A] _
childbirth.
[D] He lost his [A] whole world [E] from the
far side [A] of the earth.
He [D] lost the will [A] to love.
[D] He lost the will [A] to live.
[D] Until he [A] met a man who [D] taught him to [A] forgive.
Yeah, [D] life took him to [A] hell and back.
To [D] hell and back a [A] time or two.
But [D] in the end he [A] beat the devil [E] until he was [A] black and blue.
Singing [D] I once [A] was lost [D] but now [A] I'm found.
[D] Was blind _
[E] but now [D] I see.
[A] _
[D] _ [A] And [Bm] today he joined [A] up with Jesus [E] wearing shiny [A] pearl snaps.
We [Bm] sang a few [A] gospel hymns and [E] then the soldier played jazz.
[Bm] I bet he's walking [A] with Pete down [E] the street paved with gold. _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] Showing off his [A] brand spanking [E] new ways in his barbed wire [Bm] halo. _
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_ _ [Bm] Before he went he [A] made me promise [E] him that I [A] wouldn't cry.
[Bm] And though I told [A] him that I wouldn't, [E] you know I couldn't [A] help but lie.
Singing I once was lost but now I'm found.
[Bm] Was blind but now I see.
And today he joined [A] up with Jesus [E] wearing shiny [A] pearl [D] [C#m] snaps.
We [Bm] sang a few [A] gospel hymns [E] and then the soldier played jazz.
[Bm] I bet he's walking [A] with Pete down [E] the street [F#m] paved with gold.
_ [Bm] Yes sure as [A] the old church bell [E] still rings.
_ He [Bm] always said he [A] had country [D] and soul. _
He's showing off his [A] brand spanking [E] new ways in his barbed wire [D] halo. _
[A] _ _ [D] Sweet _ [A] chariot _ [D] _ coming forth [A] to carry [E] me home. _
_ _ [D] _ Swing low _
[A] sweet _ [D] _ _
[A] chariot _ _ [D] coming [E] forth to carry _ me [A] home. _ _ _ _
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