Baptism Chords by Randy Travis

Tempo:

134.1 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bm]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [D] [Bm]
[G] [D]
The summer [Bm] breeze [G] made ripples on [A] the pond, [D]
and rattled through [Bm] the reeds [G] and the willow trees [A] beyond.
[Bm]
Daddy in [A] his good hat, [G] and Mama in her [D] Sunday dress, [G]
watched with pride [F#m] as I stood [D] there
[Em] in the water [D] up to my chest.
[A]
[C] And the preacher spoke [G]
about the cleansing [D] blood,
[G] as I sank my [D]
toes into that [Em] cool East Texas [A] mud.
And it [D] was down with [Bm] the old man, [G]
[A] up with [D] the new, [G]
raised [D] to walk in the [Em] ways of light and [A] truth.
[Bm]
I didn't see [G] no angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, [D] but I felt like [C#] a newborn [Bm] [A] baby
[G] cradled up in [D] the arms of the Lord.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
Amazing [Bm] grace, [G] oh how sweet the [A] sound, [D] there was glory in [Bm] the air, [G] there was dinner on the [A] ground.
[Bm] And my sins, which were [A] many, [G] were washed away and [D] gone.
[G]
Along with a buffalo [F#m] nickel, I [Em] forgot to leave [D] at home.
That [C] seemed like such a [G]
small, small [D] price to pay, [G] for the blessed [D]
peace of mind [Em] that
came to me that [A]
day.
It [D] was down with the [Bm] old man, [G]
[A] up with the [D] new, [G]
raised [D] to walk in the ways [Em] of light [A] and truth.
[Bm]
I didn't see no [G] angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, [D] but I felt like [C#] a newborn [B] [A] baby
[G] cradled up in [A] the arms [D] of the Lord.
This [C] road is [G] long and dusty, sometimes [Em] a soul it must be [D]
cleansed.
And [G] I long to feel that water [Em] rushing over me [A]
again.
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [Em]
[E] [A] [Bm]
I didn't see no angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, [D] but I felt like [C#m] a newborn [Bm] baby
[A] [G] cradled up in [A] the arms [Bm] of the Lord.
[E]
[A] I felt like a newborn [B]
baby [A] [G] cradled up in the [A]
arms [D] of the [Bm] Lord.
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [Em]
[D]

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To start learning Randy Travis - Baptism chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, G, D, Bm, A, D, G and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 67 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 134. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The summer [Bm] breeze _ [G] made ripples on [A] the pond, _ [D]
and rattled through [Bm] the _ reeds [G] and the willow trees [A] beyond.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Daddy in [A] his good hat, [G] and Mama in her [D] Sunday dress, _ _ [G]
watched with pride [F#m] as I stood [D] there
[Em] in the water [D] up to my chest.
_ [A] _
_ _ [C] And the preacher spoke [G]
about the cleansing [D] _ blood, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ as I sank my [D]
toes into that [Em] cool East Texas [A] mud.
_ _ And _ it [D] was down with [Bm] the old man, [G] _
[A] up with [D] the new, _ _ _ [G] _
_ raised [D] to walk in the [Em] ways of light and _ [A] truth.
_ [Bm]
I didn't see [G] no angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, _ [D] but I felt like [C#] a newborn [Bm] _ [A] baby
[G] cradled up in [D] the arms of the Lord.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Amazing [Bm] grace, _ [G] oh how sweet the [A] sound, _ [D] there was glory in [Bm] the air, _ [G] there was dinner on the [A] ground.
_ [Bm] And my sins, which were [A] many, _ [G] were washed away and [D] gone.
_ _ [G]
Along with a buffalo [F#m] nickel, I [Em] forgot to leave [D] at home. _ _
_ That [C] seemed like such a [G]
small, small [D] price to _ _ pay, _ _ [G] _ for the blessed [D]
peace of mind [Em] that
came to me that [A]
day.
_ _ _ It [D] was down with the [Bm] old man, [G] _
[A] up with the [D] new, _ _ _ [G] _
_ raised [D] to walk in the ways [Em] of _ light [A] and truth.
_ _ [Bm]
I didn't see no [G] angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, _ [D] but I felt like [C#] a newborn [B] _ [A] baby
[G] cradled up in [A] the arms [D] of the Lord. _ _
_ This [C] road is [G] long and dusty, _ sometimes [Em] a soul it must be [D] _
cleansed.
And [G] I long to feel that water _ [Em] rushing over me [A]
again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm]
I didn't see no _ angels, just [D] a few saints on [G] the shore, _ [D] but I felt like [C#m] a newborn [Bm] baby
_ [A] _ [G] cradled up in [A] the arms [Bm] of the Lord.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] I felt like a newborn [B]
baby [A] _ [G] cradled up in the [A] _ _
arms _ [D] _ of the [Bm] Lord.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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