August Town Chords by Duane Stephenson

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I work [F#] from the wise, don't [G#m] try to make life on your own.
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Remember that [F#] God is [G#m] by your side.
_ _ For I [B] was a [F#] soul who was lost, _ [G#m] and my life was in dismay.
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For among [F#] evil forces in which I [G#m]
paid, _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
guns and [F#] ammunition _ were [E] my chosen way of life.
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With God [F#]-bearing people I chose [E] to strive.
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lives [F#] I've taken, _ [E] they can never be replaced.
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But still, God [F#] chose to remember [E] my face.
_ _ Though I [B] never like _ [F#] He wanted, _ [E] I'm still mindful of what He taught me.
So [B] now I beg and plea, I'm [F#] on my bending knees.
[E] God, Father, You rescued me.
I've [B] got the _ sky [F#] to show.
I [E] barely made it along life's road.
Cause [B] when my life got dark, He [F#] was the only spark.
He [E] was the light at the end of the road.
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When I was a young [F#] boy, [G#m] growing up in Augustan.
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We ate from the [F#] same pot, we were [G#m] iron-pins all around.
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From [F#] cola to cola recona, [G#m] _
from rock-a to jungle-co-tire.
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_ Brine [F#]-silt to Dredd-Ikson River [G#m] all around.
_ _ _ And [B] then the football ground became [F#] a battlefield, [E] and my life seemed so surreal.
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_ People [F#] were fought, _ _ [E] _
but You helped me to stand my ground.
[B] Only God, _ _ [F#] only God [E] would have helped me to stand my ground.
Though I [B] never like [F#] He wanted, _ [E] I was mindful of what He taught me.
So [B] now I beg and plea, I'm [F#] on my bending knees.
[G#m] Cause Father, You rescued me.
And I've [B] got the sky to [F#] show.
I [G#m] barely made it along life's road.
Cause when [B] my life got dark, He [F#] was the only spark.
[G#m] The light at the end of the road.
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_ Never [F#] lived to please Him, [G#m] _
_ never lived like I should.
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I've lived and [F#] I've learned, I've [E] made mistakes along the way.
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Now I beg for [F#] forgiveness, _ [E] each day as I try to pray.
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So take it [F#] from me, Son, _ [E] You can change the world today.
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And I'm living [F#] proof, _ [E] living proof that crime doesn't pay.
For I [B] never _ _ [F#] like He wanted, _ [G#m] I was mindful of what He taught me.
So [B] now I beg and plea, I'm on my [F#] bending knees.
[G#m] Cause Father, You rescued me.
And I've [B] got the _ _ [F#] sky to show.
I [G#m] barely made it along life's road.
Cause [B] when my life got dark, He was the [F#] only spark.
[G#m] The light at the end of the road.
I [B] never _ _ _ [F#] like He wanted, _ [E] I was mindful of what He taught me.
So [B] now I beg and plea, [F#] I'm on my bending knees.
[E] Cause Father, You rescued me.
And I've [B] got the sky [F#] to show.
I [E] barely made it along life's road.
Cause [B] when my life got dark, He [F#] was the only spark.
[E] The light at the end of the road.
So I [B] never like _ _ [F#] He wanted, [G#m] I was mindful of what He taught me.
[B] I'm on my bending knees, I [F#] ask the Father please.
_ [G#m]
Father, You rescued me.
And I've [B] got the sky to [F#] show.
I [G#m] barely made it along life's road.
Cause [B] when my life got dark, He [F#] was the only spark.
The [G#m] light at the end of the road.
I never [B] _
_ _ [F#] like He _ [G#m] _
_ _ wanted, _ I [B] was mindful of what He taught me.
I never like _ _ _ [F#] He wanted, I [G#m] was mindful of what He taught me.
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