Chords for Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell "The Rock Of My Soul"

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The rock of my soul went to church on Sunday. _ _
The [F#m] rock of my soul went to work on Monday. _ _
Clean across the levee by the railroad tracks. _ _
[F#] The other side of Houston in the tube.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D]
Sweeping that confetti from a third grade classroom.
_ _ [F#] The rock of my soul pushed the [F#m] dust from my front.
_ _ _ [A] The rock of my soul [E] didn't have much luck.
_ _ [F#m] It came to town a green and old flatbed truck.
The _ [E] rock of my soul didn't have much charm.
_ _ [F#] With a lack of education on a red [F#m] dirt farm.
_ _ He [D] was born to disappear on an eight day draw.
_ _ _ [F#m] Coming [F#] home smelling like a low man's skirt.
And he said, _ [G]
I do like I say.
[F#m] And I do like I do.
You might [A] make me proud.
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Another Houston [F#m] kid [F#] on a downhill skid [G] park ride.
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_ I'm a first hand witness to an age old crime. _
_ _ [F#m] A man who hits a woman isn't worth the dime. _
_ _ [E] Five, six, seven, eight, [A] nine years old. _
_ _ [F#] That's what I remember about [F#m] the rock of my soul. _
_ _ [D] I told him I would kill him if he did not stop it.
_ [F#m] I bet the rock of my soul just would not drop it.
_ _ _ [G] I learned to lie like dirt.
[F#m]
I could steal your [G] shirt.
_ [A] Drop it with a gun.
_ _ [G] _ Another Houston kid [F#m]
on a downhill skid [G] like fire.
And they [A] like sun.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I got out of prison about a year ago.
Seven _ _ [F#]
long years of living with [F#m] my soul.
_ _ _ [A] I didn't kill my daddy but my mama tried.
_ _ _ [F#m] She shot him with a pistol and he liked to die.
_ _ And [D] I'm on probation living straight and true.
_ And [F#m] there is every indication that I failed you.
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_ That's all I know [A] about the rock of my soul.
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