Chords for Hank Williams Sr. - The Deck of Cards (RARE)
Tempo:
110.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Friends, we got a number here this morning.
This is usually [C] the spot for our hymn.
This is a
awful good number here.
We call this, I don't know if you'd call this a hymn or not.
A lot of good common sense in it.
[N] I could do it for you.
It was one of the biggest tunes in the making a few years back.
It's called Deck O' Car.
[C] During [G] [C] [G] [C]
the [E] North African [F] campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
[C]
They arrived in a little town called [Cm] Kasinga.
[G]
And the next day being Sunday, several of the [C] boys went to church.
After the chaplain read the [F] prayer, the text was taken up.
Those of the boys that [C] had prayer books took them out.
But one boy had only a deck of cards, [Cm] so he [G] spread them out.
[C] The sergeant who commanded the boys saw the cards and said, soldier,
[F] put away those cards.
After the service was over, [G] the soldier was taken prisoner and [C] brought before the provost marshal.
[G] The marshal said, sergeant,
why have you brought this man [C] here?
For playing cards in church, sir.
And what did you [F] have to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, the soldier [C] replied.
And the marshal said, I hope so, for if not, I shall punish you more than any man
has ever been [Gm] punished.
[G] The [C] soldier said, you see, sir, I've been on a march for six days.
[F] I had neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy [C] you, sir, with the purity of my intention.
[G] You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds [B] me that [C] there is but one God.
When I see the deuce, it reminds [F] me that the Bible
is divided into two parts.
[C] The old and the new testament.
When I see the tree,
I [G] think of the father, the son, and the [C] Holy Ghost.
And when I see the four, I think of the [F] four evangelists who preached the gospel.
There were [C] Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When I see the [G] five, it reminds me of the five [Em] wise virgins who trimmed their [C] lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five were wise and [F] were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[C] When I see the six, it reminds me that in six days God made this [G] great heaven and earth.
And when I see the [C] seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested.
[F] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons [C] God saved when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah, his [G] wife, their three sons, and their wife.
And when I see [C] the nine, I think of the leopards, our Savior's friends.
And nine [F] of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten [C] commandments God handed down to Moses on the table of stone.
[G] And when I see the king, it reminds me once again,
[C] there is but one King of heaven, God Almighty.
And when [F] I see the queen, I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is Queen of heaven.
[C] And the jack of maid is the devil.
[Cm] When I [G] count the number of spots on a deck of cards, I find [Eb] 365.
[C]
The number of days in a year.
[Gm] There are [F] 52 cards the number of weeks in a year.
There are [C] 13 tricks the number of weeks in a quarter.
There are four suits the number of weeks [G] in a month.
There are 12 [C] picture cards the number of months in a year.
So you see, [F] sir, my deck of cards has served me as a Bible, [C]
an almanac, and a prayer book.
[N] And friends, this story is true because that soldier was [C] me.
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This is usually [C] the spot for our hymn.
This is a
awful good number here.
We call this, I don't know if you'd call this a hymn or not.
A lot of good common sense in it.
[N] I could do it for you.
It was one of the biggest tunes in the making a few years back.
It's called Deck O' Car.
[C] During [G] [C] [G] [C]
the [E] North African [F] campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
[C]
They arrived in a little town called [Cm] Kasinga.
[G]
And the next day being Sunday, several of the [C] boys went to church.
After the chaplain read the [F] prayer, the text was taken up.
Those of the boys that [C] had prayer books took them out.
But one boy had only a deck of cards, [Cm] so he [G] spread them out.
[C] The sergeant who commanded the boys saw the cards and said, soldier,
[F] put away those cards.
After the service was over, [G] the soldier was taken prisoner and [C] brought before the provost marshal.
[G] The marshal said, sergeant,
why have you brought this man [C] here?
For playing cards in church, sir.
And what did you [F] have to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, the soldier [C] replied.
And the marshal said, I hope so, for if not, I shall punish you more than any man
has ever been [Gm] punished.
[G] The [C] soldier said, you see, sir, I've been on a march for six days.
[F] I had neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy [C] you, sir, with the purity of my intention.
[G] You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds [B] me that [C] there is but one God.
When I see the deuce, it reminds [F] me that the Bible
is divided into two parts.
[C] The old and the new testament.
When I see the tree,
I [G] think of the father, the son, and the [C] Holy Ghost.
And when I see the four, I think of the [F] four evangelists who preached the gospel.
There were [C] Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When I see the [G] five, it reminds me of the five [Em] wise virgins who trimmed their [C] lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five were wise and [F] were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[C] When I see the six, it reminds me that in six days God made this [G] great heaven and earth.
And when I see the [C] seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested.
[F] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons [C] God saved when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah, his [G] wife, their three sons, and their wife.
And when I see [C] the nine, I think of the leopards, our Savior's friends.
And nine [F] of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten [C] commandments God handed down to Moses on the table of stone.
[G] And when I see the king, it reminds me once again,
[C] there is but one King of heaven, God Almighty.
And when [F] I see the queen, I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is Queen of heaven.
[C] And the jack of maid is the devil.
[Cm] When I [G] count the number of spots on a deck of cards, I find [Eb] 365.
[C]
The number of days in a year.
[Gm] There are [F] 52 cards the number of weeks in a year.
There are [C] 13 tricks the number of weeks in a quarter.
There are four suits the number of weeks [G] in a month.
There are 12 [C] picture cards the number of months in a year.
So you see, [F] sir, my deck of cards has served me as a Bible, [C]
an almanac, and a prayer book.
[N] And friends, this story is true because that soldier was [C] me.
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Key:
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Friends, we got a number here this morning.
This is usually [C] the spot for our hymn.
_ _ This is a _
awful good number here.
We call this, I don't know if you'd call this a hymn or not.
A lot of good common sense in it. _
[N] I could do it for you.
It was one of the biggest tunes in the making a few years back.
It's called Deck O' Car.
_ [C] During _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ the [E] North African [F] campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
[C] _ _
They arrived in a little town called [Cm] Kasinga.
[G] _
And the next day being Sunday, several of the [C] boys went to church.
_ After the chaplain read the [F] prayer, the text was taken up.
_ Those of the boys that [C] had prayer books took them out.
But one boy had only a deck of cards, [Cm] so he [G] spread them out.
_ [C] The sergeant who commanded the boys saw the cards and said, soldier,
_ [F] put away those cards.
_ After the service was over, [G] the soldier was taken prisoner and [C] brought before the provost marshal.
_ [G] The marshal said, sergeant,
why have you brought this man [C] here?
For playing cards in church, sir.
And what did you [F] have to say for yourself, son?
_ Much, sir, the soldier [C] replied.
And the marshal said, I hope so, for if not, I shall punish you more than any man
has ever been [Gm] punished.
[G] _ The [C] soldier said, you see, sir, I've been on a march for six days.
_ [F] I had neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy [C] you, sir, with the purity of my intention.
_ [G] You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds [B] me that [C] there is but one God.
When I see the deuce, it reminds [F] me that the Bible _
is divided into two parts.
[C] The old and the new testament.
When I see the tree,
I [G] think of the father, the son, and the [C] Holy Ghost. _
And when I see the four, I think of the [F] four evangelists who preached the gospel.
There were [C] Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When I see the [G] five, it reminds me of the five [Em] wise virgins who trimmed their [C] lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five were wise and [F] were saved. _
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[C] _ When I see the six, it reminds me that in six days God made this [G] great heaven and earth.
And when I see the [C] seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested.
[F] _ When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons [C] God saved when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah, his [G] wife, their three sons, and their wife.
_ And when I see [C] the nine, I think of the leopards, our Savior's friends.
And nine [F] of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten [C] commandments God handed down to Moses on the table of stone.
_ [G] And when I see the king, it reminds me once again,
[C] there is but one King of heaven, God Almighty.
And when [F] I see the queen, I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is Queen of heaven.
[C] And the jack of maid is the devil.
[Cm] When I [G] count the number of spots on a deck of cards, I find [Eb] 365.
[C] _
The number of days in a year.
[Gm] There are [F] 52 cards the number of weeks in a year.
_ There are [C] 13 tricks the number of weeks in a quarter.
There are four suits the number of weeks [G] in a month.
There are 12 [C] picture cards the number of months in a year.
So you see, [F] sir, my deck of cards has served me as a Bible, [C]
an almanac, and a prayer book.
_ [N] And friends, this story is true because that soldier was [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Friends, we got a number here this morning.
This is usually [C] the spot for our hymn.
_ _ This is a _
awful good number here.
We call this, I don't know if you'd call this a hymn or not.
A lot of good common sense in it. _
[N] I could do it for you.
It was one of the biggest tunes in the making a few years back.
It's called Deck O' Car.
_ [C] During _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ the [E] North African [F] campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
[C] _ _
They arrived in a little town called [Cm] Kasinga.
[G] _
And the next day being Sunday, several of the [C] boys went to church.
_ After the chaplain read the [F] prayer, the text was taken up.
_ Those of the boys that [C] had prayer books took them out.
But one boy had only a deck of cards, [Cm] so he [G] spread them out.
_ [C] The sergeant who commanded the boys saw the cards and said, soldier,
_ [F] put away those cards.
_ After the service was over, [G] the soldier was taken prisoner and [C] brought before the provost marshal.
_ [G] The marshal said, sergeant,
why have you brought this man [C] here?
For playing cards in church, sir.
And what did you [F] have to say for yourself, son?
_ Much, sir, the soldier [C] replied.
And the marshal said, I hope so, for if not, I shall punish you more than any man
has ever been [Gm] punished.
[G] _ The [C] soldier said, you see, sir, I've been on a march for six days.
_ [F] I had neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy [C] you, sir, with the purity of my intention.
_ [G] You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds [B] me that [C] there is but one God.
When I see the deuce, it reminds [F] me that the Bible _
is divided into two parts.
[C] The old and the new testament.
When I see the tree,
I [G] think of the father, the son, and the [C] Holy Ghost. _
And when I see the four, I think of the [F] four evangelists who preached the gospel.
There were [C] Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When I see the [G] five, it reminds me of the five [Em] wise virgins who trimmed their [C] lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five were wise and [F] were saved. _
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[C] _ When I see the six, it reminds me that in six days God made this [G] great heaven and earth.
And when I see the [C] seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested.
[F] _ When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons [C] God saved when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah, his [G] wife, their three sons, and their wife.
_ And when I see [C] the nine, I think of the leopards, our Savior's friends.
And nine [F] of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten [C] commandments God handed down to Moses on the table of stone.
_ [G] And when I see the king, it reminds me once again,
[C] there is but one King of heaven, God Almighty.
And when [F] I see the queen, I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is Queen of heaven.
[C] And the jack of maid is the devil.
[Cm] When I [G] count the number of spots on a deck of cards, I find [Eb] 365.
[C] _
The number of days in a year.
[Gm] There are [F] 52 cards the number of weeks in a year.
_ There are [C] 13 tricks the number of weeks in a quarter.
There are four suits the number of weeks [G] in a month.
There are 12 [C] picture cards the number of months in a year.
So you see, [F] sir, my deck of cards has served me as a Bible, [C]
an almanac, and a prayer book.
_ [N] And friends, this story is true because that soldier was [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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