Chords for Skip Ewing "The Gospel According To Luke"

_ _ _ [B] A buddy of mine one morning was sitting in a little cafe in Nashville, _ in the old part of town.
We was talking about being songwriters and how hard it was making a living and we didn't have enough to pay bills and it's for reals.
_ _ _ But right about the time we got to talking about how hard it was, we watched this old man walk by the front of the
building and it was all glass.
So we could see him and
you could tell he didn't have any clothes except what he had on probably and that he didn't sleep any place where there was a
roof more than likely and it kind of touched Don and myself.
As _ we walked back up to Acoff Road, we started writing a song and about a year later
we finished it and it's called The Gospel According to Luke.
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[D] _ Luke _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ carried his Bible [A] in a crown [D] royal bag.
_ _ [A] [Bm] He wiped off [A] his brow [G] with an old [A] dirty rag.
_ _ [Bm] He'd tell you [A] straight out just [G] the way he believed.
[D] That faith in the good Lord [A] is all [G] that you need. _
I [D] remember the morning he [A] first preached [D] to me.
_ He [Bm] said give [A] to your brother [G] if he [D] is in need.
[Bm] _ [A] Offer up thanks [G] for the gifts you [A] receive.
_ _ [Bm] There's treasure [A] in heaven [G] for the generous few.
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That was the gospel [A] _ [D] according to Luke. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] So I bought him breakfast [A] at the Daylight [D] Cafe. _ _
_ [Bm] Biscuits [A] and gravy, hot [G] coffee and eggs.
_ [Bm] He was hungry and [A] ragged, [G] hadn't eaten in days.
[D] But I was the one there [A] who fell down to [G] place.
_ _ [D] He folded his hands, [A] bowed his head, said [D] grace. _
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_ _ [D] Then a week ago Wednesday [A] I saw him [D] again.
_ _ _ [Bm] Downtown [A] had the mission [G] surrounded [A] by friends. _ _
[Bm] And then out of [A] all the change [G] he'd collected that week.
[D] Saying you boys might need this [A] a lot more [G] than me.
_ I [D] try hard to practice [A] the words that [D] I preach.
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Give to your [A] brother [G] if he is in need.
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[Bm] Offer [A] up thanks [G] for the gifts [A] you receive.
_ _ [Bm] There's treasure in [A] heaven [G] for the generous few.
_ [D] That was the gospel _
[A] according [D] to Luke. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] He was [D] an old hand at living [A] and making his [D] way.
_ _ He smelled [A] like old [G] whiskey and he [A] needed a shave. _ _
[Bm] His home was [A] an alley [G] off 8th Avenue.
[D] If you [A] had a minute for an hour [G] or two.
_ _ [D] He'd tell you the gospel _ [A]
according [D] to Luke.
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