Chords for The Boxcars, In God's Hands

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_ _ _ _ _ This guy, I've known him since back, gosh, too long to count really.
We got [Bb] to know each other back in the mid [Em] 80s, I suppose.
And we played together in various [N] situations.
We played together as part of Alison Krauss' group for a time there.
And also worked together with the group the Isaacs,
the great Bluegrass Gospel Family group, the Isaacs,
of whom John is married into that organization.
One of my best friends in this world.
Like I say, we've played a lot of music together and
traveled a lot of miles over the years.
And he's one of the most stand up individuals that I've ever been around.
He's a preacher of the gospel as well.
An ordained Church of God minister right there, folks.
So if any of you is feeling rough. _ _ _ _
[G] But if you start acting rough, he'll definitely come get you. _
Or if you get the spirit and start running aisles,
he'll be [C] right in there behind you.
So [Cm] he's gonna sing a beautiful gospel song.
Speaking of gospel songs, this is one that's gonna be on the new record as well.
And he'll come up and sing it for you right [Ab] now.
This tune was written by a fella [B] named Ben Rochester.
And the fella I'm talking about right here to sing it for you right now,
it's [N] Brother John Bowman, right John?
So I'm gonna- _
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_ _ Three months [G] alone, _
_ [F] _ she already [C] loves her [F]
baby.
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[F] _ This child [C] brought me where [F] the Lord's [G] in love. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] They said you have to make a choice, [F] she said the choice is made.
[Am] If God wants to take this [F] child, he's the one [G] who'd get _ _ _ _ it.
It's [Bb] in [F] God's hands, oh [G] I know it's [F] in [C]
God's hands.
_ [Am] Oh I can hardly [D] bear the [Dm] pain.
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_ _ I [C] know that I [E] _ understand, her [F] day calls [D] me home.
It was [Dm] best for it [G] to be in [C] God's hands.
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ Eight months [G] alone, _
[Em] _ _ [F] _ she would have [C] been [F] daddy's little [G] one. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ White loaves [G] are bone, _ [F] _ she'll never [C] feel the pain of [G] this one. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] I know it hurts you mom and dad [F] to see a girl this way.
[Am] But I think if she could talk to you, this is what [G] she'd say. _ _ _ _
[Bb] It's in [F] God's hands, oh [G] I'm walking in.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] Though you can hardly [D] bear the [Dm] _ _
[G] pain.
_ _ I [C] know that [E] you'll understand, [F] the day calls [D] you home.
[Dm] It was best for me to [G] be in [C] God's hands.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I [C] know _ _ [E] that you'll understand, [F] the day calls [D] you home.
It [Dm] was best for me to [G] be in [C] God's hands.
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