Barbed Wire Halo Aaron Watson
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Capo 2
Intro:
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G 2X
Verse 1:
[Cadd9]Well God bless Te[G]xas and Dea[D]con Shacke[G]lford
He read the [Cadd9]Bible seven t[G]imes and he beli[D]eved every wo[G]rd
That old [Cadd9]beat up leather bo[G]ok had be[D]en through it al[G]l
He sat on[Cadd9] the back pe[G]w so he could ch[D]ew him a cha[G]w
Singin' a[Cadd9]mazing gra[G]ce how[Cadd9] sweet the so[G]und
Th[Cadd9]at saved a wretch like [G]me[Cadd9] [G]
He carried ca[Cadd9]ndy for the ki[G]ds in his Sund[D]ay dress co[G]at
He'd take me fish[Cadd9]in' after chu[G]rch and taught me things I [D]needed to know[G]
No, deacon [Cadd9]didn't have a family lord[G] knows he wis[D]hed he did[G]
He told the w[Cadd9]hole congreg[G]ation that I was[D] his grandk[G]id
Chorus:
And today he [Am]joined up with Jes[G]us wearin' shiny pearl[D] snaps[G]
We sang a[Am] few gospel hy[G]mns and then the soldier play[D]ed taps[Dsus2]
I bet he'[Am]s walkin' with P[G]ete down a str[D]eet paved with gold[Em]
Showin' o[Cadd9]ff his brand-s[G]pankin' new wings and [D]his barbed wire halo[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G]
Verse 2:
He married swe[Cadd9]et Emma Gra[G]ce befor[D]e the war was th[G]rough
She h[Cadd9]eld his right ar[G]m next to his a[D]nchor ta[G]ttoo
He was on a [Cadd9]ship off at s[G]ea when she died[D] in child bir[G]th
He lo[Cadd9]st his whole wor[G]ld from the far[D] side of the ear[G]th
He lost t[Cadd9]he will to lov[G]e, he lost the wil[D]l to live[G]
[Cadd9]Until he met a ma[G]n who taught him[D] to forg[G]ive
Yeah, li[Cadd9]fe took him to hell and bac[G]k to he[D]ll and back a t[G]ime or two
But in the e[Cadd9]nd he beat the dev[G]il til he was black and [D]blue[G]
Singin' I o[Cadd9]nce was lost, but [G]now I'm [Cadd9]found[G]
Wa[Cadd9]s blind, but now I s[G]ee[Cadd9] [G]
Chorus:
And today he [Am]joined up with Jes[G]us wearin' shiny pearl[D] snaps[G]
We sang a[Am] few gospel hy[G]mns and then the soldier play[D]ed taps[Dsus2]
I bet he'[Am]s walkin' with P[G]ete down a str[D]eet paved with gold[Em]
Showin' o[Cadd9]ff his brand-s[G]pankin' new wings and [D]his barbed wire halo[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9] [G]
[Cadd9] [G] [D] [G]
Before he[Cadd9] went he made me[G] promise him that [D]I wouldn't cry[G]
And thoug[Cadd9]h I told him that I [G]wouldn't you know I [D]couldn't help but li[G]e
Cause today h[Am]e joined up with J[G]esus wearin' shiny pea[D]rl snaps[G]
We sang a[Am] few gospel hy[G]mns and then the soldier play[D]ed taps[Dsus2]
I bet he'[Am]s walkin' with P[G]ete down a str[D]eet paved with gold[Em]
Yeah [Cadd9]sure as the old[G] church bell still ri[D]ngs
He always[Cadd9] said he had cou[G]ntry and so[Cadd9]ul
He's showin'[Cadd9] off his brand-[G]spankin' new win[D]gs and his barbed wire h[Cadd9]alo[G]
[Cadd9]Sweet chariot[G] comin[Cadd9]' forth to carry me ho[G]me[D]
[Cadd9]Swing low[G] swe[Cadd9]et chariot[G] comin' forth [Cadd9]to carry me ho[G]me [G]
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