Backslider Blues Jason Boland & The Stragglers
(Capo)
BACKSLIDER BLUES
JASON BOLAND
PEARL SNAPS
CAPO II:
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D]No doubt the prayers of my mother
Have t[Bm]aken me aways down the l[A]ine,
And I[G]'d swear the life of my s[D]ister,
Well she's brighter than the sun when she sh[A]ines.
And [D]I have been baptized in water,
[Bm]I have been baptized in f[A]ire
And I've k[G]nelt with both hands on the a[D]ltar
And I[A]'ve even s[G]ang in the ch[D]oir.
There've been f[Bm]orks in the road when I[G]'ve had to ch[D]oose...
I p[A]ray He'll forgive me for s[G]ingin' the b[A]ackslider b[D]lues.
CHORUS:
Yeah the back[G]slider blues ain't a har[D]d song to sing.
You k[Bm]now right from wr[G]ong, you just d[D]on't do a t[A]hing.
S[G]tand there alone, feelin' bat[D]tered and bruised,
S[Bm]ingin' the ba[A]ckslider b[G]lues. -
[D] [Bm] [A]
To the neon haze of the bar.
To the liquor that's left me the scars.
To the clothes strung all 'cross the floor.
To the times that I've ran out the door.
Been taken by surprise by some women and rouge,
And I pray He'll forgive me for singin' the backslider blues.
And I hope that we can all make it
To the place where true freedom rings
And I pray that they have us some guitars
So we can walk through the red buds and sing.
Never know when you're out on life's highway,
Gabriel might pull up to you.
He'll say "Child, climb in and ride shotgun
And we'll see what this big rig can do".
There'll be nothin' more to say and nothin' left to lose.
He'll have forgotten when we sang the backslider blues.
REPEAT CHORUS
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