Topic: THE CHURCH ACROSS THE WAY
CHURCH ACROSS THE WAYbyRUSSELL HARDING
3/4 capo 3rd fret, slow waltz and yes its another drinking song
intro:
[D] [A] [E] [A]
Verse 1:
a[A]nother sunday morning with [D]nothing else to do
but sit here in this [A]bar room havin me a [E]few
and [A]thru a smokey window theres a [D]church
across the way and a lonely bell was [A]ringing
callin [E]everyone to [A]pray [D]i seen [G]little [D]children
in mom and daddys [A]arms holding [D]on so [A] tightly
for shelter from the [E]storms they [A]saw me thru the window
[D]and i tried to hide,i hung my head in [A]sorrow at the
[E]emptyness [A]inside
chorus
[D]bartender [A]pour more [E]wiskey i'll [A]have another [E]beer just
[D]dont you [A]start your [E]preaching cause [A]i know why im [E]here
Verse 2:
[A]i saw them [D]thru the [A]window in the [D]church across the street
holding hands and [A]singing and i thought of you and [E]me when
[A]thru that [D]smokey [A]window i was [D]outside looking in wondering
how a [A]man could [E]waste his life in [A]sin
chorus:
[D]bartender [A]pour more [E]wiskey i'll [A]have another [E]beer just
[D]dont you [A]start your [E]preaching caus [A]i know why im [E]here
Vers 3:
it [A]hurts me [D]to re [A]member so i [D]drink to ease my pain
she left me for a [A]nother its driving me in[E]sane my
[A]church is this here bar room i [D]attend it everyday i may not get to [A]heaven but
[E]hell is on the [A]way so
repeat chorus 2 times
outro:
[D] [A] [E] [A] hold
"Growing old is not for sissies"
