Barbed Wire Halo chords by Aaron Watson
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Intro 1
(A major) (A major)
Verse 1
(F sharp minor) Well God bless Texas (A major)
and (D major) Akin Shackle (A major) ford
He read the (D major) bible seven (A major) times
And he be (D major) lieved every word (A major)
That old (D major) beat up leather (A major) book
Had (D major) been thorough it all (A major)
He sat (D major) on the back (A major) pew
So he could (E major) chew him a chaw (A major)
Singing (D major) Amazing (A major) grace
(D major) How sweet the (A major) sound
That (D major) saved a (E major) wretch like (D major) me
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Pre-chorus 1
He carried (D major) candy for the (A major) kids
In his (D major) Sunday dress (A major) coat
He'd take me (D major) fishing after (A major) church
And taught me (D major) things I needed to (A major) know
Naw deacon (D major) didn't have a family (A major)
Lord (D major) knows he wished he (A major) did
He told the (D major) whole congre (A major) gation
That I (E major) was his grandkid (A major)
Chorus 1
And today he (B minor) joined up with Jesus (A major)
Wearing (E major) shiny pearl (A major) snaps
We sang a (B minor) few gospel hymns (A major)
And then the (E major) soldier played taps
I bet he's (B minor) walking with Pete (A major)
Down a street (E major) paved with gold (F sharp minor)
Showing (B minor) off his brand (A major) spanking new (E major) wings
Interlude 1
And his barbed wire ha
(D major) (lo) (A major) (D major) (A major)
Pre-chorus 2
He married (D major) sweet Emma Grace (A major)
Be (D major) fore the war was (A major) through
She (D major) held his right (A major) arm
Next to his (B minor) anchor tattoo (A major)
He was on a (D major) ship off at sea (A major)
When she (D major) died in child (A major) birth
He (D major) lost his whole (A major) world
From the (E major) far side of the (A major) earth
Pre-chorus 3
He (D major) lost the will to (A major) love
He (B minor) lost his will to (A major) live
Un (D major) til he met a (A major) man
Who taught (B minor) him to forgive (A major)
Yeah, life (D major) took him to hell and (A major) back
To hell and (D major) back a time or (A major) two
But in the (D major) end he beat the (A major) devil
Until (E major) he was black and (A major) blue
Singing I- (D major) I once was (A major) lost
(D major) But now I'm (A major) found
I was (D major) blind
But now I (D major) see
Chorus 2
And today he (B minor) joined up with Jesus (A major)
Wearing (E major) shiny pearl (A major) snaps
We sang a (B minor) few gospel hymns (A major)
And then the (E major) soldier played taps
I bet he's (B minor) walking with Pete (A major)
Down a street (E major) paved with gold (F sharp minor)
Showing (B minor) off his brand (A major) spanking new (E major) wings
And his barbed wire ha (D major) lo
Bridge 1
Before he (B minor) went he made me (A major) promise him
That (E major) I wouldn't (A major) cry
And tho' I (B minor) told him that I (A major) wouldn't
You know I (E major) couldn't help but lie (A major)
Chorus 3
He (B minor) joined up with (A major) Jesus
Wearing (E major) shiny pearl (A major) snaps
We sang a (B minor) few gospel hymns (A major)
And then the (E major) soldier played taps
I bet he's (B minor) walking with Pete (A major)
Down a street (E major) paved with gold (F sharp minor)
As (B minor) sure as the old (A major) church bell still (E major) rings
He always (B minor) said he had (A major) country in his (D major) soul
He's showing off
his brand (A major) spanking new (E major) wings
Outro 1
And his barbed wire ha
(D major) (lo) (A major)
Sweet (D major) chari (A major) ot
(D major) Coming forth to (E major) carry me (A major) home
Barbed Wire Halo
Aaron Watson
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