church by the side of the road chords by Johnny Horton

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Verse 1
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Daddy was a drunkard
Mama taught for the
Lord
Granny took me to
Sunday school
To the church by the side of the road
And I'm a -tellin' you
My
Jesus came
From the
Golden
City
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To the church by the side of the road
This church, it wasn't modern,
it was built of log and clay
But you could see my
Jesus there as we knelt down to pray
And I'm a -tellin' you, I'm
a -tellin' you, my
Jesus came
My
Jesus came from the
Golden
City
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To the church by the side of the road
Well, time has came between us and
the years have come and gone
I'm a leavin' here tomorrow I've
been away too long
I'm a tellin' you I'm a goin' back
To see my
Jesus
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In the church by the side of the road
This church, it wasn't modern,
it was built of log and clay
But you could see my
Jesus there as we knelt down to pray
I'm a -tellin' you,
I'm a -goin' back, I'm a -goin' back
To see my
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Jesus in the church by the side of the road