Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959]

Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959] easy guitar chords by Wink Martindale

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  • C

  • G

  • E

  • F

  • Am

  • Eaug

    5

  • Fm

  • D

  • Fsus4

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Csus4

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • G

  • E

  • F

  • Am

  • Eaug

    5

  • Fm

  • D

  • Fsus4

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Csus4

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
    • Verse 1
    C

    During the North African Campagne

    A bunch of soldier boys had

    been on a long hike

    And they arrived in a little town
    G

    called Casino
    C
    G

    The next morning, being Sunday, several
    C

    of the boys went to church
    E

    A Sargent commanded the boys
    C

    in church
    F

    And after the chaplain had read the prayer
    G
    Am

    The text was taken up next
    C

    Those of the boys who had

    a prayer books took them out

    But, this one boy had only a deck of cards


    And so he spread them out

    The Sargent saw the cards and said, "Soldier,

    put away those cards"

    After the services were over,
    G

    the soldier was taken prisoner

    And brought before the Provost Marshall
    C

    The marshal said, "Sergeant, why have
    G

    you brought this man here?"

    "For playing cards in church Sir"

    C

    "And what have you to say for

    yourself Son?"
    G

    "Much, Sir," replied the soldier

    C

    The marshal said, "I hope so,
    G
    C

    for if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished"
    F

    The soldier said, "Sir,
    C

    I have been on the march for about six days

    I have neither Bible nor prayer book,
    Eaug
    Am

    but I hope to satisfy you, Sir

    With the purity of
    Fm

    my intentions"

    And with that,
    C

    the boy started his story
    F

    "You see sir, when I look at the Ace
    G

    It reminds me that there is but one God
    F

    And the deuce, reminds
    G

    me that the bible is divided

    Into two parts,
    C

    the old and the new testament
    F

    When I see the trey, I think of the Father,
    G
    F

    Son, and the Holy Ghost
    C

    And when I see the four,

    I think of the four Evangelists who preached the Gospel
    F
    G
    C

    There was Matthew, Mark,
    F

    Luke and John

    And when I see the five,
    C
    G

    it reminds me of the five wise virgins
    F

    Who trimmed their lamps,

    there were ten of them

    Five were wise and were saved,

    five were foolish
    D
    G

    And were shut out
    Fsus4
    Bb

    When I see the six,
    F

    it reminds me that in six days

    God made this great Heaven and Earth


    When I see the seven,

    it reminds me that on the seventh day
    Bb

    God rested from His great work


    And when I see the eight,
    F

    I think of the eight righteous persons
    Am

    God saved when he destroyed
    Dm

    this Earth
    G

    There was Noah, his wife,

    their three sons, and their wives
    Csus4

    And when I see the nine,
    C
    Am

    I think of the lepers our Sa viour cleansed
    C
    Am

    And, nine out of the ten, didn't
    D
    G

    even thank him
    Em

    When I see the ten,
    G

    I think of the ten commandments
    Am

    God handed down
    C

    to Moses on a table of stone
    G

    When I see the king, it remind
    Bm

    s me that there is but one King of Heaven
    Em

    God Almighty
    G
    Am

    And when I see the Queen,
    G

    I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Who is Queen of Heaven,
    Em
    Am

    and the Jack of Knaves is the Devil

    When I count the number of spots
    D

    in a deck of cards
    G

    I find three hundred sixty-five, the

    the number of days in a year

    There are fifty-two cards, cards, the

    number of weeks in a year

    There are four suits,

    the number of weeks in a month

    There are twelve picture cards,

    the number of months in a year

    There are thirteen tricks, the number
    C

    of weeks in a quarter
    G
    D

    So, you see Sir, my pack of cards
    C
    Em

    serves me as a Bible
    Am

    An Almanac, and a prayer book
    G
    D
    G

    And friends, the story is true, I know
    G

    I was that soldier
    C
    G


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