Key: E major•
Verse 1
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I can still recall the day
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my Uncle Chester caught religion.
The Reverend took him swimming
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and the devil must have drowned.
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Uncle Chester, he was big,
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he was mean and even vicious,
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but he didn't stand a chance
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against the lawman Reverend Brown.
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The lawman, Reverend Brown,
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was the sheriff of Pitkin County.
His hair was long and black
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like the dusty suit he wore.
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And in the pockets of his coat
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were the tools of his professions,
a tattered old black Bible
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and a loaded .44.
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And all across the mountain
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you could hear the children singing
About the peace down in the valley
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like there never was before
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The reverend had a special way
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for healing wicked sinners
He only had to shoot a few
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to save a whole lot more
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I don't know where he came from
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but I do know where he's gone
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He's gone to meet his maker
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and to guard the master's throne
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And to keep a home fire burning
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for the ones lost in the night
The kind of fire he lit in me
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to help me see the light
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And all across the mountain
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you could hear the children singing
About the peace down in the valley
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like there never was before
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The reverend had a special way
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for healin' wicked sinners
He only had to shoot a few
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to save a whole lot more
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The lawman helped the reverend
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when he taught the old -time gospel
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It was heaven, it was prison,
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or the loaded .44
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All across the mountain
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you could hear the children singing
About the peace down in the valley
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like there never was before
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The reverend had a special way
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for healing wicked sins
He only had to shoot a few
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to save a whole lot more
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E A
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Capo: 2
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