Legend Of The Big Steeple chords by
Porter Wagoner

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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There's a legend about a church in our

F

F

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town the steeple so high seen for miles around

Bb

Bb

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Look on the hill and you'll realize

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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the steeple's too big for the churches size

It seems it was a long time ago when

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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this church had no steeple

Just four walls and the roof overhead

G

G

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C

C

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sheltered the humble people

F

F

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But the money was short cause

the times were bad

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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They had to get along on what they had

Just good simple people

F

F

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praying for a steeple

C

C

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About this time when spring was near a man

F

F

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of weath and his sweet_ heart dear

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Made their plans for the bell_ s to ring they

C

C

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F

F

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would wed on the first of spring

So this man of wealth and his true love

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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dear named the wedding hours

They would wed in the little church

G

G

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C

C

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the one that had no towers

F

F

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But he was the kind and generous man

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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he told his true love of his plan

How to build a steeple for

F

F

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these good people

Bb

Bb

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Yes they'll have their steeple

F

F

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the bells there will ring

C

C

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They'll ring for our wedding

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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on the first day of spring

C

C

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But they say death comes like a thief and

F

F

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soon his heart was filled with grief

Bb

Bb

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One week before the wed_ ding day he

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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learned his love has passed away

in spite of his grief and broken heart

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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he kept the promise given

I'll build the steeple so my love

G

G

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C

C

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can hear the bells in heaven

F

F

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And then he built the steeple there

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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the tallest one in all the land

F

F

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That's how the people got their steeple

Bb

Bb

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Well that is the reason the

F

F

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steeple lives so high

C

C

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And how the bells ring

Bb

Bb

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louder when springtime is nigh

F

F

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Chords

C
Am
F
Bb
G

Capo: No capo

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What is the original key of Legend Of The Big Steeple?

The original key of Legend Of The Big Steeple by Porter Wagoner is C major.

What are the main chords for Legend Of The Big Steeple?

The primary chords used in Legend Of The Big Steeple are C, Am, F, Bb, G.

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