That Old King James

That Old King James easy guitar chords by Scotty Mccreery

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  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • Em

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Preacher 
    gave 

    it 
    to him 
    when he 
    was 
    eight 

    That 
    Sunday 
    morning 
    he 
    got 
    saved 

    in that 
    little 
    church 

    Gran-daddy 
    totted 
    totted 

    it 
    to Bib
    le 
    school 

    I bet 
    back 
    then 
    it looked 
    brand 
    new 

    Not 
    a faded 
    word, 
    now 
    the cover's 
    torn 

    And the 
    leather's 
    worn 
    on 

    that 
    Old King 
    James 

    Verse 2
    He took 
    it with 
    him 
    overseas 

    England, 
    France 
    and Germany 

    Right there 
    in 
    the middle 
    of hell 

    Said 
    he 
    read 
    it 
    every 
    night 

    He 
    swore 
    that 
    it saved 
    his 
    life 

    His 
    only 
    hope 
    when 
    there 

    was no 
    hope 
    left 

    Was 
    in that 
    Old 
    King 
    James 


    Verse 3
    Passed 
    it down 
    to Momma 

    on 
    the day 
    he 
    died 

    Sat 
    there 
    for 
    the longest 
    time 

    just 
    gathering 
    the dust 

    But 
    when life 
    would take 
    a sharp 

    turn 
    every 
    now 
    and 
    then 

    And 
    she 
    would just 
    start 
    miss
    ing 
    him, 

    I'd 
    see 
    her pick 
    it up 

    Now the 
    cover's 
    torn 

    And the 
    leather's 
    worn 
    on 
    that 

    Old King 
    James 

    Verse 4
    You'll find 
    on 
    every 
    other 
    page 

    Yellow 
    lines 
    or tear 
    drop 
    stains 

    Every 
    chapter 
    of 
    that 

    good 
    book 

    Been through 
    can
    cer, 

    war 
    and crazy 
    kids 

    All 
    the stupids 
    things 
    I did 

    I may 
    never 
    know 
    the toll 

    took 
    on 
    her 

    And that 
    Old 
    King 
    James 

    Interlude 1



    Yeah, 
    I'm 
    the one 
    who's 
    Verse 5
    got it 
    now 

    She 
    said 
    read 
    it when 
    you're feel

    ing 
    down 

    And I said, 
    "Yes 
    Ma'am" 

    Now the 
    cover's 
    torn 

    And 
    the 
    leather's 
    worn 
    on 
    that 

    Old King 
    James 


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