The Funeral chords by
Red Sovine
Red Sovine

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Key: D major
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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I was walking in Savannah
D
D

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past a church decayed and dim
When slowly through the window
E
E

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came a plaintive funeral hymn
And my sympathy awakened
A
A

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an d a wonder quickly grew
Till I found myself envied
D
D

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in a little country church pew
Out front a young couple
G
G

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sat in sorrow nearly wild
D
D

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On the altar was a casket
and in the casket was a child
Bb
Bb

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D
D

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I could picture him while living,
A
A

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curly hair and smiling lips
D
D

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Oh, I'd seen perhaps a thousand
A
A

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in my hurried business trips
Then rose a sad old country preacher
from his little wooden desk
D
D

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with a manner sort of awkward
and countenance grotesque.
A
A

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And he said, now, don't be weeping
E
E

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for this pretty bit of clay,
A
A

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for the little boy who lived there
has gone and run away.
He was doing very finely
D
D

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and he appreciated your love,
but our Heavenly Father wanted him
A
A

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D
D

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in the big house up above.
G
G

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Now, the Lord didn't give you that baby,
D
D

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A
A

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not by no hundred thousand miles.
D
D

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He just thought you needed sunshine,
G
G

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D
D

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and he lent him for a while.
A
A

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D
D

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And he let you keep him and love him
A
A

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D
D

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until your hearts were bigger grown.
Bm
Bm

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D
D

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And these silver tears that
you're shedding now
are just interest on the loan.
A
A

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D
D

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G
G

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Just think, my poor dear mourners
D
D

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Creepin' along old life's sorrow way
What a blessed picnic
this your baby has today
E
E

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All your good fathers and good mothers
A
A

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Crowd the little fellow round
In the angel's tender garden
In the big plantation ground
D
D

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And his eyes they brightly sparkle
At the pretty things he views
A
A

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D
D

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G
G

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But a tear came and he whispered
D
D

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I want my mom and daddy,
But then the angel's chief musician,
G
G

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he teaches that little boy
D
D

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A
A

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a song that says,
D
D

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if only they be faithful,
they'll soon be coming along.
A
A

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Bm
Bm

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A
A

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D
D

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So my poor dejected mourners,
G
G

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D
D

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let your hearts with Jesus rest,
A
A

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and don't go criticizing the
D
D

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one what know the best.
Bm
Bm

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He hath given us many comforts,
D
D

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and he's got the right to take away.
G
G

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D
D

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To the Lord be praised and glory,
A
A

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G
G

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Now forever, let us pray.
D
D

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Em
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D
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