The Lawman Reverend chords by Chris LeDoux

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I can still  (D major) recall the day  (A major) my
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Uncle Chester  (G major) caught religion  (D major) 
The reverend took him swimming,
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and the devil must've drown  (A major) 
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Uncle Chester,  (D major) he was big,  (A major) 
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he was mean,  (G major) and even vicious  (D major) 
But he didn't stand a chance against the
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law (A major) man Reverend Brown
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 (D major) 

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Verse 2
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The lawman Reverend Brown  (A major) was
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the sher (G major) iff of Pitman County  (D major) 
His hair was long and black
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like the dusty suit he wore  (A major) 
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In the pockets  (D major) of his coat,  (A major) 
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were the tools  (G major) of his profes (D major) sions
A tattered old black bible
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and a loaded  (A major)  (D major) .44

Verse 3
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And  (G major) all across the mountain,
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you could hear  (D major) the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley
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like there never was before  (A major) 
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The  (D major) reverend had a spe (A major) cial way
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for  (G major) healing wicked sinners  (D major) 
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He only had to shoot a few to save  (A major) 

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a whole lot more

Verse 4
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I don't  (D major) know where he came  (A major) from,
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but I do  (G major) know where he's gone  (D major) 
He's gone to meet his maker and
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to guard the master's  (A major) throne
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And to keep  (D major) a home fire  (A major) burning for
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the ones  (G major) lost in the night  (D major) 
The kind of fire he lit in me to
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 (A major) help me see the light
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Verse 5
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And  (G major) all across the mountain,
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you could hear  (D major) the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley like
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there never was before  (A major) 
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The reverend  (D major) had a spe (A major) cial way
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for  (G major) healing wicked sin (D major) ners
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He only had to shoot a few to save  (A major) 
a whole lot more
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 (D major) 

Verse 6
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The lawman helped the rever (A major) end
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when he taught  (G major) the old time gospel  (D major) 
It was Heaven, it was prison,
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oh, the loaded  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) .44

Verse 7
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All across the mountain,  (G major) 
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you could hear  (D major) the children singing
'Bout the peace down in the valley
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like there never was before  (A major) 
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The  (D major) reverend had a spe (A major) cial way
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for  (G major) healing wicked sinner (D major) s
He only had to shoot a few
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to save  (A major) a whole lot more
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