the precious jewel chords by Roy Acuff

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (D major)  (G major) Way back in the hills,
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when a  (C major) boy, I once  (G major) wandered
Buried deep in her grave
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lies the  (A major) one that I  (D major) love
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She was called from this  (G major) earth,
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a  (C major) jewel for  (G major) Heaven
More precious than diamonds,
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more  (D major) precious than  (G major) gold

Verse 2
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A jewel here on  (G major) earth, a  (C major) jewel in  (G major) Heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom
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around  (A major) God's great throne  (D major) 
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May the angels have  (G major) peace,
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God  (C major) bless her in  (G major) Heaven
They've broken my heart and
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they  (D major) left me to  (G major) roam

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Verse 3

When a girl of sixteen,

we courted each other

She promised someday to

become my sweet wife

I bought her the ring to

wear on her finger

But the angels they called

her to Heaven one night

Verse 4
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A jewel here on  (G major) earth, a  (C major) jewel in  (G major) Heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom
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around  (B flat major) God's great  (D major) throne
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May the angels have  (G major) peace,
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God  (C major) bless her in  (G major) Heaven
They've broken my heart
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and they  (D major) left me to  (G major) roam

Verse 5
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This world has it  (G major) wealth,
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its  (C major) trials and  (G major) troubles
Mother Earth holds her treasures
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of  (A major) diamonds and  (D major) gold
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But it can't hold the  (G major) soul of
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 (C major) one precious  (G major) jewel
She's resting in peace
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with the  (D major) Heavenly  (G major) fold
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May the angels  (D major) have