Trouble In The Amen Corner chords by Porter Wagoner
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
It was a (D major) stylish congreg (G major) ation
you could see they'd been around
And they had the biggest pipe organ
of any church in town
But over in the Amen Corner (D major) of that church
(G major) sat Brother Ira
And he insisted every Sunday
on singing (D major) in the choir (E minor)
(D major) His voice was cracked and broken age
had touched his vocal chords
And nearly every Sunday he'd
get be (G major) hind and miss the words
(D major) Well (G major) (D major) (E minor) (D major) at last (G major) the storm cloud burst
and the church was told in vine
That Brother Ira must stop his singing
or the choir was gonna resign
(C major) So the pastor appointed a (G major) committee I
(D major) think it was three or four (G major)
And they got their big fine car and
drove up to Ira's door
They found the (D major) choir's great trouble
(G major) sittin' in an old arm chair
And the summer's (D major) golden sun (G major) beams lay
upon his snow white hair (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
(D major) Said York (G major) we're here dear Brother (D major) with
the best res approbation (G major)
To discuss a little matter (E minor) that affects
the con (D major) gregation
Now it was our understanding
when we bargained for the (A minor) chair
That they were to relieve us that
is they'd do the singin' for us
(D major) Now we don't want no singin' except
what we've bought
The newest (G major) tunes are all the rage
the old ones stand for nought
And so we have decided (E minor) (D major)
are you listenin' Brother Ira
You'll have to stop your singin'
it's messin' up our (G major) choir
The old man raised his head
a sign that he did hear
And on his cheek the three men
caught the glitter of a tear (C major)
(G major) His feeble hand (C major) s pushed back the locks
as (D major) white as (G major) silky snow
And he answered the committee
in a voice both soft and low (D major)
(G major) I've sung the songs of David nearly
eighty years said he
They've been my staff and comfort
all along life's dreary way
(C major) I'm sorry if I disturbed the choir (G major)
I guess I'm doin' wrong
But when my heart is filled with praise
I can't hold back a song
I won (D major) der if beyond the tide
that's breaking at my feet (G major)
In that far off heavenly temple (D major) where
my Mas (E minor) ter I (D major) shall meet
Yes I wonder if when I try to sing the
songs of God up higher
I (G major) wonder if they'll kick me out up there
for singin' (D major) in Heaven's choir (E minor) (D major)
A silence filled the little room the old
man bowed his head (G major)
The committee went on back to town
but Brother Ira was dead
Oh the choir missed him for a
while but he was soon forgot
And a (C major) few church goers watched the (G major) door
but the old man entered not
Far away his voice is sweet
and he sings his heart's desire
Where (C major) there are no church committees
(C major) and (G major) no fashionable choirs
(C major) (G major) (D major)
Trouble In The Amen Corner
Porter Wagoner
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