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Wendell Walker

Wendell Walker easy guitar chords by Andy Shauf

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  • E

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Intro 1
    E


    Am
    G
    Wendell Walker was a friend of mine
    Verse 1
    C

    Am
    G

    We'd stain our teeth in the
    C

    summertime
    Am

    And with lips of purple,
    G

    the winter would roll
    C
    Em

    Past the boarded windows into our souls
    E
    Am
    A
    D

    And shake our weary bones
    Am

    Now this past winter was the cold
    G
    C

    est in years
    Am

    It's hard to explain if
    G
    C

    you've never lived here
    Am

    But it locks your doors and
    G

    starts your mind
    C
    Em

    Thinking in circles just to pass the time
    E
    Am
    A
    D

    And breaks your weary heart
    Am
    G
    C

    Now Wendell Walker was a man of God
    Am

    But he didn't care much
    G

    for his sober mind
    C
    Am

    An d when the cold mixed in
    G

    he was turned around
    C
    Em

    Heard the voice of God and the angels sound
    E
    Am

    A message just for him
    D
    Bm
    Verse 2
    C

    Em

    My son, my son,
    Am
    D
    Bm
    C

    she is the devil's child
    Bm
    D

    Won't you save her while you can
    C
    Bm

    Cut down the other man
    C
    D
    Verse 3

    Am

    Now Wendell Walker was
    G
    C

    a friend of mine
    Am

    But he married too young
    G

    in the summertime
    C
    Am

    Their hearts weren't
    G

    ripe so they fell apart
    C
    Em

    And I found myself with a joyful heart
    Am
    D

    As our secret lives began
    Am

    We found our moments
    G
    C
    D
    C

    in between the hours
    Am

    When Wendell Walker drove
    G
    C

    his car to town
    Am

    But one day he found a letter
    G

    that I wrote for her
    C

    On the top of her dresser and
    Em

    in his winter mind
    Am
    D
    C

    He heard the voice of God say
    Verse 4
    C
    Em

    My son, my son,
    Am
    D
    Bm
    C

    she is the devil's child
    Bm
    D

    Won't you save her while you can
    C
    Bm

    Cut down the other man
    C
    D
    Verse 5

    Am

    With the voice of the Lord
    G

    ringing in his ears
    C
    Am

    And the note to his wife that
    G
    C

    confirmed his fears
    Am
    G

    He sat down on the edge of the bed
    C
    Em

    Read the letter again to see

    who'd sent it
    Am

    But it was signed 'forever
    D
    Em
    Am

    yours'

    He stood up slow like he'd
    G
    C

    just been hit
    Am
    D
    Am

    Walked into the kitchen
    G
    C

    where his wife was sitting
    Am

    He said, my mother called
    D
    G

    on the telephone
    C

    She says she needs some help so
    Em

    I'll be back in the morning
    Am
    D

    And he grabbed his heavy coat
    Am
    D

    My phone rang while
    G
    C

    I was watching the news
    Am

    She said the house was ours
    D
    G
    C

    to cure these winter blues
    Am

    So I made my way,
    G

    and we turned the blinds
    C
    Em

    And Wendell walked in just in time
    Am
    D
    Em
    C

    To see our secret die and say
    Verse 6
    Em
    Bm
    Am
    D

    My son, my son I'm
    Bm

    gonna have to cut you down
    C
    Bm
    D
    C

    He pointed his rifle to my eye s
    Bm
    C

    But his hesitating hands
    Bm
    C

    Were shaking from the cold
    Bm
    D
    C

    So I pushed his gun away
    Bm
    C

    Just as he found his strength
    Bm
    D
    C

    And the bullet kissed her lips

    And I cried
    Em
    Am
    D

    My god, my god
    Bm
    C

    what have I done?
    Bm
    C

    And he reloaded his gun
    Bm
    C

    And he put it in his mouth
    Bm
    C

    And I stood in the room that I'd
    C

    created
    Outro 1
    C
    D
    C

    D
    C

    D
    C

    D

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