Wendell Walker chords by
Andy Shauf
Andy Shauf

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Key: G major
Intro 1
E
E

Am
Am

G
G

Wendell Walker was a friend of mine
Verse 1
C
C

Am
Am

G
G

We'd stain our teeth in the
C
C

summertime
Am
Am

And with lips of purple,
G
G

the winter would roll
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C

Em
Em

Past the boarded windows into our souls
E
E

Am
Am

A
A

D
D

And shake our weary bones
Am
Am

Now this past winter was the cold
G
G

C
C

est in years
Am
Am

It's hard to explain if
G
G

C
C

you've never lived here
Am
Am

But it locks your doors and
G
G

starts your mind
C
C

Em
Em

Thinking in circles just to pass the time
E
E

Am
Am

A
A

D
D

And breaks your weary heart
Am
Am

G
G

C
C

Now Wendell Walker was a man of God
Am
Am

But he didn't care much
G
G

for his sober mind
C
C

Am
Am

An d when the cold mixed in
G
G

he was turned around
C
C

Em
Em

Heard the voice of God and the angels sound
E
E

Am
Am

A message just for him
D
D

Bm
Bm

Verse 2
C
C

Em
Em

My son, my son,
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Am

D
D

Bm
Bm

C
C

she is the devil's child
Bm
Bm

D
D

Won't you save her while you can
C
C

Bm
Bm

Cut down the other man
C
C

D
D

Verse 3
Am
Am

Now Wendell Walker was
G
G

C
C

a friend of mine
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Am

But he married too young
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G

in the summertime
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C

Am
Am

Their hearts weren't
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G

ripe so they fell apart
C
C

Em
Em

And I found myself with a joyful heart
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Am

D
D

As our secret lives began
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Am

We found our moments
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G

C
C

D
D

C
C

in between the hours
Am
Am

When Wendell Walker drove
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G

C
C

his car to town
Am
Am

But one day he found a letter
G
G

that I wrote for her
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C

On the top of her dresser and
Em
Em

in his winter mind
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Am

D
D

C
C

He heard the voice of God say
Verse 4
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C

Em
Em

My son, my son,
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Am

D
D

Bm
Bm

C
C

she is the devil's child
Bm
Bm

D
D

Won't you save her while you can
C
C

Bm
Bm

Cut down the other man
C
C

D
D

Verse 5
Am
Am

With the voice of the Lord
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G

ringing in his ears
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C

Am
Am

And the note to his wife that
G
G

C
C

confirmed his fears
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Am

G
G

He sat down on the edge of the bed
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C

Em
Em

Read the letter again to see
who'd sent it
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Am

But it was signed 'forever
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D

Em
Em

Am
Am

yours'
He stood up slow like he'd
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G

C
C

just been hit
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Am

D
D

Am
Am

Walked into the kitchen
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G

C
C

where his wife was sitting
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Am

He said, my mother called
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D

G
G

on the telephone
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C

She says she needs some help so
Em
Em

I'll be back in the morning
Am
Am

D
D

And he grabbed his heavy coat
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Am

D
D

My phone rang while
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G

C
C

I was watching the news
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Am

She said the house was ours
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D

G
G

C
C

to cure these winter blues
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Am

So I made my way,
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G

and we turned the blinds
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C

Em
Em

And Wendell walked in just in time
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Am

D
D

Em
Em

C
C

To see our secret die and say
Verse 6
Em
Em

Bm
Bm

Am
Am

D
D

My son, my son I'm
Bm
Bm

gonna have to cut you down
C
C

Bm
Bm

D
D

C
C

He pointed his rifle to my eyes
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Bm

C
C

But his hesitating hands
Bm
Bm

C
C

Were shaking from the cold
Bm
Bm

D
D

C
C

So I pushed his gun away
Bm
Bm

C
C

Just as he found his strength
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Bm

D
D

C
C

And the bullet kissed her lips
And I cried
Em
Em

Am
Am

D
D

My god, my god
Bm
Bm

C
C

what have I done?
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Bm

C
C

And he reloaded his gun
Bm
Bm

C
C

And he put it in his mouth
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Bm

C
C

And I stood in the room that I'd
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C

created
Outro 1
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D
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C
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D
D

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