He Goes To Church
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste:
2nd traste
[Intro]
A D x2
[Verse]
A E D
He wakes up early in the mornin’
A E D
Puts on his only blue suit
A A7 Em
He hasn’t quite mastered tyin’ his tie on
Bm7 A
The way his sweet Sarah used to
D A
It’s been years since he’s talked to the good Lord
D A E
He’s not sure he even knows how
A E D A
But he won’t be mowin’ the front yard today
A E D A
He goes to church on Sundays now
[Chorus]
E D
No, he don’t know the words to ‘The Old Rugged Cross’
A E
But he sings them the best that he can
E D
‘Cause he knows that his angel is up there in Heaven
D E
And he sure wants to see her again
[Verse]
A E D
For thirty-one years they were married
A E D
She never could get him to go
A A7
Now he’s up bright and early
Em Bm7 A
There by 9:30 and sits on the very front row
D A
And he bows his head with the members
D A E
And he shouts Amen good and loud
A E D A
If only his Sarah could see him today
A E D A
He goes to church on Sundays now
[Chorus]
E D
No, he don’t know the words to ‘The Old Rugged Cross’
A E
But he sings them the best that he can
E D
‘Cause he knows that his angel is up there in Heaven
D E
And he sure wants to see her again
[Break]
E D A E
E D D E E
[Verse]
A E D
His kids can’t believe how he’s changin’
A E D
They tell him their mama’d be proud
A E D A
And he’s always askin’ them all to go with him
A E D A
He goes to church on Sundays now
[Chorus]
E D
No, he don’t know the words to ‘The Old Rugged Cross’
A E
But he sings them the best that he can
E D
‘Cause he knows that his angel is up there in Heaven
D E
And he sure wants to see her again
[Outro]
A E D
He woke up early this mornin’
A E D A
He goes to church on Sundays now
How to play He Goes To Church
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