That Old King James

Intro: D Bm G A D Bm Preacher gave it to him when he was eight, F#m G That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church D Bm Grandaddy totted it to Bible school F#m I bet back then it looked brand new, G Em not a faded word, now the cover's torn G D and the leather's worn on that Old King James Bm He took it with him overseas F#m England, France and Germany G D Right there in the middle of hell Bm Said he read it every night F#m He swore that it saved his life Em A His only hope when there was no hope left G A D Was in that Old King James D Bm G D Bm Passed it down to Momma on the day he died F#m G Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust D Bm But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then F#m G And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up Em Now the cover's torn G D and the leather's worn on that Old King James Bm You'll find on every other page F#m Yellow lines or tear drop stains G D Every chapter of that good book Bm Been through cancer, war and crazy kids F#m All the stupid things I did Em A I may never know the toll I took on her G A D And that Old King James D Bm G D A Bm F#m G D A D Bm Yeah I'm the one who's got it now F#m She said read it when you're feeling down G And I said, "Yes Ma'am" Em Now the cover's torn G D And the leather's worn on that Old King James Bm G D