Capo: 2

Standard tuning Capo on 2nd Fret Listen to the song to get the rhythm, this is my first tab, but i think its 100% correct, so please rate and let me know what you think.

^Cm9Well God bless ^GTexas And De^Cm9acon Shacklef^Gord He read the bi^Cm9ble seven ti^Gmes And he be^Cm9lieved every wo^Grd That ol' be^Cm9at up leather bo^Gok had b^Cm9een through it a^Gll He sat ^Cm9on the back p^Gew so he could c^Cm9hew him a ch^Gaw Singin' &qu^Cm9ot;Amazi^Gng Grace H^Cm9ow sweet the so^Gund" ^Cm9That saved a wr^Dech like m^Cm9e He carried c^Cm9andy for the k^Gids in his ^Cm9Sunday dress c^Goat He'd take me f^Cm9ishin' after ch^Gurch And taught me t^Cm9hings I needed to kn^Gow No, Deacon d^Cm9idn't have a fam^Gily Lord kn^Cm9ows he wished he d^Gid He told the ^Cm9whole congr^Gegation that I w^Das his gran^Gdkid

Chorus:

And today he jo^Amined up with Je^Gsus Wearing sh^Diny pearl sn^Gaps We sang a f^Amew gospel hy^Gmns And then the sol^Ddier played ta^Dps I bet he's wa^Amlkin' with P^Gete down the str^Deet paved with go^Eld Am G D (let ring out) Showin' off his brand spanking new wings And his barbed wire h^Galo

Continues with the same rhythm as the first verse. He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through She held his right arm next to his anchor tatoo He was on a ship off at sea when she died in child birth He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth He lost the will to love He lost the will to live Until he met a man who taught him to forgive Yeah life took him to hell and back To hell and back a time or two But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue Singin' "I once was lost But now I'm found Was blind But now I see" (Chorus)

Before he ^Cm9went he made me pro^Gmise him that I ^Cm9wouldn't c^Gry And though I t^Cm9old him that I wou^Gldn't you know I co^Cm9uldn't help but l^Gie Cause today he jo^Amined up with Je^Gsus Wearing sh^Diny pearl sn^Gaps We sang a fe^Amw gospel hy^Gmns And then the sol^Ddier played t^Daps I bet he's wal^Amking with Pe^Gte down the str^Deet paved with go^Eld As s^Amure as the o^Gld church bell still ri^Dngs He always sa^Amid he had cou^Gntry in his s^Doul Am G D (let ring out) He's showing off his brand spanking new wings And his barbed wire h^Galo ^Cm9Sweet ch^Gar^Cm9iots co^Gming forth to c^Cm9arry me h^Dome ^Cm9Swing l^Gow s^Cm9weet chari^Gots co^Cm9ming forth to ca^Grry me ho^Dme ^Cm9

Aaron Watson - Barbed wire halo