Aaron Watson - Barbed wire halo

^Cadd9Well God bless Te^Gxas and ^Cadd9Decon Shackl^Geford He read the bi^Cadd9ble seven time^Gs And he be^Cadd9lieved every word^G That ol' be^Cadd9at up leather book^G had bee^Cadd9n through it all ^G He sat ^Cadd9on the back pew^G so he could che^Cadd9w him a chaw ^G Singin' ^Cadd9"Amazing G^Grace H^Cadd9ow sweet the soun^Gd ^Cadd9that saved a wret^Dch like me^G

He carried c^Cadd9andy for the kid^Gs in his Su^Cadd9nday dress coat ^G He'd take me f^Cadd9ishin' after chur^Gch And taught me t^Cadd9hings I needed to know^G No, Deacon d^Cadd9idn't have a famil^Gy Lord kn^Cadd9ows he wished he did^G He told the ^Cadd9whole congreg^Gation that I was^D his grandk^Gid

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^Emld Showin' o^Amff his brand spa^Gnking new w^Dings And his barbed wire ha^Cadd9lo ^{G Cadd9 G}

He m^Cadd9arried sweet Emma ^GGrace b^Cadd9efore the war was thro^Gugh She^Cadd9 held his right a^Grm next to his^Cadd9 anchor tat^Goo He was on a ^Cadd9ship off at s^Gea when she d^Cadd9ied in childb^Girth He l^Cadd9ost his whole wo^Grld from the f^Cadd9ar side of the ea^Grth He l^Cadd9ost the will to l^Gove He ^Cadd9lost the will to li^Gve U^Cadd9ntil he met a m^Gan who taught ^Cadd9him to forg^Give Yeah life t^Cadd9ook him to hell and b^Gack To hell and b^Cadd9ack a time or t^Gwo But in the ^Cadd9end he beat the ^Gdevil until ^Dhe was black and ^Gblue Singin' "^Cadd9I once was lo^Gst ^Cadd9But now I'm fo^Gund ^Cadd9Was blind ^Dbut now ^GI see" ^Cadd9

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^Emld Showin' o^Amff his brand spa^Gnking new w^Dings And his barbed wire h^Galo ^{D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 D}

Before he ^Cadd9went he made me promi^Gse him that I wo^Cadd9uldn't cry ^G And though I t^Cadd9old him that I would^Gn't you know I c^Douldn't help bu^Gt lie

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^Emld As s^Amure as the o^Gld church bell still ri^Dngs He always sa^Amid he had cou^Gntry in his s^Doul He's showing o^Amff his brand sp^Ganking new wi^Dngs And his barbed wire h^Galo

^Cadd9Sweet ^Gchari^Cadd9ots ^Gcoming forth to ^Cadd9carry me ho^Dme Swin^Cadd9g low ^G sweet^Cadd9 chariot^Gs ^Cadd9 coming forth to c^Garry me ^Cadd9home