Andy Shauf - Wendell walker
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Wendell Walker
Andy Shauf
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G = 320000
C = 332000
Em = 022000
D = 554000
Bm = 075000
[Intro]
Am G C
[Verse]
AmWendell Walker was a Gfriend of mine.C
we’d Amstain our teeth in the Gsummertime,C
and with lAmips of purple, the Gwinter would roll
Cpast the boarded windows iEmnto our souls
and Ashake our weary Dbones.
[Verse]
now Amthis past winter was the Gcoldest in years.C
it’s Amhard to explain if you've Gnever lived here, C
but it lAmocks your doors and Gstarts your mind
Cthinking in circles just to Empass the time,
and Abreaks your weary heDart.
[Verse]
now WAmendell Walker was a Gman of God, C
but he Amdidn’t care much for his Gsober mind, C
and when the Amcold mixed in he was Gturned around
Cheard the voice of God and the Emangels sound
a mAessage just for hDim:
[Chorus]
Bmmy son, my Cson,Em A she Dis the Bmdevil’s Cchild
won’t you sBmave her while you cCan
cut Bmdown the other Cman. D
[Verse]
now WAmendell Walker was a Gfriend of mine, C
but he mAmarried too young in the Gsummertime. C
their Amhearts weren’t ripe so they Gfell apart
and I Cfound myself with a jEmoyful heart
as our Asecret lives bDegan.
[Verse]
we Amfound our moments in beGtween the hours,C
when AmWendell Walker drove his Gcar to town.C
but one Amday he found a letter that I Gwrote for her
on the tCop of her dresser and in his Emwinter mind
he hAeard the voice of DGod say:
[Chorus]
Bmmy son, my CsonEm, A she Dis the Bmdevil’s Cchild
won’t you Bmsave her while you Ccan
cut Bmdown the other Cman. D
[Verse]
with the Amvoice of the lord ringing Gin his ears C
and the nAmote to his wife that Gconfirmed his fears,C
he Amsat down on the Gedge of the bed
Cread the letter again to Emsee who’d sent it
but it was Asigned ‘forever yDours’.
[Verse]
he Amstood up slow like he’d Gjust been hit. C
walked Aminto the kitchen where his wGife was sitting C
he said, “my Ammother called on the tGelephone
she sCays she needs some help so I’ll be Emback in the morning"
and he gArabbed his heavy Dcoat.
[Verse]
my Amphone rang while I was wGatching the news.C
she sAmaid the house was ours to Gcure these winter bClues.
so I Ammade my way, and we tGurned the blinds
and CWendell walked in Emjust in time
to sAee our secret Ddie and say:
[Pre-Chorus]
Bmmy son, my sCon Em A I’m Dgonna have to Bmcut you Cdown.
he pointed Bmhis rifle to my Ceyes
but his Bmhesitating hCands
were Bmshaking from the cCold.
so I Bmpushed his gun aCway,
just as he fBmound his strCength.
and the Bmbullet kissed her Clips
and I cDried:
[Chorus]
Bmmy god, my CgodEm A Dwhat Bmhave I dCone?
and he Bmreloaded his Cgun,
and he Bmput it in his mCouth.
and I Bmstood in the Croom that I’d cDreated.
[Outro]
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