Marty Robbins - The masters call

When ^DI was but a young man,I was ^Bmwild and full of fire A ^Dyouth within my teens, but full of ^Bmchallenge and desire I ^Dran away from home and left my ^Bmmother and my dad I ^Gknow it grieved them ^Aso to think their ^Bmonly boy went bad

I fe^Dll in with an outlaw band, their nam^Bmes were known quite well How^D many times we robbed and plundered^Bm, I could never tell Thi^Ds kind of sinful living, leads onl^Bmy to a fall I l^Gearned that much^A and more the night^Bm I heard my Master's call

O^Gne night we rustl^Ded cattle,^G a thousand head ^Dor so And ^Gstarted then out ^Don the trail that ^Bmleads to Mexico When a ^Gnorther started ^Ablowing and ^Dlightning flashed ^Gabout I ^Dthought someone was ^Gcalling me, I ^Athought I heard a ^Dshout

Then ^Dat that moment lightning struck not ^F#mtwenty yards from me And ^Gleft there was a giant cross where ^Donce there was a tree This ^Bmtime I knew I heard a voice, a ^Emvoice so sweet and strange A ^F#mvoice that came from everywhere, a ^Bmvoice that called my name

So ^Dfrightened I was thinking of sinful^Bm deeds I'd done I f^Dailed to see the thousand head of ^Bmcattle start to run The^D cattle they stampeded, were runn^Bming all around My ^Gpony ran but stum^Abled and it th^Bmrew me to the ground

I ^Gfelt the end was^D near, that^G death would be th^De price Wh^Gen another bolt^D of lightning showed the ^Bmface of Jesus Christ An^Gd I cried oh Lord^A forgive me, d^Don't let it happ^Gen now I w^Dant to live for y^Gou alone, Oh G^Aod these words ^DI vow

My^D wicked past unfolded and I thou^F#mght of wasted years Whe^Gn another bolt of lightning kil^Dled a hundred head of steers And^Bm the others rushed on by me an^Emd I was left to live The^F#m Master had a reason,li^Bmfe is his to take or give

A m^Diracle performed that night,^Bm I wasn't meant to die The ^Ddead ones formed a barricade ^Bmnearly six or seven high And ^Dright behind it there was I, ^Bmafraid but safe and sound I c^Gried in vain for mer^Acy kneeling ^Bmthere upon the ground

A p^Dardon I was granted, my ^Bmsinful soul set free No ^Dmore to fear the angry w^Bmaves upon life's stormy seas For^Dgiven by the love of God^Bm, a love that will remain I g^Gave my life and ^Asoul the night the ^BmSaviour called my name