Skip Ewing - The gospel according to luke

^CHe was an old hand at living and ^G7making his ^Cway He s^Ammelled like old ^G7whiskey and he ^Fneeded a ^G7shave His ^Amhome was an ^G7alley off ^F8th Avenue If ^Cyou had a minute or an ^G7hour or ^Ftwo He'd ^Ctell you the Gospel ^G7according to ^CLuke

Luke carried his Bible in a ^G7crown royal ^Cbag He ^Amwiped off his ^G7brow with an ^Fold dirty ^G7rag He'd ^Amtell you ^G7straight out ^Fjust the way he believed Faith ^Cin the good Lord was ^G7all that ya ^Fneed I remem^Cber the morning he ^G7first preached to ^Cme

He said ^Amgive to your ^G7brother if ^Fhe is in ^Cneed ^AmOffer up ^G7thanks for the ^Fgifts you re^G7ceive There's ^Amtreasure in ^G7heaven for the ^Fgenerous few ^CThat was the gospel ^G7according to ^CLuke

So I bought him breakfast at ^G7the Daylight ^CCafe Bis^Amcuits and ^G7gravy hot ^Fcoffee and ^G7eggs He was ^Amhungry and ^G7ragged hadn't ^Featen in days But ^CI was the one there who ^G7felt out of ^Fplace When he ^Cfolded his hands bowed his ^G7head and said ^Cgrace

A week ago Wednesday ^G7I saw him ^Cagain Down^Amtown at the ^G7mission sur^Frounded by ^G7friends Handing ^Amout all the ^G7change he'd ^Fcollected that week Saying ^Cyou boys might need this a ^G7lot more than ^Fme I try ^Chard to practice the ^G7words that I ^Cpreach

He was an old hand at living and ^G7making his ^Cway He ^Amsmelled like old ^G7whiskey and he ^Fneeded a ^G7shave His ^Amhome was an ^G7alley off ^F8th Avenue If ^Cyou had a minute or ^G7an hour or ^Ftwo He'd ^Ctell you the Gospel ^G7according to ^CLuke