Skip Ewing - The gospel according to luke

^DHe was an old hand at living and ^A7making his ^Dway He s^Bmmelled like old ^A7whiskey and he ^Gneeded a ^A7shave His ^Bmhome was an ^A7alley off ^G8th Avenue If ^Dyou had a minute or an ^A7hour or ^Gtwo He'd ^Dtell you the Gospel ^A7according to ^DLuke

Luke carried his Bible in a ^A7crown royal ^Dbag He ^Bmwiped off his ^A7brow with an ^Gold dirty ^A7rag He'd ^Bmtell you ^A7straight out ^Gjust the way he believed Faith ^Din the good Lord was ^A7all that ya ^Gneed I remem^Dber the morning he ^A7first preached to ^Dme

He said ^Bmgive to your ^A7brother if ^Ghe is in ^Dneed ^BmOffer up ^A7thanks for the ^Ggifts you re^A7ceive There's ^Bmtreasure in ^A7heaven for the ^Ggenerous few ^DThat was the gospel ^A7according to ^DLuke

So I bought him breakfast at ^A7the Daylight ^DCafe Bis^Bmcuits and ^A7gravy hot ^Gcoffee and ^A7eggs He was ^Bmhungry and ^A7ragged hadn't ^Geaten in days But ^DI was the one there who ^A7felt out of ^Gplace When he ^Dfolded his hands bowed his ^A7head and said ^Dgrace

A week ago Wednesday ^A7I saw him ^Dagain Down^Bmtown at the ^A7mission sur^Grounded by ^A7friends Handing ^Bmout all the ^A7change he'd ^Gcollected that week Saying ^Dyou boys might need this a ^A7lot more than ^Gme I try ^Dhard to practice the ^A7words that I ^Dpreach

He was an old hand at living and ^A7making his ^Dway He ^Bmsmelled like old ^A7whiskey and he ^Gneeded a ^A7shave His ^Bmhome was an ^A7alley off ^G8th Avenue If ^Dyou had a minute or ^A7an hour or ^Gtwo He'd ^Dtell you the Gospel ^A7according to ^DLuke