{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1107590,"song":"That Old King James","artist":"Scotty McCreery","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11246301-that-old-king-james-chords-by-scotty-mccreery/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1107590?type=chord","rating":4.67019,"votes":14,"content":"Scotty McCreery: That Old King James\r\nFrom The Album: Clear as Day\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPreacher gave it to him when he was eight,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat Sunday morning he got saved in that little church[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nGrandaddy totted it to Bible school[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI bet back then it looked brand new,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nnot a faded word, now the cover's torn[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the leather's worn on that Old King James[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe took it with him overseas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nEngland, France and Germany[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRight there in the middle of hell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaid he read it every night[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nHe swore that it saved his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis only hope when there was no hope left[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas in that Old King James[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPassed it down to Momma on the day he died[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSat there for the longest time just gathering the dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]Bm[/ch]                                     \r\nBut when life would take a sharp turn every now and then[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow the cover's torn[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand the leather's worn on that Old King James[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nYou'll find on every other page[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nYellow lines or tear drop stains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery chapter of that good book[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBeen through cancer, war and crazy kids[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAll the stupid things I did[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI may never know the toll I took on her[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd that Old King James[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYeah I'm the one who's got it now[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nShe said read it when you're feeling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I said, \"Yes Ma'am\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow the cover's torn[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the leather's worn on that Old King James[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Scotty McCreery: That Old King James\nFrom The Album: Clear as Day\n\nD Bm G A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD Bm G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD Bm G D A Bm F#m G D A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm G D","chords":["D","Bm","G","A","F#m","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}