{"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":1674050,"song":"The Precious Jewel","artist":"Roy Acuff","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11349836-the-precious-jewel-chords-by-roy-acuff/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1674050?type=chord","rating":4.61731,"votes":10,"content":"Words and music by Roy Acuff\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWay back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBuried deep in her grave lies the one that I love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMore precious than diamonds more precious than gold.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMay the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey've broken my heart and they left me to roam.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWhen a girl of sixteen, we courted each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe promised someday to be-come my sweet wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI bought  her the ring to wear on her finger[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the angels they called her to heaven one night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA jewel here on earth, a jewel up in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMay the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey've broken my heart and they left me to roam.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis world has it wealth, its' trials and troubles[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMother earth holds her treasures of diamonds and gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut it can't hold the soul of one precious jewel[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe's resting in peace with the heavenly fold.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[End chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMay the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey've broken my heart and they left me to roam.[/tab]","plain_text":"Words and music by Roy Acuff\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[End chorus]","chords":["G","C","A","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}