{"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":1973177,"song":"Wendell Walker","artist":"Andy Shauf","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11441493-wendell-walker-chords-by-andy-shauf/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1973177?type=chord","rating":4.80102,"votes":39,"content":"Wendell Walker\r\nAndy Shauf\r\nplay normal chord shapes or play \r\nAndy’s chord shapes\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = 320000\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = 332000 \r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = 022000\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = 554000\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = 754000\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWendell Walker was a friend of mine.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe’d stain our teeth in the summertime,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               \r\nand with lips of purple, the winter would roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\npast the boarded windows into our souls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand shake our weary bones.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnow this past winter was the coldest in years.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nit’s hard to explain if you've never lived here,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           \r\nbut it locks your doors and starts your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nthinking in circles just to pass the time,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand breaks your weary heart.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnow Wendell Walker was a man of God,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut he didn’t care much for his sober mind,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nand when the cold mixed in he was turned around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nheard the voice of God and the angels sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\na message just for him:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nmy son, my son,      she is the devil’s child[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nwon’t you save her while you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncut down the other man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnow Wendell Walker was a friend of mine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut he married too young in the summertime.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]     \r\n their hearts weren’t ripe so they fell apart[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nand I found myself with a joyful heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nas our secret lives began.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe found our moments in between the hours,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwhen Wendell Walker drove his car to town.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]          \r\nbut one day he found a letter that I wrote for her[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch] \r\non the top of her dresser and in his winter mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe heard the voice of God say:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nmy son, my son,    she is the devil’s child[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nwon’t you save her while you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\ncut down the other man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwith the voice of the lord ringing in his ears[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand the note to his wife that confirmed his fears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nhe sat down on the edge of the bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nread the letter again to see who’d sent it[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut it was signed ‘forever yours’.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhe stood up slow like he’d just been hit.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwalked into the kitchen where his wife was sitting[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]              \r\nhe said, “my mother called on the telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nshe says she needs some help so I’ll be back in the morning\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand he grabbed his heavy coat.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nmy phone rang while I was watching the news.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nshe said the house was ours to cure these winter blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nso I made my way, and we turned the blinds[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nand Wendell walked in just in time[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto see our secret die and say:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nmy son, my son      I’m gonna have to cut you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nhe pointed his rifle to my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nbut his hesitating hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]    \r\n were shaking from the cold.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nso I pushed his gun away,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    \r\n just as he found his strength.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nand the bullet kissed her lips[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I cried:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nmy god, my god       what have I done?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nand he reloaded his gun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nand he put it in his mouth.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I stood in the room that I’d created.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  x4","plain_text":"Wendell Walker\nAndy Shauf\nplay normal chord shapes or play \nAndy’s chord shapes\nG  = 320000\nC  = 332000 \nEm = 022000\nD  = 554000\nBm = 754000\n\n[Intro]\nAm G C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD C  x4","chords":["G","C","Em","D","Bm","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"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]}}}