{"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":59830,"song":"Great Speckled Bird","artist":"Roy Acuff","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11541152-great-speckled-bird-chords-by-roy-acuff/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/59830?type=chord","rating":4.85898,"votes":33,"content":"THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD\r\nRecorded by Roy Acuff\r\nWords and music by (Reverend) Guy Smith\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat a beautiful thought I am thinking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nConcerning a great speckled bird[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRemember her name is recorded[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the pages of God's Holy Word.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the other birds are flocking 'round her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she is despised by the squad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the great speckled bird in the Bible[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs one with the great church of God.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the other churches are against her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey envy her glory and fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey hate her because she is chosen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd has not denied Jesus' name.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDesiring to lower her standard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey watch every move that she makes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey long to find fault with her teachings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut really they find no mistake.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe is spreading her wings for a journey[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe's going to leave by and by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the trumpet shall sound in the morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe'll rise and go up in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the presence of all her despisers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a song never uttered before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe will rise and be gone in a moment[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTill the great tribulation is o'er.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI am glad I have learned of her meekness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am proud that my name is on her book[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I want to be one never fearing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe face of my Savior to look.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8}\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen He cometh descending from heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the cloud that He writes in His Word[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll be joyfully carried to meet Him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the wings of that great speckled bird.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nNote.  Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys\r\n       Capitol Records - J-LZC-11\r\n       Verses 3, 5, and 6 not on original recording.","plain_text":"THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD\nRecorded by Roy Acuff\nWords and music by (Reverend) Guy Smith\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote.  Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys\n       Capitol Records - J-LZC-11\n       Verses 3, 5, and 6 not on original recording.","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]}}}