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Intro Chords:
 Bm7   D   G  D(Repeat)
Bm7Grandma slicked my hDair down
I syGnched up my bDelt
Bm7I can still rDemember
How that pGolyester fDelt
Bm7Townsfolk all a Dtremble
They Gknow what labors Dfor
As the Bm7preacher takes the pDulpit
And the Gushers shut the Ddoor
(Instrumental Break-Intro Chords)
Bm7Came into this cDrazy world
Around G19 and D68
Bm7Fathered by a crDazy kid
With Gnothing on his pDlate
Bm7Daddy got in troDuble
Yeah GDaddy did some tDime
It was Bm7visiting day in the Dpenitentiary 
Is wGhere I learned to Dcry
Chorus 1:
Yeah.  We were Bm7singing those hymns
Over and Dover again
Sunday Gmorning, Sunday evening Wednesday Dnights
Bm7Never understood it all
That wDell back then
But it Gprobably saved my Dlife 
Yeah.  We were Bm7singing those hymns
Over and Dover again
Sunday Gmorning, Sunday evening Wednesday Dnights
Bm7Never understood it all
That wDell back then
But it Gprobably saved my Dlife 
    (Instrumental Break-Solo)
Chords: 
     Break:  A   Asus   A   Asus  D  
            A Asus A Asus D G
     Solo:  Bm7   G   D   Bm7   G  D  
    (Back Into Intro Chords)
Bm7Summertime I lived with DGrandma
Where I Glearned the golden Drule
Or Bm7some southern Dvariation 
Called Gvacation bible Dschool
Bm7I never got in tDrouble 
I was just Glucky I suppoDse
I was Bm7never quite an aDngel
Even Gin those Sunday Dclothes
Chorus 2:
Yeah.  We were Bm7singing those hymns
Over and Dover again
Sunday Gmorning, Sunday evening Wednesday Dnights
Bm7Never understood it all
That wDell back then
But it Gprobably saved my Dlife 
Yeah.  We were Bm7singing those hymns
Over and Dover again
Sunday Gmorning, Sunday evening Wednesday Dnights
Bm7Never understood it all
That wDell back then
But it Gprobably saved my Dlife 
It Gprobably saved my lDife
It Gprobably saved my lDife
 Bm7   D   G   D(Repeat)

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Sunday Clothes

by Charlie Sexton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Asus

Intro Chords:

Bm7 D G D

(Repeat)

Bm7 D

Grandma slicked my hair down

G D

I synched up my belt

Bm7 D

I can still remember

G D

How that polyester felt

Bm7 D

Townsfolk all a tremble

G D

They know what labors for

Bm7 D

As the preacher takes the pulpit

G D

And the ushers shut the door

(Instrumental Break-Intro Chords)

Bm7 D

Came into this crazy world

G D

Around 19 and 68

Bm7 D

Fathered by a crazy kid

G D

With nothing on his plate

Bm7 D

Daddy got in trouble

G D

Yeah Daddy did some time

Bm7 D

It was visiting day in the penitentiary

G D

Is where I learned to cry

Chorus 1:

Bm7

Yeah. We were singing those hymns

Over and over again

G D

Sunday morning, Sunday evening Wednesday nights

Bm7

Never understood it all

That well back then

G D

But it probably saved my life

Bm7

Yeah. We were singing those hymns

Over and over again

G D

Sunday morning, Sunday evening Wednesday nights

Bm7

Never understood it all

That well back then

G D

But it probably saved my life

(Instrumental Break-Solo)

Chords:

A Asus A Asus D

Break:

A Asus A Asus D G

Bm7 G D Bm7 G D

Solo:

(Back Into Intro Chords)

Bm7 D

Summertime I lived with Grandma

G D

Where I learned the golden rule

Bm7 D

Or some southern variation

G D

Called vacation bible school

Bm7 D

I never got in trouble

G D

I was just lucky I suppose

Bm7 D

I was never quite an angel

G D

Even in those Sunday clothes

Chorus 2:

Bm7

Yeah. We were singing those hymns

Over and over again

G D

Sunday morning, Sunday evening Wednesday nights

Bm7

Never understood it all

That well back then

G D

But it probably saved my life

Bm7

Yeah. We were singing those hymns

Over and over again

G D

Sunday morning, Sunday evening Wednesday nights

Bm7

Never understood it all

That well back then

G D

But it probably saved my life

G D

It probably saved my life

G D

It probably saved my life

Bm7 D G D

(Repeat)

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