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[Paul]
[Verse 1]
The GSpanish moss drapes Bthe tree line Cso thick I can barely Gsee
The Cpath in front of Gme, walking this Dmorning
GUnderneath the Bsun, without a Ccloud to block out GHeaven,
Or maybe Cup there is the Gdevil. I'm not Dcertain
The CLord's Glory is GTerrible, but DJust, and I am Gready
To go forth Cinto battle Gas His weaponD  
[Verse 2]
But GI ain't seen a Bsingle soul Csince I came into GMoss Bluff
It Cmakes me wonder Gwhat I've done to Dlose God's grace
GDown the road a Bgreat tree reaches Cup to rival GHeaven
Or maybe Cup there is the Gdevil, at least in Dthis place
The Cprice for God's ProGtection is DHeavy, but I will Gyield
So I can Cgo forth into Gbattle with His Dshield
[Verse 3]
A Gcrowd gathers aBround down there beCneath the mighty Gbranches,
the red Cleaves and blackened Gapples of the Dtree
They Gsing and dance a Btwisted joy that's Cnot a thing of Gheaven
It Cmust be of the GDevil, plain to Dsee
The Cflames of the Lord's GJustice burn with DCruelty, but PreGcision
agCainst all who Gdeny they are His Dchildren
[Verse 4]
So Gturn now to the BRighteous path, for CGod will not be Gwaiting
to Cgrab your soul from GSatan at the DEnd Times
The Gcrowd scatters aBway, leaving Cjust one man in the Gpicture
He breathes of Cdarkness, sips of Gliquor red as Dwine
And CI reach for the Glord's sword, but there's Dnothing for me to Ggrab
as the Csky turns red Gand the sun goes Dblack
[Tommy]
[Verse 5]
Well Gpreacher man, this Bmust be the first Cday you've been in Gtown
If you need a Cguide to what's aGround, Hell, I'll oDblige
You see I Gwipe my ass with sBcripture, I Cspit on the gates of Gheaven
Fool, you're Ctalkin' to the GDevil, are you Dblind?
CSatan's Price is GTerrible and collDected without Greason
But Cdrink here of this Ggin and you could Dmeet him

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The Tree

by Big Swamp Gospel

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Paul]

[Verse 1]

G B C G

The Spanish moss drapes the tree line so thick I can barely see

C G D

The path in front of me, walking this morning

G B C G

Underneath the sun, without a cloud to block out Heaven,

C G D

Or maybe up there is the devil. I'm not certain

C G D G

The Lord's Glory is Terrible, but Just, and I am ready

C G D

To go forth into battle as His weapon

[Verse 2]

G B C G

But I ain't seen a single soul since I came into Moss Bluff

C G D

It makes me wonder what I've done to lose God's grace

G B C G

Down the road a great tree reaches up to rival Heaven

C G D

Or maybe up there is the devil, at least in this place

C G D G

The price for God's Protection is Heavy, but I will yield

C G D

So I can go forth into battle with His shield

[Verse 3]

G B C G

A crowd gathers around down there beneath the mighty branches,

C G D

the red leaves and blackened apples of the tree

G B C G

They sing and dance a twisted joy that's not a thing of heaven

C G D

It must be of the Devil, plain to see

C G D G

The flames of the Lord's Justice burn with Cruelty, but Precision

C G D

against all who deny they are His children

[Verse 4]

G B C G

So turn now to the Righteous path, for God will not be waiting

C G D

to grab your soul from Satan at the End Times

G B C G

The crowd scatters away, leaving just one man in the picture

C G D

He breathes of darkness, sips of liquor red as wine

C G D G

And I reach for the lord's sword, but there's nothing for me to grab

C G D

as the sky turns red and the sun goes black

[Tommy]

[Verse 5]

G B C G

Well preacher man, this must be the first day you've been in town

C G D

If you need a guide to what's around, Hell, I'll oblige

G B C G

You see I wipe my ass with scripture, I spit on the gates of heaven

C G D

Fool, you're talkin' to the Devil, are you blind?

C G D G

Satan's Price is Terrible and collected without reason

C G D

But drink here of this gin and you could meet him

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