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Tavern Choir
Written by Doodle Owens & Dennis Knutson
Recorded by George Jones with Jim Lauderdale
(Capo on 3)
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DEveryone suspected ole AWillie's time was Dnear
'Cause Glately he'd been Dtalkin' 'bout the Lord & leavin' Ahere
He Dsaid if I fight the devil when I Adie I know I'll Dlose
To Gsing my soul to DHeaven 'for the Adevil gets the Dnews
(Verse 3)
Well, Deverybody cried when Apoor ole Willie Ddied
And his Gold flat top gui- Dtar was that all Willie left be- Ahind
They Dtook it to the graveyard when they Alaid him down to Drest
GSomeone tuned it Dup and answered AWillie's last re- Dquest
[Chorus]
The DTavern choir from GMarvin's Bar on DWine Street gathered A'round
They be- Dlieve Willie's soul passed through GHeaven's golden gate
Be- Dfore his Abody touched the Dground
They sang ?A- Dmazing Grace, how Gsweet the sound?
I Dcome to the garden a- Alone
The DTavern choir from GMarvin's Bar
on DWine Street Asang ole Willie Dhome
[Verse 3]
There's an Dole flat top guitar on the Awall behind the Dbar
And Gsomewhere there's a Dtwinkle in a far distant Astar
Now Dthat ole Satan raised some Hell when he Afinally got the Dnews
That the Gonly soul that DWillie left was on a Apair of his worn out Dshoes
[Chorus]
The DTavern choir from GMarvin's Bar on DWine Street gathered A'round
They be- Dlieve Willie's soul passed through GHeaven's golden gate
Be- Dfore his Abody touched the Dground
They sang ?A- Dmazing Grace, how Gsweet the sound?
I Dcome to the garden a- Alone
The DTavern choir from GMarvin's Bar
on DWine Street Asang ole Willie DhomeD7  G  
We be- Dlieve they Asang ole Willie DhomeD  D  A  D  
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