The Good Lord

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[Intro]
F#m
D A
D B7
C#7 F#m
[Chorus]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I arrive in your arms
[Verse 1]
D A
Well I don't know what you doin'
A7
Fightin' in this silly war
D
You're not a yankee, love
B7
Nor a grey-back confederate
E7
Tryin' to keep these slaves abhorred
D
You were just a simple man
A A7
Tryin' to do these things the best you can
D
Now it's time to come on home
B7
Got a baby in the oven
C#7
That I need to see before she gets old
[Chorus]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I arrive in your arms
[Verse 2]
A
Well I don't know what I'm doin'
F#m
Fightin' in this stupid war
A F#m
I'm not a yankee or a grey-back anymore
A
I've killed so many men
C#7
Just to kill so many more
F#m B7
Just wanna see my baby before I die
C#7
In this shitstorm
[Instrumental]
D A E F#m
D A E E
D A E F#m
D A E C#7
[Outro]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D A E
Until I arrive in your arms
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your arms
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your arms
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your arms

The Good Lord chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Good Lord by The Dead South. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
F#m
D   A
D   B7
C#7 F#m
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Instrumental]
D   A   E   F#m
D   A   E   E
D   A   E   F#m
D   A   E   C#7
[Outro]

The Good Lord Chords by The Dead South

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