Precious Jewel Roy Acuff #THE PRECIOUS JEWEL Words and music by Roy Acuff [G] Way back in the hills, when a [C] boy, I once [G] wandered Buried deep in her grave lies a [A] girl that I [D] love She was [G] called from this earth, a [C] jewel for [G] heaven More precious than diamonds more [D] precious than [G] gold. [G] When a girl of sixteen, we [C] courted each [D] other She promised someday to be-[A] come my sweet [D] wife I bought [G] her the ring to [C] wear on her [G] finger But the ang (chordiearchive.chordie.com)