Backslider Blues Jason Boland & The Stragglers
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[A]No doubt the prayers of my mother
Have t[F#m]aken me aways down the li[E]ne,
And I[D]'d swear the life of my s[A]ister,
Well she's brighter than the sun when she sh[E]ines.
And [A]I have been baptised in water,
[F#m]I have been baptised in fi[E]re
And I've k[D]nelt with both hands on the a[A]ltar
And I[E]'ve even s[D]ang in the ch[A]oir.
There've been f[F#m]orks in the road when I'[D]ve had to cho[A]ose...
I p[E]ray He'll forgive me for s[D]ingin' the b[E]ackslider b[A]lues.
- Yeah the ba[D]ckslider blues ain't a h[A]ard song to sing.
You k[F#m]now right from wro[D]ng, you just do[A]n't do a th[E]ing.
S[D]tand there alone, feelin' bat[A]tered and bruised,
S[F#m]ingin' the bac[E]kslider bl[D]ues. -
[A] [F#m] [E] [A]
From the st[A]ained glass light of the chapel,
To the n[F#m]eon haze of the b[E]ar.
From the w[D]ine of holy co[A]mmunion,
To the liqour that's left me the s[E]cars.
From the B[A]ible that sets on my dresser,
To the cl[F#m]othes strung all 'cross the flo[E]or.
From the pra[D]yers from my friends when they ne[A]ed me,
To the ti[E]mes that I've r[D]an out the d[A]oor.
Been t[F#m]aken by surprise by some wo[D]men and rou[A]ge,
And I p[E]ray He'll forgive me for si[D]ngin' the ba[E]ckslider b[A]lues.
[E] [A] [F#m] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [F#m] [E] [D]
And [A]I hope that we can all make it
To the p[F#m]lace where true freedom rin[E]gs
And I p[D]ray that they have us some gu[A]itars
So we can walk through the red buds and s[E]ing.
Never kn[A]ow when you're out on life's highway,
G[F#m]abriel might pull up to yo[E]u.
He'll say "C[D]hild, climb in and ride sh[A]otgun
And we'll s[E]ee what this b[D]ig rig can [A]do".
There'll be n[F#m]othin' more to say and not[D]hin' left to lo[A]se.
H[E]e'll have forgotten when [D]we sang the ba[E]ckslider b[A]lues.
- Yeah the ba[D]ckslider blues ain't a h[A]ard song to sing.
You k[F#m]now right from wro[D]ng, you just do[A]n't do a th[E]ing.
S[D]tand there alone, feelin' bat[A]tered and bruised,
S[F#m]ingin' the bac[E]kslider bl[D]ues. I'm just sin[A]gin' the back[E]slider bl[A]ues.
[A] [F#m] [E] [A]
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