Backslider Blues Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Backslider Blues
capo 2nd fret
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INTRO
[G] [Em] [D] [C]
[G]No doubt the prayers of my mother
Have t[Em]aken me aways down the l[D]ine,
And I[C]'d swear the life of my s[G]ister,
Well she's brighter than the sun when she sh[D]ines.
And [G]I have been baptised in water,
[Em]I have been baptised in f[D]ire
And I've k[C]nelt with both hands on the a[G]ltar
And I[D]'ve even s[C]ang in the ch[G]oir.
There've been f[Em]orks in the road when I[C]'ve had to ch[G]oose...
I p[D]ray He'll forgive me for s[C]ingin' the b[D]ackslider b[G]lues.
- Yeah the ba[C]ckslider blues ain't a h[G]ard song to sing.
You k[Em]now right from wr[C]ong, you just d[G]on't do a t[D]hing.
S[C]tand there alone, feelin' bat[G]tered and bruised,
S[Em]ingin' the ba[D]ckslider b[C]lues. -
[G] [Em] [D] [G]
[G]
To the n[Em]eon haze of the [D]bar.
[C] [G]
To the liqour that's left me the s[D]cars.
[G]
To the cl[Em]othes strung all 'cross the fl[D]oor.
[C] [G]
To the ti[D]mes that I've r[C]an out the d[G]oor.
Been t[Em]aken by surprise by some w[C]omen and ro[G]uge,
And I p[D]ray He'll forgive me for si[C]ngin' the ba[D]ckslider b[G]lues.
[D] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C]
And [G]I hope that we can all make it
To the p[Em]lace where true freedom ri[D]ngs
And I p[C]ray that they have us some gu[G]itars
So we can walk through the red buds and s[D]ing.
Never kn[G]ow when you're out on life's highway,
G[Em]abriel might pull up to y[D]ou.
He'll say "C[C]hild, climb in and ride sh[G]otgun
And we'll s[D]ee what this b[C]ig rig can [G]do".
There'll be n[Em]othin' more to say and no[C]thin' left to l[G]ose.
H[D]e'll have forgotten when [C]we sang the ba[D]ckslider b[G]lues.
- Yeah the ba[C]ckslider blues ain't a h[G]ard song to sing.
You k[Em]now right from wr[C]ong, you just d[G]on't do a t[D]hing.
S[C]tand there alone, feelin' bat[G]tered and bruised,
S[Em]ingin' the ba[D]ckslider b[C]lues. I'm just si[G]ngin' the bac[D]kslider b[G]lues.
[G] [Em] [D] [G]
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CHORDS
D = X00232
Em = 022000
G = 320033
C = 332010
enjoy :)
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