Key: D
Introduction:
D
He was born in the big iron city
F G D
Deep in the heart of Dixie yes he was now
F
Raised on the Good Book
G D C
Taught to take a good look at what's goin' on
G D
His daddy was a Birmingham lawman
C G A
A servant of the people through and through
D C
They say blood is thicker than water
G D
So the boy got a badge and a suit of blue.
G D
He was long on Southern Justice
G A
Practiced his law out on the street
G D G F
Drew the line for the criminal mind to see
G D
Dedicated to keep God's children free.
D F
There are two sides to every big city
G D
And he walked on the one that wasn't pretty
F
A solitary ranger
G D C
He had to deal with the danger round every turn
G D C
Every day was a tightrope of decision
G A
Between a forty-four and a heart of gold
D C
Some of those hard case confrontations
G D
Would cut him like a switch-blade to his soul.
D F
Late one night down on Crack Street Alley
G D
He walked up on a bad deal goin' down
F
He knew what he'd done
G D C
When he saw that shotgun swing around
G D C
He drew then froze in hesitation
G A
When he saw that fourteen year old face
D C
Then the fire from that shotgun barrel
G D
Blew all his burdens away
G C D
Oh blew his burdens away.
Chorus: X2
C G D F
Dedicated to keep God's children free
G D F G
Oh Lord to keep them free
D
Got to keep em free.