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That Old King James

Key: D

Introduction: D    Bm    G    A    

D                                                                         Bm  
Preacher gave it to him when he was eight,
                                                     F#m                                                                 G  
That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church
D                                                         Bm  
Grandaddy totted it to Bible school
                                                  F#m  
I bet back then it looked brand new,
                                G                                 Em  
not a faded word, now the cover's torn
                     G                                                         D  
and the leather's worn on that Old King James
        Bm  
He took it with him overseas
F#m  
England, France and Germany
G                                                                         D  
Right there in the middle of hell
Bm  
Said he read it every night
        F#m  
He swore that it saved his life
          Em                                                                                 A  
His only hope when there was no hope left
                                G      A         D  
Was in that Old King James
D  Bm  G  
D                                                                              Bm  
Passed it down to Momma on the day he died
                                                F#m                                                                            G  
Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust
                        D                                                                                         Bm  
But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then
                                                                  F#m                                                                              G  
And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up
                     Em  
Now the cover's torn
                     G                                                         D  
and the leather's worn on that Old King James
                  Bm  
You'll find on every other page
F#m  
Yellow lines or tear drop stains
G                                                                    D  
Every chapter of that good book
                                  Bm  
Been through cancer, war and crazy kids
F#m  
All the stupid things I did
Em                                                                    A  
I may never know the toll I took on her
                        G      A         D  
And that Old King James
D  Bm  G  DA  Bm  F#m  G  DA  
D                                                         Bm  
Yeah I'm the one who's got it now
                                                                             F#m  
She said read it when you're feeling down
                                                     G  
And I said, "Yes Ma'am"
                     Em  
Now the cover's torn
                     G                                                         D  
And the leather's worn on that Old King James
Bm  G  D