The Precious Jewel chords by Roy Acuff

Chords with lyrics

[Verse]

G+G               C majorC      G+G
Way back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered
                 A augmentedA     D MajorD
Buried deep in her grave lies the one that I love
    G+G             C majorC     G+G
She was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven
                 D MajorD       G+G
More precious than diamonds more precious than gold.


[Chorus]

G+G            C majorC    G+G
A augmentedA jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
              A augmentedA         D MajorD
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
          G+G     C majorC      G+G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
                 D MajorD     G+G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.

[Verse 2]

G+G             C majorC      G+G
When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other
              A augmentedA       D MajorD
She promised someday to be-come my sweet wife
     G+G        C majorC        G+G
I bought her the ring to wear on her finger
                 D MajorD     G+G
But the angels they called her to heaven one night.


[Chorus]

G+G            C majorC      G+G
A augmentedA jewel here on earth, a jewel up in heaven
              A augmentedA         D MajorD
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
          G+G     C majorC      G+G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
                 D MajorD     G+G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.


[Verse 3]
G+G               C majorC     G+G
This world has it wealth, its' trials and troubles
                  A augmentedA      D MajorD
Mother earth holds her treasures of diamonds and gold
           G+G    C majorC      G+G
But it can't hold the soul of one precious jewel
                D MajorD    G+G
She's resting in peace with the heavenly fold.


[End chorus]
G+G               C majorC      G+G
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
                 D MajorD     G+G
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.