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Intro: C Am G F Verse: C Am I was going home, I was going to Memphis G F When I heard a preacher on the Pentecostal radio C Am And he talked like fire and he talked like thunder G F And he talked to me like I'd lost my soul Am G It's been years and it's been miles F G I can feel it now C The gospel of the South Am G F
Verse: C Am I remember poor, in an old farmhouse G F With a rusted Ford out in the backyard C Am And I asked my Grandpa, "How come it never rains " G F "How come this ground is so dang hard " Am G He said, "Boy, it's the good Lord's will" F G Then he wiped his brow C With the gospel of the South Chorus: C And it runs through me Am Like the Mississippi G F And it turns me like a weathervane C Am And it points me down that gravel road G F To a field of tilted stones that hold my family's name Am C/E G There's a song of sweet redemption C/E F G I can hear it now C The gospel of the South Am C/E G C/E F Verse: C Am Well, the house is gone and I see a young boy G F In a shirt and tie, dressed up for revival C Am In the back of my daddy's truck, full of empty beer cans G C/E F And in my momma's hands, a beat-up Bible Am C G They laid me down in that muddy water C/E F G I can taste it in my mouth Chorus: C And it runs through me Am Like the Mississippi G F And it turns me like a weathervane C Am And it points me down that gravel road G F Where I left my sins in a shallow grave Am G There's a song of sweet redemption C/E F G I can hear it now C The gospel of the South [Interlude] Am C/E G C/E F C Am C/E G C/E F Chorus: C And it runs through me Am Like the Mississippi G F And it turns me like a weathervane C Am And it points me down that gravel road G F To a field of tilted stones that hold my family's name Am G There's a song of sweet redemption C/E F G I can hear it now C The gospel of the South Outro: Am C/E G C/E F C The gospel of the South Am C/E G C/E F C
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Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: C, Am, G, F, C/E