Tavern Choir chords by George Jones

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Intro D MajorD

verse 1
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Everyone suspected ole Willie's time was near
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'Cause lately he'd been talkin' 'bout the Lord & leavin' here
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He said if I fight the devil when I die I know I'll lose
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To sing my soul to Heaven 'for the devil gets the news

(verse 3)
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Well, everybody cried when poor ole Willie died
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And his old flat top gui- tar was that all Willie left be- hind
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They took it to the graveyard when they laid him down to rest
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Someone tuned it up and answered Willie's last re- quest

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The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round
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They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate
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Be- fore his body touched the ground
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They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound?
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I come to the garden a- lone
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The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar
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on Wine Street sang ole Willie home

verse 3
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There's an ole flat top guitar on the wall behind the bar
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And somewhere there's a twinkle in a far distant star
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Now that ole Satan raised some Hell when he finally got the news
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That the only soul that Willie left was on a pair of his worn out shoes

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The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar on Wine Street gathered 'round
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They be- lieve Willie's soul passed through Heaven's golden gate
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Be- fore his body touched the ground
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They sang ?A- mazing Grace, how sweet the sound?
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I come to the garden a- lone
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The Tavern choir from Marvin's Bar
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on Wine Street sang ole Willie home

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We be- lieve they sang ole Willie home