Brother Joe chords by Ole 60

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

CAPO: 2nd FRET

Intro:

G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC


Verse:
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Well Brother Joe never had a life
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He became a man of God
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Started preachin' at the church

Down by mile marker 17

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He works his days he works his nights
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Spends his time saving lives
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When the day ends, goes home to hid beautiful family

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His sweet, sweet Valerie
   C majorC
Well she's the only reason
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He ever found God in the first place

He thinks back to the first day

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He was nervous jumbling his words
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Sweatin' when he tried to flirt
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But he just never seen a woman in the world

Who's beautiful as her


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She told him all about Jesus
   C majorC
The love He had to give
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Few years have passed now

And they're thinkin' ;bout some kids

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He popped out a couple few
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To sit upi in the front pew
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Every Sunday morning when he's in the pulpit

Spreading gospel to the room

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The preacher man he's so in love
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With God, his woman, his three sons
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And every morning when he wakes

He thanks the good Lord up above

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His sloppy wheel well did enough
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Sometimes things get tough
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But he does it for his Valerie

Who pulled him from the rough yeah


Instrumental/Solo:
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC  C majorC


Verse:
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It wasn't Sunday night
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He was back in his office
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He was writing down talking points

For the sermon next week

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He was writing 'bout forgiveness
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And rolling with the punches
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If you catch one on the chin

You just gotta turn the other cheek


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The phone started ringing
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He was busy singing
   C majorC
Some ole gospel hymn

He learned from sweet, sweet Valerie

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He checked who was calling
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He knew something was off
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When he saw the sherrif's office

On the caller I.D.


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He picked up the call
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And his heart started dropping
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You don't get this way often

But he's gritting his teeth

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Someone broke into the parsonage
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Neighbors heard the poppin'
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'Fore the lady flinched

He was down on his knees


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She told him they ain't cotton
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Two broken locks and
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Three little bodies

And his sweet, sweet Valerieeeeeee

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Well the preacher man he’s got a gun
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He don’t wanna hurt no one
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But he believed that Jesus needed him

To leave a bullet in a man’s head


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He knows that come the risen sun
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It’ll all be said and done
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He ain’t gonna make it right tonight

If he don’t paint the walls red

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Puts the steel in his own head
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Two words is all he said
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Tears streamin down his cheek

As he let out that Jesus wept


Verse:
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What the hell was all this for
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Lifeless body hits the floor
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So he’s heading home sweet home

To his three boys

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And his sweet, sweet Valerie
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And his sweet, sweet Valerie

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Ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhh


Outro:
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC  C majorC
G minorGm  C majorC  C majorC  C majorC

 G minorGm
Brother Joe never had a lot
C majorC
He became a man of God
 C majorC
Started preaching at the church

Down by mile marker 17