Brother Joe chords by Ole 60

• Capo on 2nd

CAPO: 2nd FRET

Intro:

Gm   C   C
Gm   C   C


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

Down by mile marker 17

    Gm
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


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

He thinks back to the first day

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

Who's beautiful as her


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

And they're thinkin' ;bout some kids

    Gm
He popped out a couple few
    C
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


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

He thanks the good Lord up above

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

Who pulled him from the rough yeah


Instrumental/Solo:
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Verse:
           Gm
It wasn't Sunday night
        C
He was back in his office
        C
He was writing down talking points

For the sermon next week

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

You just gotta turn the other cheek


Verse:
     Gm
The phone started ringing
C
He was busy singing
      C
Some ole gospel hymn

He learned from sweet, sweet Valerie

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

On the caller I.D.


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

But he's gritting his teeth

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

He was down on his knees


Verse:
     Gm
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

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

To leave a bullet in a man’s head


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

If he don’t paint the walls red

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

As he let out that Jesus wept


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

To his three boys

         Gm     C       C    C
And his sweet, sweet Valerie
         Gm     C       C
And his sweet, sweet Valerie

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Ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhh


Outro:
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 Gm
Brother Joe never had a lot
C
He became a man of God
 C
Started preaching at the church

Down by mile marker 17