Only Blood chords by Angaleena Presley

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
E  A

Verse:
  A                                      E
She was lost and feelin' lonely, not knowin' what to do
  F#m            E                 D
Lookin' for salvation from the backslider pew
       A                                                D
The preacher's words brought comfort, and he made her believe
        E                A
Only blood can set you free

   A                          E
Preacher was a young man, barely twenty-nine
            F#m                E             D
When the seed of love was planted there in that receiving line
  A                                                D
Before too long they took their vows and became a family
        E               A
Only blood can set you free


Chorus:
       E                         D             A
Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins
         E                        D                    A
Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been
     A                                                 D
Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me
       E                 A
Only blood can set you free


Verse:
 A                         E
He put that inscription inside her wedding band
     F#m                    E           D
And soon she came to know him like the back of his hand
       A                                     D
She clung to her Bible and got down on her knees
      E                A
Only blood can set you free


Chorus:
       E                        D              A
Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins
       E                         D                    A
Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been
      A                                                D
Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me
       E                A
Only blood can set you free


E   A  G

Verse:
   G                           D
He came home one evenin' and much to his surprise
          E              D           C
He was greeted with a pistol and a fire in her black eyes
      G                                             C
She said, I've talked to Jesus and he's been tellin' me
       D               G
Only blood can set me free


Chorus:
       D                        C               G
Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins
        D                         C                   G
Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been
      G                                               C
Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me
       D                 G
Only blood can set you free
       D                 G
Only blood can set you free


Penitence, penitence, penitence