Barbed Wire Halo chords by Aaron Watson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Standard tuning
Capo on 2nd Fret

Verse 1:
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Well God bless Texas
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And Deacon Shackleford
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He read the bible seven times
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And he believed every word
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That ol' beat up leather book had been through it all
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He sat on the back pew so he could chew him a chaw
Singin'
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"Amazing Grace
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How sweet the sound"
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That saved a wrech like me
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He carried candy for the kids in his Sunday dress coat
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He'd take me fishin' after church
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And taught me things I needed to know
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No, Deacon didn't have a family
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Lord knows he wished he did
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He told the whole congregation that I was his grandkid

Chorus:
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And today he joined up with Jesus
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Wearing shiny pearl snaps
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We sang a few gospel hymns
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And then the soldier played taps
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I bet he's walkin' with Pete down the street paved with gold
     A minorAm       G+G     D MajorD (let ring out)
Showin' off his brand spanking new wings
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And his barbed wire halo

Verse:
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He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through
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She held his right arm next to his anchor tatoo
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He was on a ship off at sea when she died in child birth
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He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth
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He lost the will to love
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He lost the will to live
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Until he met a man who taught him to forgive
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Yeah life took him to hell and back
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To hell and back a time or two
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But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue
Singin'
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"I once was lost
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But now I'm found
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Was blind but now I see"

Chorus:
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Before he went he made me promise him that I wouldn't cry
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And though I told him that I wouldn't you know I couldn't help but lie
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Cause today he joined up with Jesus
     D MajorD      G+G
Wearing shiny pearl snaps
      A minorAm     G+G
We sang a few gospel hymns
        D MajorD      D MajorD
And then the soldier played taps
       A minorAm     G+G       D MajorD        E minorEm
I bet he's walking with Pete down the street paved with gold
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As sure as the old church bell still rings
      A minorAm      G+G      D MajorD
He always said he had country in his soul
       A minorAm       G+G      D MajorD (let ring out)
He's showing off his brand spanking new wings
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And his barbed wire halo
Cadd9Cadd9   G+G Cadd9Cadd9  G+G       Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD
Sweet chariots coming forth to carry me home
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