Backslider Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Bend[G]ed knee[Em]
[G]Nine years [Em]old
[G]Waitin' for[D][Em][D]
[G]Just one[D] word![Em][D][G][Em]
[D][G][Em][D][G][Bb5][Em][D][G]

[Verse 2]
I was [Em]thinkin' of [G]all the things
[Em]My daddy t[G]old me of
[Em]Sin and salvat[G]ion and
[Em]Manhood and [G]dignity[Em][D]
[G]

[Verse 3]
All [D]that time[Em][D][G]
[Em]In the dark
[G]Just one wor[D]d[Em]
[G]Backslider![D][Em][D][G][Em]
[D][G][Em][D][G][Em][D][G]

[Verse 4]
I re[Em]member [G]the day I stepped
[Em]Into the wa[G]ter
My [Em]daddy held me [G]in his hands
And [Em]pushed my head un[G]der
And [Am]said

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G][Am][G][C][Am][G]
[C][Am][G][C][Am][G][Am][C][Em][D]

[Verse 5]
Son [Em]I am[D][G]
[Em]So p[D]roud.[G]
[Em]Just [D]one word[Em]
[G]Backslider![D]
[Em][D][G][Em][D]
[G][Em][D][G][Bb5]

[Verse 6]
[Em][D][G]
Well I [Em]opened my [G]eyes
And my [Em]daddy held me [G]in his hands
I [Em]looked up through the [G]water
And [Em]thought I saw [G]Jesus,
and [C]then[Am][G][C]

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][Am][G][C][Am][C][Am][G][C][Am][G][C][Am][C][D]
Well I [Em]threw up my

[Verse 7]
[G]hands!
And I [Em]heard, [G]Amen!
And I [Em]prayed, sweet [G]Jesus
Don't [Em]let me bec[G]ome [Em]a bac[G]kslider[Em]!

[Outro 1]
[G][Em]
[G][Em][G][Em][D][G][Em][D][Em][D][G][D][Em][D]
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