Master's Call Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
When [C]I was but a young man,
I was [Am]wild and full of fire
A youth [C]within my teens,
but full of [Am]challenge and desire
I [C]ran away from home and left
my [Am]mother and my dad
[F]I know it grieved them [G]so to
think their [Am]only boy went bad
[C]I fell in with an outlaw band,
their [Am]names were known quite well
[C]How many times we robbed and plundered,
[Am]I could never tell
[C]This kind of sinful living,
leads [Am]only to a fall
[F]I learned that much and [G]more the
night I [Am]heard my Master's call

[Verse 2]
[Am]
One [F]night we rustled [C]cattle,
a [F]thousand head or [C]so
And [F]started then out [C]on the trail
that [Am]leads to Mexico
When [F]a norther started blow[G]ing
and [C]lightning flashed [G]about
I [C]thought someone was [F]calling me,
I [G]thought I heard a [C]shout
Then at that moment lightning struck
not [Em]twenty yards from me
And [F]left there was a giant cross
where [C]once there was a tree
This [Am]time I knew I heard a voice,
[D]a voice so [Dm]sweet and strange
[C]A voice that came from everywhere,
[Am]a voice that called my name

[Verse 3]
[Am]
[C]So frightened I was thinking of
the [Am]sinful deeds I'd done
[C]I failed to see a thousand head
of [Am]cattle start to run
The [C]cattle they stampeded,
were [Am]running all around
My [F]pony ran but [G]stumbled and
[Am]it threw me to the ground
I [F]felt the end [C]was near,
that [F]death would be the [C]price
When [F]a mighty bolt of [C]lightning showed
[Am]the face of Jesus Christ
And I [F]cried oh Lord forgive [G]me,
don't [C]let it happen [G]now
I [C]want to live for [F]you alone,
Oh [G]God these words I [C]vow
My wicked past unfolded and I
[Em]thought of wasted years
When [F]a might bolt of lightning killed
[C]a hundred head of steers
And the [Am]others rushed on by me
and [D]I w[Dm]as left to live
[C]The Master had a reason,
life is [Am]his to take or give

[Verse 4]
[Am]
[C]A miracle performed that night,
I [Am]wasn't meant to die
[C]The dead ones formed a barricade
nearly [Am]six or seven high
[C]And right behind it there was I,
[Am]afraid but safe and sound
I [F]cried in vain for [G]mercy kneeling
[Am]there upon [C]the ground
A pardon I was granted,
my [Am]sin ful soul set free
[C]No more to fear the angry waves
[Am]upon life's stormy seas
[C]Forgiven by the love of God,
[Am]a love that will remain
[F]I learned that much and m[G]ore the night
the [Am]Saviour called my name

[Outro 1]
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