The Funeral Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I w[A]as[D][Gm]
[D][Asus4]
[C]walking in [Bm]Savannah
pas[D]t a church decayed a[G]nd dim
When slowly through [D]the window
came a plaintiff's funeral hymn
[A]An d my sympathy awakened
[D]and the wonder quickly grew
Till I found myself [A]seated
in a little old church [Em]pew[A]
Out front a lonely couple
[D]sat in sorrow nearly [G]wild
And on the altar was [D]a casket,
and in the casket was a child
[A]I could picture him w[D]hile living,
curly hair and [A]smiling lips
I'd seen per[D]haps a thousand
in my [G]hurried southern [D]trips
[G]Then rose a sad [D]old preacher
from his little wooden [G]desk
With a man[Gm]ner sort of [D]awkward
and countenance grotesque
And he said, now [Bm]don't be weep[A]ing
[D]for this pretty bit of clay
For the little boy who lived there
has [A]gone and run away
[Em]He was doing[A] very fine
and he appreciated your love
[D]But his heavenly father wanted him[G]
in that big house up above
[D]The Lord didn't give you that baby
by a hundred thousand [G]miles[A]
[D]He just thought you needed sunshine
and [A]he lent him for a while
[D]And he let you[G] keep and love him
[D]till your hearts were big[Bm]ger grown[D]
And these silver tears you're
[G]shedding now,
they're just interest on the [D]loan
Just think, my poor dear mourn[A]ers,
creepin' long life's [D]way
What a blessed [A]picnic
[D]this here baby got today
[A]Now your good fath
[Em]ers and good mothers
[Am]cried to little [A]fella around
In [D]the angel's tender garden
of the big plantation [G]ground
And his eye[D]s brightly sparkled
[A]at the pretty [D]things he viewed
[A]But a tear [C]came [D]and he whispered
I want momma and daddy [A]too
But then the angel's [D]chief musicians
[G]Taught that little boy a [D]song
That says if only they'll be faithful
They'll soon be coming along
[G]So my poor dejected mourners
[D]Let your hearts to heaven [Asus4]rest
[D]And don't go to cri[A]ticizing
The one [D]that knows the best
He's given many comforts
And he has a right to [A]take away
[Em]To the Lord be p[Am]raise and gl[A]ory forever,
[D]let us pray.

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