Wendell Walker Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E]
[Am]Wendell Walker was a [G]friend of mine

[Verse 1]
[C]
We'd [Am]stain our teeth [G]in the
[C]summertime
And with [Am]lips of purple,
the [G]winter would roll
Past [C]the boarded windows in[Em]to our souls
[E]And sha[Am]ke our weary bon[A]es[D]
Now [Am]this past winter was the cold
[G]est [C]in years
[Am]It's hard to explain if
[G]you've never lived [C]here
But it [Am]locks your doors and
[G]starts your mind
[C]Thinking in circles just to [Em]pass the time
[E]And bre[Am]aks your weary hea[A]rt[D]
Now [Am]Wendell Walker was a [G]man of [C]God
But he [Am]didn't care much
for his [G]sober mind
[C]An d when the [Am]cold mixed in
he was [G]turned around
Heard the [C]voice of God and the [Em]angels sound
[E]A m[Am]essage just for him
[D][Bm]

[Verse 2]
[C]
My [Em]son, my son,
[Am]she [D]is the d[Bm]evil's child[C]
Won't [Bm]you save her while you c[D]an
[C]Cut dow[Bm]n the other man
[C][D]

[Verse 3]
Now [Am]Wendell Walker was
[G]a friend o[C]f mine
But he [Am]married too young
in the [G]summertime
[C]Their hea[Am]rts weren't
ripe so they fell [G]apart
And I [C]found myself with a [Em]joyful heart
As our [Am]secret lives [D]began
We [Am]found our moments
[G]in between [C]the hours[D][C]
When [Am]Wendell Walker drove
[G]his car [C]to town
But one [Am]day he found a letter
that I [G]wrote for her
On the [C]top of her dresser and
in [Em]his winter mind
[Am]He heard the voice [D]of God [C]say

[Verse 4]
My [C]son, [Em]my son,
[Am]she [D]is the d[Bm]evil's child[C]
Won't [Bm]you save her while [D]you can
[C]Cut dow[Bm]n the other man
[C][D]

[Verse 5]
With the [Am]voice of the Lord
ringing [G]in his ears
[C]And the [Am]note to his wife that
[G]confirmed his [C]fears
[Am]He sat down on the edge [G]of the bed
Read the [C]letter again [Em]to see
who'd sent it
But it [Am]was signed 'forever
[D]you[Em]rs'[Am]
He stood up slow like he'd
[G]just been [C]hit
Walked in[Am]to the ki[D]tchen[Am]
[G]where his wife was [C]sitting
He said, [Am]my mother called
[D]on the [G]telephone
She says [C]she needs some help so
I'll be [Em]back in the morning
And he [Am]grabbed his heavy [D]coat
[Am]My phone rang [D]while
[G]I was watching the [C]news
She said the [Am]house was ours
[D]to cure [G]these winter [C]blues
So [Am]I made my way,
and [G]we turned the blinds
And [C]Wendell walked in [Em]just in time
[Am]To see our secret [D]die and [Em]say[C]

[Verse 6]
My [Em]son, my [Bm]son I[Am]'m[D]
gonna [Bm]have to cut you down
[C]He pointed [Bm]his rifle to my e[D]ye[C] s
But [Bm]his hesitating h[C]ands
Were [Bm]shaking from the [C]cold
So [Bm]I pushed his gun aw[D]ay[C]
Just [Bm]as he found his s[C]trength
And [Bm]the bullet kissed [D]her [C]lips
And I cried
My [Em]god, my [Am]god[D]
[Bm]what have I [C]done?
And [Bm]he reloaded his gu[C]n
And [Bm]he put it in his m[C]outh
And [Bm]I stood in the [C]room that I'd
[C]created

[Outro 1]
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