Standard tuning Capo on 2nd Fret C5 G5 Well God bless Texas C5 G5 And Deacon Shackleford C5 G5 He read the bible seven times C5 G5 And he believed every word C5 G5 C5 G5 That ol' beat up leather book had been through it all C5 G5 C5 G5 He sat on the back pew so he could chew him a chaw Singin' C5 G5 "Amazing Grace C5 G5 How sweet the sound" C5 D5 C5 That saved a wrech like me C5 G5 C5 G5 He carried candy for the kids in his Sunday dress coat C5 G5 He'd take me fishin' after church C5 G5 And taught me things I needed to know C5 G5 No, Deacon didn't have a family C5 G5 Lord knows he wished he did C5 G5 D5 G5 He told the whole congregation that I was his grandkid Chorus: A5 G5 And today he joined up with Jesus D5 G5 Wearing shiny pearl snaps A5 G5 We sang a few gospel hymns D5 D5 And then the soldier played taps A5 G5 D5 E5 I bet he's walkin' with Pete down the street paved with gold A5 G5 D5 (let ring out) Showin' off his brand spanking new wings G5 And his barbed wire halo Continues with the same rhythm as the first verse. He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through She held his right arm next to his anchor tatoo He was on a ship off at sea when she died in child birth He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth He lost the will to love He lost the will to live Until he met a man who taught him to forgive Yeah life took him to hell and back To hell and back a time or two But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue Singin' "I once was lost But now I'm found Was blind But now I see" (Chorus) C5 G5 C5 G5 Before he went he made me promise him that I wouldn't cry C5 G5 C5 G5 And though I told him that I wouldn't you know I couldn't help but lie A5 G5 Cause today he joined up with Jesus D5 G5 Wearing shiny pearl snaps A5 G5 We sang a few gospel hymns D5 D5 And then the soldier played taps A5 G5 D5 E5 I bet he's walking with Pete down the street paved with gold A5 G5 D5 As sure as the old church bell still rings A5 G5 D5 He always said he had country in his soul A5 G5 D5 (let ring out) He's showing off his brand spanking new wings G5 And his barbed wire halo C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5 Sweet chariots coming forth to carry me home C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 C5 Swing low sweet chariots coming forth to carry me home