D5 B5 G5 A5 D5 B5 Preacher gave it to him when he was eight, F#5 G5 That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church D5 B5 Grandaddy totted it to Bible school F#5 I bet back then it looked brand new, G5 E5 not a faded word, now the cover's torn G5 D5 and the leather's worn on that Old King James B5 He took it with him overseas F#5 England, France and Germany G5 D5 Right there in the middle of hell B5 Said he read it every night F#5 He swore that it saved his life E5 A5 His only hope when there was no hope left G5 A5 D5 Was in that Old King James D5 B5 G5 D5 B5 Passed it down to Momma on the day he died F#5 G5 Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust D5 B5 But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then F#5 G5 And she would just start missing him , I'd see her pick it up E5 Now the cover's torn G5 D5 and the leather's worn on that Old King James B5 You'll find on every other page F#5 Yellow lines or tear drop stains G5 D5 Every chapter of that good book B5 Been through cancer, war and crazy kids F#5 All the stupid things I did E5 A5 I may never know the toll I took on her G5 A5 D5 And that Old King James D5 B5 G5 D5 A5 B5 F#5 G5 D5 A5 D5 B5 Yeah I'm the one who's got it now F#5 She said read it when you're feeling down G5 And I said, "Yes Ma'am" E5 Now the cover's torn G5 D5 And the leather's worn on that Old King James B5 G5 D5
