Bread and Water
By: Vince Gill
Drop D Tuning
Capo 7

Intro:
D5 G/D D5 G/D D5 G/D D5

Verse
    D5 (xx023x@1)                G/D (4x3121@7)        D5One (xx023x@1)night he wandered in to that old mission,
                   A7sus (002033@1)          D5the (xx023x@1)one down on the poor side of town.
                       G/D (4x3121@7)      D5He (xx023x@1)really had no int'rest in salvation,
                              A7sus (002033@1)     D5just (xx023x@1)a place to lay his drunk old body down.
              G/D (4x3121@7)    D5He (xx023x@1)said, ma'am, I sure am hungry
                 A7sus (002033@1)            D5and (xx023x@1)I don't have a penny to my name.
                         G/D (4x3121@7)        D5Lord (xx023x@1)knows I hadn't worked in a month of Sundays.
                    A7sus (002033@1)  D5I'm (xx023x@1)dirty, dead 'broke and so ashamed.



Chorus:
      G/DI (4x3121@7)need bread an water man that's all I need.
G/DBread (4x3121@7)and water, a place to rest my feet.
  Em7               G/F#I (320002@1)ain't too proud to get down on my
Gknees (320003@1)for bread and water's free.

Interlude:

D5 G/D D5



Verse 2:
D5 (xx023x@1)                      G/D (4x3121@7)             D5She (xx023x@1)said, you're always welcome at this table,
                      A7sus (002033@1)            D5said,brother (xx023x@1)you look like you could use a friend.
                         G/D (4x3121@7)           D5and (xx023x@1)there's no need to pay if you're not able,
               A7sus (002033@1)     D5'cause (xx023x@1)even Jesus was a homeless man.
                           G/DWell, (4x3121@7)she opened up the word and started
     D5reading (xx023x@1)about the savior
      A7sus (002033@1)      D5and (xx023x@1)the woman at the well.
                           G/D (4x3121@7)        D5Said (xx023x@1)it ain't for me to judge this life you're leading,
                                   A7sus (002033@1)      D5there's (xx023x@1)only two things that can save your soul from hell.



Chorus:
    G/DIt's (4x3121@7)bread and water,

man, that's all you need.
D5Bread (xx023x@1)and water, a place to rest your feet.
   Em7              G/F# (320002@1)            GYou (320003@1)ain't to proud to get down on your knees

for bread and water's free.

Interlude:

D5 G/D D5

Verse 3:
D5 (xx023x@1)                    G/D (4x3121@7)              D5 (xx023x@1)  When he bowed his head he kind of choked up,
                    A7sus (002033@1)       D5they (xx023x@1)spoke ev'ry word of Our Lord's prayer.
                G/D (4x3121@7)       D5He (xx023x@1)closed his eyes, and never woke up.
                          A7sus (002033@1)            D5And (xx023x@1)he'll find bread and water waiting there.



Outro Chorus:

G/DBread (4x3121@7)and water, man, that's all you need.
D5Bread (xx023x@1)and water, place to rest your feet.
GBread (320003@1)and water, man, that's all you need.
D5Bread (xx023x@1)and water, brother just believe.
      Em7               G/F#If (320002@1)you ain't too proud to get down on
    Gyour (320003@1)knees for bread and water's free.

For bread and water's free.

Outro:

D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D5 (xx023x@1)G (320003@1)D5