Capo on 2nd fret Intro: G G Sometimes he straddles fences G Sometimes he hangs the moon G Sometimes he rises early G So he can drink before noon C At this rate, G I don?t know the path he?ll take, no D Hades or Pearly Gates Em C Either way he?ll get a brand new start G D G He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart G His momma, she was a rounder G His daddy was a man of the cloth G Sometimes he walks on water G Sometimes on alcohol C At this rate, G I don?t know the path he?ll take, no D Hades or Pearly Gates Em C Either way he?ll get a brand new start G D G He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart E C G He?s got a gun and a Bible with his name on it D Em C God knows that I cry and that I pray, darn it?s C At this rate, G I don?t know the path he?ll take, no D Hades or Pearly Gates Em C Either way he?ll get a brand new start G D Em C He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart G D G That boy needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart