Reverend Joe Henry Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A5]Now [Am]the[A5][Am]
[A5]Georgia
courtroom was [Am]crowded,
Ellie Mae took [A5]the stand
[Am]She was ac[A5]cusing
the Reverend [Am]Joe Henry
of [A5]being a no -good preaching man
Yes she was
Oh, hm, hm, hm, hm, hm, hm, hm
She said, the Reverend partook
of my lovely body
The Reverend said, Judge, she lied
The Judge said, listen, I'll do the talking
And the court's gonna justify,
yes, they will
Oh, hm, hm,
[Am]Well, the [G]prosecuting at[D]torney
started [A5]fa cin' the floor
Sweatin' and makin' threats
Fellow sittin' next to me said,
I know that preacher's guilty
They ain't even tried him yet, I said, son
The Reverend Joe [E]Henry's a good [A5]man
And he preached all over the bottom land
He spoke so a child could [Am]un derstand
[A5]There ough[D]t to be a whole
lot more good folk[A]s
Like the [D]Reverend Joe [A5]Henry[D]
Preaching in the [A5]bottom land
Well, the judge called the court to order
He defense, will you state
your case?
[Am]That defense [A5]law yer
walked to the jury box,
had a stern look on his face.
One by one, he pointed to the jury, said,
the reverend picked cotton by your side.
He blessed your children
the day they was born.
And he cried when your mama died.
I've seen him all, oh, Lord,
[Am]God.[A5][Am]
[A5]Somebody [D]cussed and said,
[A5]hang him, he's guilty,
the judge said, now listen here,
one more outbreak [A]of emotion [A5]like that in this courtroom and I'll just have it cleared,
yes I [Am]will.[A5]
[Am]Then the forem[A5]an addressed the court,
said
I've known the reverend all his life, said
And he got shot up so bad back
during the war
that it couldn't even take him a while
Now y 'all know what I'm
talkin' about,
don't ya? Uh -huh, uh -huh
Well, I [G]swore I'd [D]never tell [A5]a soul
But his life is layin' on the line
But there ain't no way on
God's green earth
That the Reverend could
have done this crime
The Reverend Joe [E]Henry's a good [A5]man
And he preached all over
the bottom land
Spoke so a child could understand
I [D]want to be a whole lot more good, folks,
like a ribbon to [A5]a thread[D]
Preachin' in the bottom [A5]land
Hmm [Am]Folks[A5]
[Am]Tellin' me just [A5]fold it
Like a [Am]chair
[A5]Faint it dead in the track[Am]s[A5]
Tellin' me, [Am]I do[A5]n't believe

[Outro 1]
I'd have told that honey
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