The Lord Loves The Drinkin' Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The Lord loves the drinkin' man.
He sends [G]honky- tonk angels
to the Promised Land,
[A]I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any [D]man that can do that,
oh he's good friend of mine.
[A]I've been bap[D]tized in beer,
I'm here to testify,
[G]I was speakin' in tongues
when I came home last night.
[A]Some folks say I'm livin' in sin,
But I [G]know the Lord [A]loves
the [D]drinkin' man.

[Verse 2]
Well, the [D]preacher man,
he told me: "Boy you ain't no good.
[G]"Devil's gonna getcha,
best start actin' like you should.
"All the [A]cold beer and bright lights,
stayin' out all night:
[D]"Good Book, it tells me, boy,
your soul's gonna [Bm]burn."[A]
[D]Momma said: "Son,
you're headin' down the wrong road.
"They [G]don't let honky- tonkers up in Heaven,
I've been told."
[A]Don't you worry, Momma,
I'll see you up in Heaven.
[D]I've been thinking 'bout it and I've
come to this conclusion, now:

[Verse 3]
The Lord loves the [D]drinkin' man.
He sends [G]honky- tonk angels
to the Promised Land,
[A]I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any [D]man that can do that,
oh he's good friend of mine.
I've been baptized in beer,
I'm here to testify,
I was [G]speakin' in tongues
when I came home last night.
[A]Some folks say I'm livin' in sin,
But I [G]know the Lord [A]loves the [D]drink
[A]in' [D]man.

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][D][Bm][A]
[D]
[A]Well, my

[Verse 4]
[D]Daddy said: "Son you're living
your life all [G]wrong.
"Lightins gonna strike you
down before too long.
"That [A]man upstairs,
he don't like what you do.
[D]"When you reach those Pearly Gates,
you ain't getting [G]through."
[A]Well, I'v[D]e been thinkin',
got a brand new plan
I'm gonna [G]start a little Church
down at the Stumble Inn.
[A]Yeah, that's right,
I'm gonna start my own religion,
We'll be [D]drinkin' and dancin' at
the church of Hank Wil[G]liams, yeah.

[Verse 5]
[D]The Lord loves the drinkin' man.
He sends [G]honky- tonk angels
to the Promised Land,
[A]I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any [D]man that can do that, oh,
he's good friend of mine.
I've been baptized in beer,
I'm here to testify,
I was [G]speaking in tongues when
I came home last night.
[A]Some folks say I'm livin' in sin,
But [G]I know the Lord l[A]oves
the [D]drinkin' man.

[Interlude 2]
Yeah, he does.
[D][G]
[A][G][A][Bb]

[Verse 6]
[Eb]The Lord loves the drinkin' man.
[Ab]He sends[Cm] honky[Ab]- tonk angels
to the Promised Land,
[Bb]I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Well, any [Eb]man that can do that,
oh, he's good friend of [Cm]mine.
[Eb]I've been baptized in beer,
I'm here to testify,
I was [Ab]speaking in tongues when
I came home last night.
[Bb]Some folks say I'm livin' in sin,
But [Ab]I know the Lor[Bb]d lo[Ab]ves;
I hope he [Bb]does.
[Ab]The Lord loves[Bb] the drink[Eb]in' man.[Bb]..