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The Words In Red Chords

Music by: Peter Case
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[Intro 1]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C]
[D]

[Verse 1]
He heft [C]a leather bound [D]Bible up [C]with two hands
[D]The[C]n he slammed it down ove[D]r my head
[C]Now[D] he can tel[C]l you
[D]about [C]the sins of [D]man
[C]But he must of [D]skipped [C]over the words in
[D]red

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C]
[D]Love

[Verse 2]
[C]your brothers and you[D]r sister
[C]s, take care [D]of each other
Love your en[C]emies [D]as [C]well
as [D]your friend[C]s
Tend the poor an[D]d the
sick and [C]the ones in jail
Give away your wealth,
[D]say the words [C]in [D]red

[Verse 3]
[Am]Blessed are the meek,
they'll inherit the [A]earth
[Am]Blessed are the wine [D]and
[A]bread[D]
[Am]Blessed are those that hunger
and [D]thirst[C]
Blessed [D]are [C]the words in [D]red

[Verse 4]
[C]Words in [D]red, [C]words in [D]red
[C]These are [D]the words that [C]Jesus [D]sai[C]d
The [D]words that [C]Jesus [D]told
[C]Worth the[D] wait in the[C] world of gol[D]d

[Interlude 2]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C]
[D][Am][A][Am][A][Am][D][Am][Em][D][C][D]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D]
[C]
[D]Now, he's a sin

[Verse 5]
[C]ner- huntin'
[D]preacher in the red light zone
[C]At least that's what the
[D]papers [C]said[D]
[C]The finger poi[D]nting fools are the[C] first to go
[D]And tur[C]n their bac[D]k on the[C] words in red
[D]You

[Verse 6]
[Am]can call it myth or [D]a
church man's [Am]dream
[A]You can [D]damn i[Am]t all from A to zed
You can [Em]bury it deep[A], you
[D]can sell it out cheap
But [Am]you can [A]never [Am]lose [D]the
[C]wor[D]ds [C]in red[D]

[Verse 7]
[C]Words in [D]red, [C]words in [D]red
[C]These are the [D]words that [C]Jesus [D]sai[C]d
The [D]words [C]that Jesus [D]told
[C]Worth the wei[D]ght of the[C] world of [D]gold

[Outro 1]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D]
[C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C][D][C]
[D][C][D][C][D]
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