Barbed Wire Halo

[Cm9]Well God bless [G]Texas
And De[Cm9]acon Shacklef[G]ord
He read the bi[Cm9]ble seven ti[G]mes
And he be[Cm9]lieved every wo[G]rd
That ol' be[Cm9]at up leather bo[G]ok had b[Cm9]een through it a[G]ll
He sat [Cm9]on the back p[G]ew so he could c[Cm9]hew him a ch[G]aw
Singin'
"Am[Cm9]azing Gr[G]ace
H[Cm9]ow sweet the so[G]und"
[Cm9]That saved a wr[D]ech like m[Cm9]e
He carried c[Cm9]andy for the k[G]ids in his [Cm9]Sunday dress c[G]oat
He'd take me f[Cm9]ishin' after ch[G]urch
And taught me t[Cm9]hings I needed to kn[G]ow
No, Deacon d[Cm9]idn't have a fam[G]ily
Lord kn[Cm9]ows he wished he d[G]id
He told the [Cm9]whole congr[G]egation that I w[D]as his gran[G]dkid

And today he jo[Am]ined up with Je[G]sus
Wearing sh[D]iny pearl sn[G]aps
We sang a f[Am]ew gospel hy[G]mns
And then the sol[D]dier played ta[D]ps
I bet he's wa[Am]lkin' with P[G]ete down the str[D]eet paved with go[E]ld
Showin' o[Am]ff his brand spa[G]nking new w[D]ings
And his barbed wire h[G]alo

Continues with the same rhythm as the first verse.

He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through
She held his right arm next to his anchor tatoo
He was on a ship off at sea when she died in child birth
He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth
He lost the will to love
He lost the will to live
Until he met a man who taught him to forgive
Yeah life took him to hell and back
To hell and back a time or two
But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue
Singin'
"I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind
But now I see"

(Chorus)
Before he [Cm9]went he made me pro[G]mise him that I [Cm9]wouldn't c[G]ry
And though I t[Cm9]old him that I wou[G]ldn't you know I co[Cm9]uldn't help but l[G]ie
Cause today he jo[Am]ined up with Je[G]sus
Wearing sh[D]iny pearl sn[G]aps
We sang a fe[Am]w gospel hy[G]mns
And then the sol[D]dier played t[D]aps
I bet he's wal[Am]king with Pe[G]te down the str[D]eet paved with go[E]ld
As s[Am]ure as the o[G]ld church bell still ri[D]ngs
He always sa[Am]id he had cou[G]ntry in his s[D]oul
He's showing o[Am]ff his brand sp[G]anking new wi[D]ngs
And his barbed wire h[G]alo
[Cm9]Sweet ch[G]ar[Cm9]iots co[G]ming forth to c[Cm9]arry me h[D]ome
[Cm9]Swing l[G]ow s[Cm9]weet chari[G]ots co[Cm9]ming forth to ca[G]rry me ho[D]me    [Cm9]