The Gospel According To Luke
Skip EwingVersion1
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He was an old hand at living and making his way
He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave
His home was an alley off 8th Avenue
If you had a minute or an hour or two
He'd tell you the Gospel according to Luke
Luke carried his Bible in a crown royal bag
He wiped off his brow with an old dirty rag
He'd tell you straight out just the way he believed
Faith in the good Lord was all that ya need
I remember the morning he first preached to me
He said give to your brother if he is in need
Offer up thanks for the gifts you receive
There's treasure in heaven for the generous few
That was the gospel according to Luke
So I bought him breakfast at the Daylight Cafe
Biscuits and gravy hot coffee and eggs
He was hungry and ragged hadn't eaten in days
But I was the one there who felt out of place
When he folded his hands bowed his head and said grace
A week ago Wednesday I saw him again
Downtown at the mission surrounded by friends
Handing out all the change he'd collected that week
Saying you boys might need this a lot more than me
I try hard to practice the words that I preach
Repeat 3
He was an old hand at living and making his way
He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave
His home was an alley off 8th Avenue
If you had a minute or an hour or two
He'd tell you the Gospel according to Luke
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Readable chord sheet for The Gospel According To Luke by Skip Ewing
[C]He was an old hand at living and [G7]making his [C]way He s[Am]melled like old [G7]whiskey and he [F]needed a [G7]shave His [Am]home was an [G7]alley off [F]8th Avenue If [C]you had a minute or an [G7]hour or [F]two He'd [C]tell you the Gospel [G7]according to [C]Luke Luke carried his Bible in a [G7]crown royal [C]bag He [Am]wiped off his [G7]brow with an [F]old dirty [G7]rag He'd [Am]tell you [G7]straight out [F]just the way he believed Faith [C]in the good Lord was [G7]all that ya [F]need I remem[C]ber the morning he [G7]first preached to [C]me He said [Am]give to your [G7]brother if [F]he is in [C]need [Am]Offer up [G7]thanks for the [F]gifts you re[G7]ceive There's [Am]treasure in [G7]heaven for the [F]generous few [C]That was the gospel [G7]according to [C]Luke So I bought him breakfast at [G7]the Daylight [C]Cafe Bis[Am]cuits and [G7]gravy hot [F]coffee and [G7]eggs He was [Am]hungry and [G7]ragged hadn't [F]eaten in days But [C]I was the one there who [G7]felt out of [F]place When he [C]folded his hands bowed his [G7]head and said [C]grace A week ago Wednesday [G7]I saw him [C]again Down[Am]town at the [G7]mission sur[F]rounded by [G7]friends Handing [Am]out all the [G7]change he'd [F]collected that week Saying [C]you boys might need this a [G7]lot more than [F]me I try [C]hard to practice the [G7]words that I [C]preach Repeat He was an old hand at living and [G7]making his [C]way He [Am]smelled like old [G7]whiskey and he [F]needed a [G7]shave His [Am]home was an [G7]alley off [F]8th Avenue If [C]you had a minute or [G7]an hour or [F]two He'd [C]tell you the Gospel [G7]according to [C]Luke