Chords for Andy Shauf - "Wendell Walker"

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[A] When the [G] walker was a friend [C] of mine _ _ _ _ _ [A] We'd stain our teeth [G] in the [C] summertime
_ And _ _ _ [A] with lips of purple [G] the winter would roll [C] Past the hoardy [E] windows, in through our soul [A] And shake our weary [D] bones
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[A] this past winter [G] was the coldest [C] in years _ It's _ _ _ [A] _
hard to [G] explain if you've [C] never lived here _
_ _ _ [A] But it locks your doors [G] and starts your mind [C] Thinking in circles [E] just to pass the time [A] And breaks your weary [D] heart _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And when the walker [Bm] was a man of [C] God _ _ _ _ _ [A] But he didn't care much [G] for his sober [C] mind _ _
_ _ And [Am] when the cold mixed in [G] he was turned around [C] Heard the voice of God [E] and the angel's sound [A] A message just for [D] him _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ My [Em] son, _ my [Am] son, my [D] _ son She _ _ _ [Bm] is the [C] devil's child _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Won't you save her while you [C] can _ Cut _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] down [Bm] the other [C] man _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] Now when the walker [G] was a friend [C] of mine But _ _ _ [A] he married too young [G] in the [C] summertime _ [F#] Their [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] hearts weren't ripe so [G] they fell apart
[C] And I found myself [E] with a joyful heart [Am] As our secret lives [D] began _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] We found our moments [G] in between [C] the hours [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ And when the walker [G] drove us [C] quarter town [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] But one day he found a little [G] girl he had a role for her
[C] On the top of her dresser [Em] and in the winter might [Am] He heard the voice of [D] God _ _ _ say _
[C] _ _ My [Em] son, _ my [Am] _ son, my _ [D] _ _ son _ _ _ [Bm] She is the [C] devil's child _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Won't you save her while [C] you can Cut _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] down [G] the other [C] man
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the voice [G] of God ringing in his ears [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] And a note to his wife that [G] confirmed his fears _
_ _ _ _ He sat down on the edge of the bed Read the letter [Em] again to see who'd sent it But it was [G] signed forever your words
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[G] He stood up slow like he'd just been [C] hit _ _ _ _ _ _ Walked into the kitchen [G] where his wife was sitting
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_ [C] _ He said my mother called [G] on the telephone She [C] says she needs some help so [Em] I'll be back in the morning [F#] And he grabbed his every _ coat
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[D] My phone rang while [G] I was watching the [C] news She _ _ _ _ said the house was yours [G] to cure [C] these winter blues
So _ _ _ I made my way [G] and we turned the [C] blinds And when the walker came [Em] just in time [Am] To see our secret [D] die
_ [C] And _ _ say _ _ My [Em] son, my _
[Am] son
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_ _ I'm [Bm] gonna have to cut you [C] down He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] pointed his [G] rifle to my [C] eyes _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] But his _ [G] hesitating [C] hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Were shaking from the [C] cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] So I pushed [G] his gun [C] away _ _ _ Just _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] as he found his [C] strength _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And the [G] bullet kissed [C] the lirops _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ And I cried
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[Am] _ _ _ [D] God _ _ _ What _ _ [Bm] _ hell [C] hath done _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] And he _ [C] reloaded his gun _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] he poured it in his [C] mouth
_ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I stole him from [C] the room _ _ _ That I created _ _ _ _ _ _
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