Deck Of Cards Chords by Bill Anderson
Tempo:
79.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It was during the North African campaign of World War II and a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
They arrived late one afternoon in a little town called Casino.
The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys [D] went to church.
The sergeant commanded the boys in church and after the chaplain had read the prayer, the [G] text was taken up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took [Bm] them out.
[D] But this one soldier only had a deck of cards and so he spread them out.
[F#m] The sergeant saw the cards and [A] said, soldier put away those cards.
[G] After the [D] services were over, the soldier was taken prisoner [A] and brought before the provost marshal.
[D] The marshal said, sergeant why have you brought this man here?
[G] For playing cards in church, sir.
[D] And what have you to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, [A] replied the soldier.
The marshal [D] said, well I hope so.
For if not, I shall punish [G] you more than any man was ever punished.
The [D] soldier said, sir, I've been on the march [A] for about six [D] days.
I had neither Bible nor [G] prayer book.
[D] But I hope to satisfy you, sir, with [A] the purity of my [G] intentions.
And with that,
the boy [A] started his story.
[G] [A] [D]
You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds me that there is but one God.
[G] And the deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into [D] two parts, the old and the new testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the father, the son, [D] and the holy ghost.
And when I see the four, I think [G] of the four evangelists who preached [D] the gospel.
It was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins [G] who trimmed their lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five [D] were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[A] And when I see the six, it reminds me [D] that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
[G] And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [D] seventh day God rested from his great work.
[A] [D] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when he destroyed this earth.
It was Noah, his [D] wife, their three sons, and their wives.
[G] And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our savior [D] cleansed.
Nine out of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments [D] that God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.
[G] When I see the king, it [D] reminds me that there is but one king of heaven, God almighty.
And when I see the queen,
I think of the blessed virgin Mary, queen [G] of heaven.
And the jack or knave is [D] the devil.
When I count the number of spots on a deck of [A] cards, I find 365, [D] the number of days in a year.
There's 52 [G] cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four [D] suits, the number of weeks in a month.
[Em] There's 12 [D] picture cards, the number of months in a year.
[G] There's [D] 13 tricks, the number of [A] weeks in a quarter.
[Bm] So you see, sir, my deck [E] of cards serves me as a [C#m] Bible, [G] an [D] almanac, and a prayer book.
And friends, this story is true.
[C#] I know [D] because [G] I knew that soldier.
[D]
They arrived late one afternoon in a little town called Casino.
The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys [D] went to church.
The sergeant commanded the boys in church and after the chaplain had read the prayer, the [G] text was taken up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took [Bm] them out.
[D] But this one soldier only had a deck of cards and so he spread them out.
[F#m] The sergeant saw the cards and [A] said, soldier put away those cards.
[G] After the [D] services were over, the soldier was taken prisoner [A] and brought before the provost marshal.
[D] The marshal said, sergeant why have you brought this man here?
[G] For playing cards in church, sir.
[D] And what have you to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, [A] replied the soldier.
The marshal [D] said, well I hope so.
For if not, I shall punish [G] you more than any man was ever punished.
The [D] soldier said, sir, I've been on the march [A] for about six [D] days.
I had neither Bible nor [G] prayer book.
[D] But I hope to satisfy you, sir, with [A] the purity of my [G] intentions.
And with that,
the boy [A] started his story.
[G] [A] [D]
You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds me that there is but one God.
[G] And the deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into [D] two parts, the old and the new testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the father, the son, [D] and the holy ghost.
And when I see the four, I think [G] of the four evangelists who preached [D] the gospel.
It was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins [G] who trimmed their lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five [D] were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[A] And when I see the six, it reminds me [D] that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
[G] And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [D] seventh day God rested from his great work.
[A] [D] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when he destroyed this earth.
It was Noah, his [D] wife, their three sons, and their wives.
[G] And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our savior [D] cleansed.
Nine out of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments [D] that God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.
[G] When I see the king, it [D] reminds me that there is but one king of heaven, God almighty.
And when I see the queen,
I think of the blessed virgin Mary, queen [G] of heaven.
And the jack or knave is [D] the devil.
When I count the number of spots on a deck of [A] cards, I find 365, [D] the number of days in a year.
There's 52 [G] cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four [D] suits, the number of weeks in a month.
[Em] There's 12 [D] picture cards, the number of months in a year.
[G] There's [D] 13 tricks, the number of [A] weeks in a quarter.
[Bm] So you see, sir, my deck [E] of cards serves me as a [C#m] Bible, [G] an [D] almanac, and a prayer book.
And friends, this story is true.
[C#] I know [D] because [G] I knew that soldier.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
G
A
It was during the North African campaign of World War II and a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
They arrived late one afternoon in a little town called Casino.
The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys [D] went to church. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The sergeant commanded the boys in church and after the chaplain had read the prayer, the [G] text was taken up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took [Bm] them out.
[D] But this one soldier only had a deck of cards and so he spread them out.
[F#m] The sergeant saw the cards and [A] said, soldier put away those cards.
[G] After the [D] services were over, the soldier was taken prisoner [A] and brought before the provost marshal.
[D] The marshal said, sergeant why have you brought this man here?
[G] For playing cards in church, sir.
[D] And what have you to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, [A] replied the soldier.
The marshal [D] said, well I hope so.
For if not, I shall punish [G] you more than any man was ever punished.
The [D] soldier said, sir, I've been on the march [A] for about six [D] days.
I had neither Bible nor [G] prayer book.
[D] But I hope to satisfy you, sir, with [A] the purity of my [G] intentions.
And with that,
the boy [A] started his story.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _
You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds me that there is but one God.
[G] And the deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into [D] two parts, the old and the new testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the father, the son, [D] and the holy ghost.
And when I see the four, I think [G] of the four evangelists who preached [D] the gospel.
It was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins [G] who trimmed their lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five [D] were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[A] And when I see the six, it reminds me [D] that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
[G] And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [D] seventh day God rested from his great work.
[A] [D] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when he destroyed this earth.
It was Noah, his [D] wife, their three sons, and their wives.
[G] And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our savior [D] cleansed.
Nine out of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments [D] that God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.
[G] When I see the king, it [D] reminds me that there is but one king of heaven, God almighty.
And when I see the queen,
I think of the blessed virgin Mary, queen [G] of heaven.
And the jack or knave is [D] the devil.
When I count the number of spots on a deck of [A] cards, I find 365, [D] the number of days in a year.
There's 52 [G] cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four [D] suits, the number of weeks in a month.
[Em] There's 12 [D] picture cards, the number of months in a year.
[G] There's [D] 13 tricks, the number of [A] weeks in a quarter.
[Bm] So you see, sir, my deck [E] of cards serves me as a [C#m] Bible, [G] an [D] almanac, and a prayer book.
And friends, this story is true.
[C#] I know [D] because [G] I knew that soldier. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They arrived late one afternoon in a little town called Casino.
The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys [D] went to church. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The sergeant commanded the boys in church and after the chaplain had read the prayer, the [G] text was taken up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took [Bm] them out.
[D] But this one soldier only had a deck of cards and so he spread them out.
[F#m] The sergeant saw the cards and [A] said, soldier put away those cards.
[G] After the [D] services were over, the soldier was taken prisoner [A] and brought before the provost marshal.
[D] The marshal said, sergeant why have you brought this man here?
[G] For playing cards in church, sir.
[D] And what have you to say for yourself, son?
Much, sir, [A] replied the soldier.
The marshal [D] said, well I hope so.
For if not, I shall punish [G] you more than any man was ever punished.
The [D] soldier said, sir, I've been on the march [A] for about six [D] days.
I had neither Bible nor [G] prayer book.
[D] But I hope to satisfy you, sir, with [A] the purity of my [G] intentions.
And with that,
the boy [A] started his story.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _
You see, sir, when I look at the ace, it reminds me that there is but one God.
[G] And the deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into [D] two parts, the old and the new testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the father, the son, [D] and the holy ghost.
And when I see the four, I think [G] of the four evangelists who preached [D] the gospel.
It was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins [G] who trimmed their lamps.
There were ten of them.
Five [D] were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[A] And when I see the six, it reminds me [D] that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
[G] And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [D] seventh day God rested from his great work.
[A] [D] When I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when he destroyed this earth.
It was Noah, his [D] wife, their three sons, and their wives.
[G] And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our savior [D] cleansed.
Nine out of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments [D] that God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.
[G] When I see the king, it [D] reminds me that there is but one king of heaven, God almighty.
And when I see the queen,
I think of the blessed virgin Mary, queen [G] of heaven.
And the jack or knave is [D] the devil.
When I count the number of spots on a deck of [A] cards, I find 365, [D] the number of days in a year.
There's 52 [G] cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four [D] suits, the number of weeks in a month.
[Em] There's 12 [D] picture cards, the number of months in a year.
[G] There's [D] 13 tricks, the number of [A] weeks in a quarter.
[Bm] So you see, sir, my deck [E] of cards serves me as a [C#m] Bible, [G] an [D] almanac, and a prayer book.
And friends, this story is true.
[C#] I know [D] because [G] I knew that soldier. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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