Chords for Deck of Cards (Story Song)
Tempo:
70.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Dm
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Eb] This one is called A Deck of Cards.
During [Bb] the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike and
they arrived in a [F] little town called Cassino.
[Dm] The next [Eb] day, being Sunday, several of the [Dm] boys went to church.
[Bb] The sergeant commanded the boys in church, and after the chaplain had read the prayer,
the text was taken [Eb] up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took them out, but this one boy had only a deck
of [Bb] cards, and so he spread them out.
The sergeant saw [F] the cards and said, Soldier, [Bb] put away those cards.
[B] And after [C] the services were over, the [Fm] soldier was taken prisoner [Bb] and brought before the provost marshal.
The marshal said, Sergeant, [Bb] why have you brought this man here?
For playing cards [Eb] in church, sir.
And what do you have to say [Bb] for yourself, son?
Much, sir, replied the soldier.
The marshal said, I hope so, [E] for [G] if not, I shall punish you more [F] than any man was ever punished.
The soldier said, Sir, [Bb] I have been on the march for about six days, and I have neither
Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of [Eb] my intention.
And with that, the boy started [Bb] his story.
You see, sir, when I see the ace, it reminds me that [Cm] there is but one God, [Bb] and the deuce
reminds me that the [Eb] Bible is divided into two [F] parts, the Old and the [Bb] New Testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the Father and the Son and the [Eb] Holy Ghost.
And when I see [F] the four, I [Eb] think of the four evangelists who [F] preached the [Eb] gospel.
There [Bb] was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds [Cm] me of the five wise virgins who trimmed [Dm] their lamps.
[Eb] There were 10 [Dm] of them.
Five were [Bb] wise and were saved, and five were foolish and were shut out.
And when I see the six, it [Eb] reminds me that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [Bb] seventh day God rested from his great work.
And when [Cm] I see the eight, I think of the [Bb] eight righteous persons that God saved [B] when he destroyed [Cm] this earth.
[Fm] There was Noah, his wife, [Bb] and their sons and their wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, [Eb] and nine out of the 10 didn't even [Fm] thank him.
[Eb] And when I see [Dm] the 10, I [Eb] think of the 10 commandments that God handed [Bb] down to Moses on a table of stone.
And when I [Gm] see the king, it reminds [Cm] me that there is one King of heaven, God [Dm] Almighty.
[Eb] And when I see the [Dm] queen, I think of the [Bb] blessed Virgin Mary, who is queen of heaven.
And the jack of knaves is the devil.
When I count [Eb] the number of spots on the deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year.
[Bb] There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
[Fm] There are four suits, [Bb] the number of weeks in a month.
[Bm] There are 12 [Cm] picture cards, the number [F] of months in a year.
[Bb] There are 13 treks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So you [Gm] see, sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, [Cm] an almanac, and a prayer book.
[Dm]
[Cm] And friends, this [Bb] story is true.
I know because I was that soldier.
[N]
During [Bb] the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike and
they arrived in a [F] little town called Cassino.
[Dm] The next [Eb] day, being Sunday, several of the [Dm] boys went to church.
[Bb] The sergeant commanded the boys in church, and after the chaplain had read the prayer,
the text was taken [Eb] up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took them out, but this one boy had only a deck
of [Bb] cards, and so he spread them out.
The sergeant saw [F] the cards and said, Soldier, [Bb] put away those cards.
[B] And after [C] the services were over, the [Fm] soldier was taken prisoner [Bb] and brought before the provost marshal.
The marshal said, Sergeant, [Bb] why have you brought this man here?
For playing cards [Eb] in church, sir.
And what do you have to say [Bb] for yourself, son?
Much, sir, replied the soldier.
The marshal said, I hope so, [E] for [G] if not, I shall punish you more [F] than any man was ever punished.
The soldier said, Sir, [Bb] I have been on the march for about six days, and I have neither
Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of [Eb] my intention.
And with that, the boy started [Bb] his story.
You see, sir, when I see the ace, it reminds me that [Cm] there is but one God, [Bb] and the deuce
reminds me that the [Eb] Bible is divided into two [F] parts, the Old and the [Bb] New Testament.
And when I see the tray, I think of the Father and the Son and the [Eb] Holy Ghost.
And when I see [F] the four, I [Eb] think of the four evangelists who [F] preached the [Eb] gospel.
There [Bb] was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds [Cm] me of the five wise virgins who trimmed [Dm] their lamps.
[Eb] There were 10 [Dm] of them.
Five were [Bb] wise and were saved, and five were foolish and were shut out.
And when I see the six, it [Eb] reminds me that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [Bb] seventh day God rested from his great work.
And when [Cm] I see the eight, I think of the [Bb] eight righteous persons that God saved [B] when he destroyed [Cm] this earth.
[Fm] There was Noah, his wife, [Bb] and their sons and their wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, [Eb] and nine out of the 10 didn't even [Fm] thank him.
[Eb] And when I see [Dm] the 10, I [Eb] think of the 10 commandments that God handed [Bb] down to Moses on a table of stone.
And when I [Gm] see the king, it reminds [Cm] me that there is one King of heaven, God [Dm] Almighty.
[Eb] And when I see the [Dm] queen, I think of the [Bb] blessed Virgin Mary, who is queen of heaven.
And the jack of knaves is the devil.
When I count [Eb] the number of spots on the deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year.
[Bb] There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
[Fm] There are four suits, [Bb] the number of weeks in a month.
[Bm] There are 12 [Cm] picture cards, the number [F] of months in a year.
[Bb] There are 13 treks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So you [Gm] see, sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, [Cm] an almanac, and a prayer book.
[Dm]
[Cm] And friends, this [Bb] story is true.
I know because I was that soldier.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Eb] This one is called A Deck of Cards.
During [Bb] the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike and
they arrived in a [F] little town called Cassino.
[Dm] The next [Eb] day, being Sunday, several of the [Dm] boys went to church.
[Bb] The sergeant commanded the boys in church, and after the chaplain had read the prayer,
the text was taken [Eb] up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took them out, but this one boy had only a deck
of [Bb] cards, and so he spread them out.
The sergeant saw [F] the cards and said, Soldier, [Bb] put away those cards.
[B] And after [C] the services were over, the [Fm] soldier was taken prisoner [Bb] and brought before the provost marshal.
The marshal said, Sergeant, [Bb] why have you brought this man here?
For playing cards [Eb] in church, sir.
And what do you have to say [Bb] for yourself, son?
Much, sir, replied the soldier.
The marshal said, I hope so, [E] for [G] if not, I shall punish you more [F] than any man was ever punished.
The soldier said, Sir, [Bb] I have been on the march for about six days, _ and I have neither
Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of [Eb] my intention.
And with that, the boy started [Bb] his story.
You see, sir, when I see the ace, it reminds me that [Cm] there is but one God, [Bb] and the deuce
reminds me that the [Eb] Bible is divided into two [F] parts, the Old and the [Bb] New Testament.
_ And when I see the tray, I think of the Father and the Son and the [Eb] Holy Ghost.
And when I see [F] the four, I [Eb] think of the four evangelists who [F] preached the [Eb] gospel.
There [Bb] was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds [Cm] me of the five wise virgins who trimmed [Dm] their lamps.
[Eb] There were 10 [Dm] of them.
Five were [Bb] wise and were saved, and five were foolish and were shut out.
And when I see the six, it [Eb] reminds me that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [Bb] seventh day God rested from his great work.
And when [Cm] I see the eight, I think of the [Bb] eight righteous persons that God saved [B] when he destroyed [Cm] this earth.
[Fm] There was Noah, his wife, [Bb] and their sons and their wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, [Eb] and nine out of the 10 didn't even [Fm] thank him.
[Eb] And when I see [Dm] the 10, I [Eb] think of the 10 commandments that God handed [Bb] down to Moses on a table of stone.
And when I [Gm] see the king, it reminds [Cm] me that there is one King of heaven, God [Dm] Almighty.
[Eb] And when I see the [Dm] queen, I think of the [Bb] blessed Virgin Mary, who is queen of heaven.
And the jack of knaves is the devil.
When I count [Eb] the number of spots on the deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year.
[Bb] There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
[Fm] There are four suits, [Bb] the number of weeks in a month.
[Bm] There are 12 [Cm] picture cards, the number [F] of months in a year.
[Bb] There are 13 treks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So you [Gm] see, sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, [Cm] an almanac, and a prayer book.
[Dm]
[Cm] And friends, this [Bb] story is true.
I know because I was that soldier.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Eb] This one is called A Deck of Cards.
During [Bb] the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike and
they arrived in a [F] little town called Cassino.
[Dm] The next [Eb] day, being Sunday, several of the [Dm] boys went to church.
[Bb] The sergeant commanded the boys in church, and after the chaplain had read the prayer,
the text was taken [Eb] up next.
Those of the boys who had a prayer book took them out, but this one boy had only a deck
of [Bb] cards, and so he spread them out.
The sergeant saw [F] the cards and said, Soldier, [Bb] put away those cards.
[B] And after [C] the services were over, the [Fm] soldier was taken prisoner [Bb] and brought before the provost marshal.
The marshal said, Sergeant, [Bb] why have you brought this man here?
For playing cards [Eb] in church, sir.
And what do you have to say [Bb] for yourself, son?
Much, sir, replied the soldier.
The marshal said, I hope so, [E] for [G] if not, I shall punish you more [F] than any man was ever punished.
The soldier said, Sir, [Bb] I have been on the march for about six days, _ and I have neither
Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of [Eb] my intention.
And with that, the boy started [Bb] his story.
You see, sir, when I see the ace, it reminds me that [Cm] there is but one God, [Bb] and the deuce
reminds me that the [Eb] Bible is divided into two [F] parts, the Old and the [Bb] New Testament.
_ And when I see the tray, I think of the Father and the Son and the [Eb] Holy Ghost.
And when I see [F] the four, I [Eb] think of the four evangelists who [F] preached the [Eb] gospel.
There [Bb] was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
And when I see the five, it reminds [Cm] me of the five wise virgins who trimmed [Dm] their lamps.
[Eb] There were 10 [Dm] of them.
Five were [Bb] wise and were saved, and five were foolish and were shut out.
And when I see the six, it [Eb] reminds me that in six days God made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the seven, it reminds me that on the [Bb] seventh day God rested from his great work.
And when [Cm] I see the eight, I think of the [Bb] eight righteous persons that God saved [B] when he destroyed [Cm] this earth.
[Fm] There was Noah, his wife, [Bb] and their sons and their wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, [Eb] and nine out of the 10 didn't even [Fm] thank him.
[Eb] And when I see [Dm] the 10, I [Eb] think of the 10 commandments that God handed [Bb] down to Moses on a table of stone.
And when I [Gm] see the king, it reminds [Cm] me that there is one King of heaven, God [Dm] Almighty.
[Eb] And when I see the [Dm] queen, I think of the [Bb] blessed Virgin Mary, who is queen of heaven.
And the jack of knaves is the devil.
When I count [Eb] the number of spots on the deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year.
[Bb] There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
[Fm] There are four suits, [Bb] the number of weeks in a month.
[Bm] There are 12 [Cm] picture cards, the number [F] of months in a year.
[Bb] There are 13 treks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So you [Gm] see, sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, [Cm] an almanac, and a prayer book.
[Dm]
[Cm] And friends, this [Bb] story is true.
I know because I was that soldier.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _