Chords for Porter Wagoner - Brother Harold Dee
Tempo:
80.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
To a man and wife, three sons were [D] born.
On [A] the same day, a bright Sunday born, three boys with exactly the same chance [E] in life.
Their daddy was a wealthy man.
They'd no hunger or strife.
Their names were Carol, [D] Gerald, and Harold E.
[A] The years passed quickly, it seemed, for the three.
Carol studied law [E] with a bachelor's degree.
[A] He'd read law books till way in the night.
To be the world's greatest lawyer [D] was his goal in life.
[A]
Gerald studied numbers.
He was like a machine.
[E] Adding, subtracting, multiplying, [A] accounting was his dream.
The books were untouched by the last of the three.
[D] Just God's holy [A] Bible with interest Harold E.
But he'd read it and recite it in the study
[E] for days without eating or [A] sleeping, learning of God's ways.
The rest of the family would go to town, but [D] Harold E.
would stay [A] home and through the
woods and the fields he'd walk around.
They couldn't even get him to go to the [E] barber shop.
[A] Several months passed and his folks told him his foolishness was stopped, [D] that his hair
was a disgrace, [A] not to mention the beard that grew long on his face.
And at last they decided [E] that Harold E.
must leave home.
[A] Unlike Carol and Gerald, he had no business of his own and his [D] reputation was hurting
the family name, [A] the weird boy with the [D] beard, sandals, and the [A] bangs.
Six years passed.
No one knew where he [E] went.
Then the [A] county was told that a revival was coming in [A] the world's biggest tent.
Why it seemed the whole county was there opening night, not one empty [D] seat.
When the missionary walked to the [A] pulpit, the crowd rose to their feet.
Everyone stared in shock and disbelief.
Whispers went through the [E] crowd.
I believe that's Harold E.
The [A] missionary held a closed Bible in his hand, spoke with a voice [E] soft and kind, [D]
and
[A] recited the book of Genesis, Matthew, [F#m] Mark, Luke, and John, [E] and Revelations, [A] line at a time.
Why it lasted for hours, but not [D] one left their seat.
[A] God's power had been given and delivered by Brother Harold E.
[E]
[A] In the fourth row from the front sat his mother and dad and his two brothers and their wives.
[D]
[A] He looked at them and smiled and said, God bless you for coming tonight.
Let [E] us pray.
[A]
God, thank you for the books that give knowledge to men of science, fiction, figures, and laws
of the land.
But most of all, thank you for the book of life eternally, your holy Bible that you taught
every word to Harold E.
[F] Amen.
[D] [A]
To a man and wife, three sons were [D] born.
On [A] the same day, a bright Sunday born, three boys with exactly the same chance [E] in life.
Their daddy was a wealthy man.
They'd no hunger or strife.
Their names were Carol, [D] Gerald, and Harold E.
[A] The years passed quickly, it seemed, for the three.
Carol studied law [E] with a bachelor's degree.
[A] He'd read law books till way in the night.
To be the world's greatest lawyer [D] was his goal in life.
[A]
Gerald studied numbers.
He was like a machine.
[E] Adding, subtracting, multiplying, [A] accounting was his dream.
The books were untouched by the last of the three.
[D] Just God's holy [A] Bible with interest Harold E.
But he'd read it and recite it in the study
[E] for days without eating or [A] sleeping, learning of God's ways.
The rest of the family would go to town, but [D] Harold E.
would stay [A] home and through the
woods and the fields he'd walk around.
They couldn't even get him to go to the [E] barber shop.
[A] Several months passed and his folks told him his foolishness was stopped, [D] that his hair
was a disgrace, [A] not to mention the beard that grew long on his face.
And at last they decided [E] that Harold E.
must leave home.
[A] Unlike Carol and Gerald, he had no business of his own and his [D] reputation was hurting
the family name, [A] the weird boy with the [D] beard, sandals, and the [A] bangs.
Six years passed.
No one knew where he [E] went.
Then the [A] county was told that a revival was coming in [A] the world's biggest tent.
Why it seemed the whole county was there opening night, not one empty [D] seat.
When the missionary walked to the [A] pulpit, the crowd rose to their feet.
Everyone stared in shock and disbelief.
Whispers went through the [E] crowd.
I believe that's Harold E.
The [A] missionary held a closed Bible in his hand, spoke with a voice [E] soft and kind, [D]
and
[A] recited the book of Genesis, Matthew, [F#m] Mark, Luke, and John, [E] and Revelations, [A] line at a time.
Why it lasted for hours, but not [D] one left their seat.
[A] God's power had been given and delivered by Brother Harold E.
[E]
[A] In the fourth row from the front sat his mother and dad and his two brothers and their wives.
[D]
[A] He looked at them and smiled and said, God bless you for coming tonight.
Let [E] us pray.
[A]
God, thank you for the books that give knowledge to men of science, fiction, figures, and laws
of the land.
But most of all, thank you for the book of life eternally, your holy Bible that you taught
every word to Harold E.
[F] Amen.
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
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F
A
D
E
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ To a man and wife, three sons were [D] born.
On [A] the same day, a bright Sunday born, three boys with exactly the same chance [E] in life.
_ Their daddy was a wealthy man.
They'd no hunger or strife.
Their names were Carol, [D] Gerald, and Harold E.
[A] The years passed quickly, it seemed, for the three.
Carol studied law [E] with a bachelor's degree.
_ [A] He'd read law books till way in the night.
To be the world's greatest lawyer [D] was his goal in life.
_ [A] _ _
Gerald studied numbers.
He was like a machine.
[E] Adding, subtracting, multiplying, [A] accounting was his dream.
The books were untouched by the last of the three. _
[D] Just God's holy [A] Bible with interest Harold E.
_ But he'd read it and recite it in the study
[E] for days without eating or [A] sleeping, learning of God's ways.
The rest of the family would go to town, but [D] Harold E.
would stay [A] home and through the
woods and the fields he'd walk around.
They couldn't even get him to go to the [E] barber shop.
_ [A] Several months passed and his folks told him his foolishness was stopped, [D] that his hair
was a disgrace, [A] not to mention the beard that grew long on his face.
And at last they decided [E] that Harold E.
must leave home.
[A] Unlike Carol and Gerald, he had no business of his own and his [D] reputation was hurting
the family name, [A] _ the weird boy with the [D] beard, sandals, and the [A] bangs.
Six years passed.
No one knew where he [E] went.
_ Then the [A] county was told that a revival was coming in [A] the world's biggest tent. _ _
Why it seemed the whole county was there opening night, not one empty [D] seat.
When the missionary walked to the [A] pulpit, the crowd rose to their feet.
Everyone stared in shock and disbelief.
Whispers went through the [E] crowd.
I believe that's Harold E. _
The [A] missionary held a closed Bible in his hand, spoke with a voice [E] soft and kind, [D] _
and
[A] recited the book of Genesis, Matthew, [F#m] Mark, Luke, and John, [E] and Revelations, _ [A] line at a time.
Why it lasted for hours, _ but not [D] one left their seat.
_ [A] God's power had been given and delivered by Brother Harold E.
_ [E] _
_ [A] In the fourth row from the front sat his mother and dad and his two brothers and their wives.
[D] _
_ [A] He looked at them and smiled and said, God bless you for coming tonight.
_ Let [E] us pray.
_ [A] _ _ _
God, thank you for the books that give knowledge to men of science, fiction, figures, and laws
of the land.
_ But most of all, thank you for the book of life eternally, _ your holy Bible that you taught
every word to Harold E.
[F] Amen.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ To a man and wife, three sons were [D] born.
On [A] the same day, a bright Sunday born, three boys with exactly the same chance [E] in life.
_ Their daddy was a wealthy man.
They'd no hunger or strife.
Their names were Carol, [D] Gerald, and Harold E.
[A] The years passed quickly, it seemed, for the three.
Carol studied law [E] with a bachelor's degree.
_ [A] He'd read law books till way in the night.
To be the world's greatest lawyer [D] was his goal in life.
_ [A] _ _
Gerald studied numbers.
He was like a machine.
[E] Adding, subtracting, multiplying, [A] accounting was his dream.
The books were untouched by the last of the three. _
[D] Just God's holy [A] Bible with interest Harold E.
_ But he'd read it and recite it in the study
[E] for days without eating or [A] sleeping, learning of God's ways.
The rest of the family would go to town, but [D] Harold E.
would stay [A] home and through the
woods and the fields he'd walk around.
They couldn't even get him to go to the [E] barber shop.
_ [A] Several months passed and his folks told him his foolishness was stopped, [D] that his hair
was a disgrace, [A] not to mention the beard that grew long on his face.
And at last they decided [E] that Harold E.
must leave home.
[A] Unlike Carol and Gerald, he had no business of his own and his [D] reputation was hurting
the family name, [A] _ the weird boy with the [D] beard, sandals, and the [A] bangs.
Six years passed.
No one knew where he [E] went.
_ Then the [A] county was told that a revival was coming in [A] the world's biggest tent. _ _
Why it seemed the whole county was there opening night, not one empty [D] seat.
When the missionary walked to the [A] pulpit, the crowd rose to their feet.
Everyone stared in shock and disbelief.
Whispers went through the [E] crowd.
I believe that's Harold E. _
The [A] missionary held a closed Bible in his hand, spoke with a voice [E] soft and kind, [D] _
and
[A] recited the book of Genesis, Matthew, [F#m] Mark, Luke, and John, [E] and Revelations, _ [A] line at a time.
Why it lasted for hours, _ but not [D] one left their seat.
_ [A] God's power had been given and delivered by Brother Harold E.
_ [E] _
_ [A] In the fourth row from the front sat his mother and dad and his two brothers and their wives.
[D] _
_ [A] He looked at them and smiled and said, God bless you for coming tonight.
_ Let [E] us pray.
_ [A] _ _ _
God, thank you for the books that give knowledge to men of science, fiction, figures, and laws
of the land.
_ But most of all, thank you for the book of life eternally, _ your holy Bible that you taught
every word to Harold E.
[F] Amen.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _