Chords for Steal Away-Red Foley

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_ _ Steal away, _ _ steal _ away, _ steal _ away [G] to, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ steal away, _
_ _ [G] steal _ _ [A] away home.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I ain't got _ long _ _ _ to [A] stay. _ _ _ _
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_ _ I was walking in Savannah past a church decayed and dead.
When there slowly through the window came a plaintive funeral hymn.
_ And a sympathy awakened and [G] a wonder [A] quenched.
_ Till I found myself [D] envying in a little negro pew.
Out in front a young couple sent in sorrow nearly wild.
On the altar was a coffin. _
In the coffin [A] was a child.
_ Rose [Bm] a sad old negro [D] preacher at a little wooden desk.
With a manner grandly awkward.
With a countenance [A] grotesque. _
And he [G] said, _ [D] _ now don't be weeping for this pretty bit of clay.
_ For the little boy who lived there, he done gone and run away.
He is doing very fondly and he appreciate [A] your love.
[D] But his sure enough father want him in the large house up above.
_ Now he didn't give you that baby by a hundred [A] thousand miles.
_ He just [D] think you need some sunshine and he lent it for a while.
And he let you love [A] and keep it till your hearts was bigger [G] grown.
And these silver [G] tears you shed [D] just enters on the lawn.
So my poor dejected mourners let your hearts with [A] Jesus rest.
And don't go [G] criticizing the one that knows the [D] best.
He's give us many comforts.
He has a right to take away. _
[A] To the Lord be praise and glory.
[G] _
Now and ever _ let [D] us pray.
_ _ _ My Lord calls me.
_ _ _ He calls me by the thunder.
_ _ The trumpet _ _ sounds within my [A] _ soul.
_ _ _ _ [D]
I ain't got _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ to stay [Am] _ _ [Ebm] _
[D] here. _ _ _ _ _ _