Chords for Vern Gosdin - The Rock I'm Leaning On

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ When I wake up _ in the morning
_ [Bb] You're the first thing [F] on my mind
_ [C] [F] And I don't [C] know why he treated [F] _ you _ [G] unkind
[C] _
_ _ [F] To him you were only _ [Bb] another _ [F] stepping stone
[Bb] But [F] to me [C] you're the rock I'm leaning [F] _ _ on _
_ _ The rock that I am leaning on
[Bb] Was always _ [F] in his way
_ [Dm] [F] And I won't ever _ _ understand
[G] Why he turned you [C]
away
_ [Bb] [F] To him you were only _ [Bb] another _ [F] stepping stone
[Bb] But [F] to me [C] you're the rock I'm [F] leaning _ [C] on
[Fm] _
_ _ [F] You're my most prized possession
[Bb] You were nothing at all to him
[C] When he gave you up I [F] took the best part [C] of his _ life _
_ _ [F] If he had loved you [G] better
[Bb] You wouldn't be here [F] in my arms
[Bb] [F] Oh but now _ [C] you're the rock I'm leaning [F] _ _ on _
_ _ [Dm] [F] The rock _ _ I'm leaning on
[Bb] Was always _ [F] in his way
_ [Dm] [F] And I won't ever _ _ understand
[G] Why he turned you [C]
away
_ [Bb] [F] To him you were only _ [Bb] another _ [F] stepping stone
_ [Bb] [F] But to me [C] you're the rock I'm leaning [F] _ _ on _
_ _ [Bb] [F] Yes to me [C] you're the rock I'm leaning [Bb] _ on
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _