Brother Joe - Ole 60 | Guitar Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well Brother Joe never had a lot, he became a man of God
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 Started preaching at the church down by mile marker seventeen
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He works his days, he works his nights, he spends his time saving lives
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When the day ends he goes home to his beautiful family

[Verse 2]
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His sweet sweet Valerie, well she's the whole reason he
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Ever found God in the first place, he thinks back to the first date
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He was nervous jumbling his words, sweating when he tried to flirt
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He'd just never seen a woman in the world as beautiful as her

[Verse 3]
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She told him all about Jesus and the love He had to give
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 Few years have passed now and they're thinking bout some kids
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They popped out a couple few, they sit up in the front pew
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Every sunday morning when he's in the pulpit spreading gospel to the room

[Verse 4]
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Well the preacher man he's so in love with God, his woman, his three sons
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And every morning when he wakes he thanks the good Lord up above
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This life he lives is more than enough, sometimes things get tough
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 But he does it for his Valerie who pulled him from the rough, yeah

[Solo 1]
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[Verse 5]
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It was a  Sunday night he was back in his office
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He was writing them talking points for the sermon next week
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He was writing about forgiveness and rolling with the punches
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If you catch one on the chin you just gotta turn the other cheek

[Verse 6]
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His phone started ringing he was busy singing
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Some old gospel hymn he learned from sweet sweet Valerie
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He checked who was calling he knew something was off
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When he saw the sheriff's office on the caller ID

[Verse 7]
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He picked up the call and his heart started dropping
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He don't get this way often but he's gritting his teeth
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Someone broke into the parsonage the neighbors heard the poppin
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Before the lady finished he was down on his knees

[Verse 8]
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She told him they caught him, two broken locks and
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Three little bodies and his sweet sweet Valerie

[Verse 9]
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Well the preacher man, he's got a gun, he don't wanna hurt no one
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But he believed that Jesus needed him to leave a bullet in a man's head
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He knows that come the risen sun it'll all be said and done
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He ain't gonna make it right tonight if he don't paint the walls red

[Verse 10]
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He puts the steel to his own head, two words is all he said
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Tears streaming down his cheek as he let out a Jesus wept
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What the hell is all this for, lifeless body hits the floor
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Soul is headed home sweet home to his three boys

[Bridge]
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And his sweet sweet Valerie
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Oh his sweet Valerie, ohh

[Solo 2]
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[Outro]
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     Bm                           A
Well Brother Joe never had a lot, he became a man of God
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 Started preaching at the church down by mile marker seventeen