Wendell Walker Chords & Lyrics - Andy Shauf

[INTRO]
[Am] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
[Am]Wendell Walker was a [G]friend of mine.[C]
we’d [Am]stain our teeth in the [G]summertime,[C]
and with l[Am]ips of purple, the [G]winter would roll
[C]past the boarded windows i[Em]nto our souls
and [A]shake our weary [D]bones.

[VERSE]
now [Am]this past winter was the [G]coldest in years.[C]
it’s [Am]hard to explain if you've [G]never lived here, [C]
but it l[Am]ocks your doors and [G]starts your mind
[C]thinking in circles just to [Em]pass the time,
and [A]breaks your weary he[D]art.

[VERSE]
now W[Am]endell Walker was a [G]man of God, [C]
but he [Am]didn’t care much for his [G]sober mind, [C]
and when the [Am]cold mixed in he was [G]turned around
[C]heard the voice of God and the [Em]angels sound
a m[A]essage just for h[D]im:

[CHORUS]
[Bm]my son, my [C]son,[Em] [A] she [D]is the [Bm]devil’s [C]child
won’t you s[Bm]ave her while you c[C]an
cut [Bm]down the other [C]man. [D]

[VERSE]
now W[Am]endell Walker was a [G]friend of mine, [C]
but he m[Am]arried too young in the [G]summertime. [C]
their [Am]hearts weren’t ripe so they [G]fell apart
and I [C]found myself with a j[Em]oyful heart
as our [A]secret lives b[D]egan.

[VERSE]
we [Am]found our moments in be[G]tween the hours,[C]
when [Am]Wendell Walker drove his [G]car to town.[C]
but one [Am]day he found a letter that I [G]wrote for her
on the t[C]op of her dresser and in his [Em]winter mind
he h[A]eard the voice of [D]God say:

[CHORUS]
[Bm]my son, my [C]son[Em] , [A] she [D]is the [Bm]devil’s [C]child
won’t you [Bm]save her while you [C]can
cut [Bm]down the other [C]man. [D]

[VERSE]
with the [Am]voice of the lord ringing [G]in his ears [C]
and the n[Am]ote to his wife that [G]confirmed his fears,[C]
he [Am]sat down on the [G]edge of the bed
[C]read the letter again to [Em]see who’d sent it
but it was [A]signed ‘forever y[D]ours’.

[VERSE]
he [Am]stood up slow like he’d [G]just been hit. [C]
walked [Am]into the kitchen where his w[G]ife was sitting [C]
he said, "my [Am]mother called on the t[G]elephone
she s[C]ays she needs some help so I’ll be [Em]back in the morning"
and he g[A]rabbed his heavy [D]coat.

[VERSE]
my [Am]phone rang while I was w[G]atching the news.[C]
she s[Am]aid the house was ours to [G]cure these winter b[C]lues.
so I [Am]made my way, and we t[G]urned the blinds
and [C]Wendell walked in [Em]just in time
to s[A]ee our secret [D]die and say:

[PRE-CHORUS]
[Bm]my son, my s[C]on [Em] [A] I’m [D]gonna have to [Bm]cut you [C]down.
he pointed [Bm]his rifle to my [C]eyes
but his [Bm]hesitating h[C]ands
were [Bm]shaking from the c[C]old.
so I [Bm]pushed his gun a[C]way,
just as he f[Bm]ound his str[C]ength.
and the [Bm]bullet kissed her [C]lips
and I c[D]ried:

[CHORUS]
[Bm]my god, my [C]god[Em] [A] [D]what [Bm]have I d[C]one?
and he [Bm]reloaded his [C]gun,
and he [Bm]put it in his m[C]outh.
and I [Bm]stood in the [C]room that I’d c[D]reated.

[OUTRO]
[D] [C] x4